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SMSU WBB begins season with 87-42 victory over Bethany Lutheran

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University women's basketball team (1-0) opened its 2026-27 season in impressive fashion on Monday afternoon, cruising to an 87-42 victory over Bethany Lutheran at the R/A Facility. The game, while regular season for SMSU, was counted as an exhibition for BLC. Nicole Maenke led the Mustangs with 17 points, shooting a perfect 6 of 6 from the field, including 3 of 3 from 3-point range. Elizabeth Wagner added 13 points on a perfect 6 of 6 shooting. Freshman Taleigha Bigler scored 10 points and ...

Four Marshall players earn Big South all-conference soccer honors

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MARSHALL — Four Marshall girls soccer players earned Big South Conference recognition following the 2026 season, with two Tigers named to the all-conference team and two receiving honorable mention. Elsie Deutz, an 11th-grader, earned all-conference honors as a forward, while sophomore Maddie Hoefer was selected as a midfielder. Senior Katie Gordon earned honorable mention recognition as a midfielder, while junior Ariana Arevalo was named an honorable mention selection as a defender. Marshall finished second in the Big South Gold Division standings with 13 points and a 4-1-1 ...

Marshall football falls to Willmar in section final

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WILLMAR — The Marshall football team saw its season come to an end Friday night, falling 22-12 to Willmar in the Section 2AAAA championship game. The Tigers had some success through the air, as quarterback Cannon Craigmile completed 10 of 21 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Ethan Weedman and Ethan Boeck each hauled in a touchdown reception, with Boeck leading Marshall with four catches for 153 yards. Marshall struggled to establish its ground game, finishing with 62 yards on 23 carries. Head coach Terry Bahlmann said the Tigers started well offensively but had difficulty ...

Marshall cross country teams cap season at state meet

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HAM LAKE — The Marshall cross country teams wrapped up their seasons Saturday at the state meet at Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake, with the girls placing fifth in the Class AA race and sophomore Charles Mueller-Thompson representing the Tigers in the boys race. Mueller-Thompson placed 64th in the boys Class AA race with a personal-best time of 16 minutes, 44.7 seconds. “Charles had a great race by running a personal best time. We tell our athletes that anytime you do that it means you did something you had never done before,” Marshall head coach Brian Leibfried said. As an ...

Pesek earns top-50 finish at state cross country meet

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HAM LAKE — Canby-Minneota cross country runner Mya Pesek capped off her season with a top-50 finish at the state cross country meet Saturday at Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Ham Lake. Pesek, an 11th-grader, placed 46th out of 160 runners in the Class A girls race with a time of 19 minutes, 55.4 seconds. She recorded a season-best time, finishing just outside the top 45. “A top-50 finish was going to be a tough goal, but Mya went out there and did it,” Canby-Minneota head coach Allyson Pesek said. Allyson Pesek praised Mya for her performance and the work she put in throughout the ...

Rabbits hold off Greyhounds, advance to state

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COTTONWOOD – For the first time since 2017, the Wabasso Rabbits will be playing in a state football tournament. Holding off a late comeback attempt by the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds, the Rabbits were able to move the chains enough late, take a knee and celebrate a 16-14 win Friday night in the Section 2, Nine-Player Football Tournament championship game at Lakeview High School. Junior quarterback Drew Kemp was 6 years old the last time he saw his dad, Rabbits head coach Joe Kemp, coach the Rabbits to state as a Class A team in 2017, a year where the Rabbits finished second to ...