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YME falls in sweep to Redwood Valley

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GRANITE FALLS — The Yellow Medicine East volleyball team wasn’t able to get in the win column when it hosted Redwood Valley for a non-conference matchup Thursday night. The Sting put up a valiant fight in the third set but fell 25-13, 25-12, 25-23. Everra Leenerts and Charlotte Paslawski led the Rabbits’ back-row defense with 10 and nine digs, respectively. Abbey Bones led the front row with two solo blocks as well as a team-high eight kills. Paslawski contributed 12 set assists, and Leenerts and Chasity Schmitz each served up a pair of aces. YME falls to 0-4 and looks to pick ...

Wabasso drops match to SESM in four sets

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WABASSO — A bounce-back second set wasn’t enough for the Wabasso volleyball team when it hosted Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s for a Tomahawk Conference matchup on Thursday. The Rabbits dropped the first set 25-14 before claiming the second 25-16, but St. Mary’s edged out the Rabbits in the final two sets, 25-23 and 26-24. The Rabbits brought out their A-game defensively, as usual. Britta Brand led the back row with 17 digs, followed by 11 from Kenley Guetter and nine from Cassie Bliss. In the front row, Cendyll Daub tallied a solo block with five block assists, as well as four service ...

Lakeview sweeps Edgerton on the road

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EDGERTON — The Lakeview volleyball team’s strong defensive effort at the net led the Lakers to a 3-0 sweep over Edgerton in a Thursday non-conference matchup, 25-16, 25-15, 25-13. The Lakers finished the day with blocks from Jaela Schmidt, Taylor Hinz, Laia Javens, Allison Isaacs and Avery Hinz. In the back row, Adison Hinz and Nikki Schwartz tallied seven and six digs, respectively. Taylor and Avery Hinz led the Lakers’ attack with 10 and seven kills, while Nikki Schwartz’s 15 set assists were a team-high. Schwartz’s pair of service aces were second only to Adison Hinz’s ...

SMSU football to host free youth clinic as part of Ag Bowl this Saturday

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL The Southwest Minnesota State University football program will host a FREE youth clinic as part of the annual Ag Bowl this Saturday, Sept. 12, at Mattke Field at The Schwan Regional Event Center. The clinic is open to youth in grades K-6 and will begin at 1:15 p.m. until 2 p.m. No registration is required. Following the football clinic, families are encouraged to stay and celebrate agriculture in Minnesota with numerous activities for both kids and adults. Starting at 3 p.m. Ag Bowl festivities continue with ...

Tigers roll to fourth straight sweep

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MARSHALL — Entering Thursday’s home matchup against Belle Plaine, Marshall volleyball had dropped just one set through its first four matches of the season and was riding a streak of three consecutive sweeps. That streak reached four after the Tigers dominated Belle Plaine, overcoming a ...

Tigers sweep team titles at TMB/WWG Invitational

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TRACY — Marshall cross country has enjoyed a successful start to the season, and that success continued at the TMB/WWG Invitational. The Tigers had a strong showing on both the boys and girls sides, with both teams finishing first overall. On the girls side, Claire Kruse led the way for ...