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Marshall runs past Hutchinson, sets up state berth showdown with Willmar

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MARSHALL — The Marshall football team is one win away from making another trip to the state tournament. The Tigers advanced with a 48-14 victory over Hutchinson in the section playoffs, setting up a rematch with Willmar on Friday night. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Willmar, with the winner earning a trip to U.S. Bank Stadium for the state tournament. Marshall will be looking to make its third consecutive appearance at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Tigers will have to get past a Willmar team that defeated them earlier this season and enters the matchup at 7-0. Marshall's offense ...

Ashlynn Schroeder named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for third time

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. BURNSVILLE – Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball player Ashlynn Schroeder was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week, with an announcement coming from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference office on Monday. This is Schroeder's third Defensive Player of the Week award in the last four weeks, and the third individual weekly award the Mustangs have received this season. Schroeder led SMSU defensively with 72 in the Mustangs three matches this past week. The native of Eau Claire, Wis., had 21 digs in an upset ...

Marshall girls capture Section 2AA title, seven boys finish in top 40

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MANKATO — The Marshall girls cross country team captured the Section 2AA championship Thursday, earning a team berth in the state meet. The Tiger boys finished third, while Charles Mueller-Thompson also qualified individually for state. The top two teams and the six highest-finishing individuals not on qualifying teams advanced to the state meet. Marshall's girls claimed the section title, while Mueller-Thompson earned an individual berth with a 15th-place finish in the boys race in 17 minutes, 9.4 seconds. The Marshall girls were led by Katelyn Leibfried, who won the individual ...

RTR opens playoffs with straight-set sweep of HLOF

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Tyler- A first round bye gave the #1 seed Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights a little time to prepare for their first playoff game against the Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda Coyotes. That paid off for the Knights as they never trailed in a 3-0 sweep (25-12, 25-15, 25-14). The game featured some long rallies, in part due to some magnificent digs from HLOF, and some great blocks on both sides. The game was a lot more contested than the scores might indicate, as the scrappy Coyotes pushed the Knights to play their best volleyball to win the match. RTR took a quick 4-0 lead before a block put ...

SMSU volleyball splits final home weekend

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL — The No. 15 Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team split its final regular-season home weekend, sweeping Winona State on Friday before falling to Concordia-St. Paul in five sets Saturday afternoon inside the PE Gym. The Mustangs (20-5, 14-4 NSIC) opened the weekend with a 3-0 victory over Winona State (5-18, 4-13 NSIC), winning by set scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-19. The match was also Senior Night, as SMSU honored Mya Krystosek and Ashley Peltier for their contributions to the program. The victory marked SMSU's 20th ...

WWG sweeps Edgerton, advances to subsection semifinals

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WESTBROOK — The Westbrook-Walnut Grove volleyball team continued its strong season with a straight-set sweep of Edgerton, winning 25-9, 25-12 and 25-17. The Chargers improved to 21-8 overall and 8-1 in conference play with the victory. Kendall Jenniges led WWG with 10 kills, while Sydney Foster and Natasha Wahl each added nine kills. Hadley Jenniges paced the offense with 24 set assists. WWG also had a strong performance from the service line. Hadley Jenniges finished 12-for-13 with five aces, Foster went 12-for-13 with three aces, and Mayah Wahl was perfect on 15 serves while ...