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Fairbanks Ice Dogs set for return to Marshall, continuing community connection

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MARSHALL — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs junior hockey team is preparing to return to Marshall this December, continuing a relationship that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and has grown into an annual tradition. The junior hockey team will play at Red Baron Arena & Expo on Dec. 4-5, facing the Minnesota Wilderness both nights. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. each evening. For Visit Marshall Director Cassi Weiss, the relationship began with an unexpected phone call during the pandemic. With Alaska's strict travel restrictions requiring visitors to quarantine for several days after ...

Coudron earns All-Conference honorable mention honors

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MARSHALL — Marshall senior Kathryn Coudron was named an All-Conference honorable mention selection following the Tigers' girls tennis season. Coudron played No. 1 singles for Marshall throughout the season, taking on the opposing team's top player in each match. She finished with a 3-14 record and also picked up a win in the first round of the individual section tournament before falling in the quarterfinals to Sam Williams, who went on to finish second in the state tournament. Marshall head coach Alex Cleppe said Coudron has been part of the program since seventh grade and has ...

WWG’s season ends with five-set loss to Adrian/Ellsworth

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PIPESTONE — Kendall Jenniges and Leah VanDeWiele’s big nights weren’t enough to spur the No. 2 Westbrook-Walnut Grove volleyball team to a comeback against No. 3 Adrian/Ellsworth in the 3A South subsection semifinals on Monday. The Chargers dropped the first two sets, 25-23 and 25-22, before rattling off 25-20 and 25-19 wins to force a fifth game. Yet, the Dragons took the tiebreaker set 15-13 to put an end to the Chargers’ season. Jenniges led the Chargers’ front row with 22 kills in the match while VanDeWiele led the back row with 33 digs. Jenniges also logged an ace block ...

No. 1 Minneota sweeps MACCRAY to reach subsection title match

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MARSHALL — Jaylyn Coequyt’s 12 kills and three blocks set the tone for the top-seeded Minneota volleyball team on Monday as the Vikings swept No. 5 MACCRAY 25-11, 25-21, 25-17 in the 3A North subsection semifinals at Southwest Minnesota State University. In addition to Jaylyn Coequyt’s offensive production, the Vikings also got nine kills apiece from Sophie Gillund and Eden Meagher, as well as another eight from Leah Coequyt. Leah Coequyt also tallied a pair of ace blocks in the match. Autum Anderson and Meagher led the team’s defensive back row with 15 and 13 digs, ...

Wabasso's season ends with loss to Central Minnesota Christian

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MARSHALL — Kenley Guetter’s team-leading 12 digs and 12 kills weren’t enough to help the No. 6 Wabasso Rabbits stage an upset against No. 2 Central Minnesota Christian in the 3A North volleyball semifinals on Monday, falling in straight sets 25-17, 25-22, 25-17. In addition to Getter, the Rabbits also got defensive production from Ava Samyn’s two ace blocks. Britta Brand and Lanna Janeiro-Dolan added back-row support with 10 and eight digs, respectively. Janeiro-Dolan also contributed 11 set assists, followed by Cassie Bliss’ nine, and her pair of service aces tied Brand for ...

RTR sweeps MCC to advance to section championship

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PIPESTONE - The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights took on Murray County Central Rebels in a semi-final round played at Pipestone. The Knights have been on a roll lately, but MCC was looking to pull off the upset. The #4 seeded Rebels were 16-10 coming into the match, but the #1 seed Knights are tuning up for a long run in the tournament. The match was a very competitive three sets, but RTR won all three with late surges in each of them by scores of 25-16, 25-13 and 25-14. It was close in the early minutes of each set, but RTR was able to close out the Rebels and move on to the next ...