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Rabbits run away from RCW in 44-0 shutout

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RENVILLE — Brooks Baune scored three touchdowns for the No. 4 Wabasso football team on Friday as the Rabbits ran away with a 44-0 win over Renville County West. Baune scored each of the game’s first two touchdowns, catching a 25-yard touchdown pass from Drew Kemp in the first quarter and running the ball for a five-yard touchdown in the second. He also had a two-yard touchdown run in the final minute of the first half to head into the locker room with a 30-0 lead. Baune caught five passes for a team-high 94 yards and ran the ball six times for 21 yards. Joe Rohlik was the ...

No. 12 Mustangs begin four-match home stretch against UJ and NSU

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK The No. 12 ranked SMSU volleyball team, after a three-match week, hosts a pair of NSIC North schools this weekend. The Mustangs host Jamestown for the team’s annual ‘Red Out’ match on Friday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m., before facing Northern State the next day at 2 p.m. All matches are listed in central time. MATCH COVERAGE Live stats and video for all matches will be available at SMSUmustangs.com Stay up to date on the Mustangs throughout the weekend by downloading the official SMSU Athletics app. SERIES HISTORY SMSU ...

SMSU volleyball drops to No. 12 in AVCA poll

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. LEXINGTON - The Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (13-3, 7-2 NSIC) falls one spot to No. 12 in the recent AVCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, released Monday afternoon. SMSU was defeated by Wayne State in three sets last Tuesday, before sweeping Minot State and UMary on Friday and Saturday. SMSU is one of five teams from the NSIC represented in the top 25. Wayne State remains at No. 2 while Concordia-St. Paul falls three spots to No. 8. Minnesota Duluth after defeating CSP in five sets on Friday jumps five spots to No. 14, ...

Lancers continue to improve as postseason nears

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REDWOOD FALLS — The Canby cross country teams continued to show improvement Friday at Redwood Golf Course, with four runners earning top-20 finishes and several others recording personal-best times. Mya Pesek led the way for the Canby girls, finishing fifth in the varsity race. Taylor Ourada followed in 10th, while Adri Christianson placed 12th to give the Lancers three top-20 finishers. Pesek and Ourada both turned in season-best performances, while Christianson, Finley VanOverbeke, Cayleigh Bordewyk, Sophie Becker and Anna Briggs each recorded personal-best times. With the ...

Marshall girls sweep top three, win Willmar invitational

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WILLMAR — Katelyn Leibfried, Claire Kruse and Jasmine Murphy swept the top 3 spots for the Marshall girls cross country team at the Willmar Glacial Lakes Invitational on Saturday, leading the Tigers to a first-place finish in the six-team field. Marshall finished with 42 points, beating out Class A No. 3 St. Cloud Cathedral’s 58, and Sartell rounded out the podium with 73 points. Leibfried was the individual champion of the meet with a time of 19:31.7, followed by Claire Kruse at 19:45.0 and Jasmine Murphy at 20:09.9. Kaitlyn Soupir also placed 17th out of 50 runners in the event ...

Springfield holds off RRC comeback in five-set thriller

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LAMBERTON — The Springfield volleyball team spoiled Red Rock Central’s homecoming game on Friday night, staving off a late Falcon comeback bid to defeat RRC 25-14, 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 18-16. Amelia Ubl and Kendra Schroeder led the Falcons’ defensive back row with 28 and 21 digs, respectively, and Lilly Batalden contributed a pair of ace blocks up front. Natasha Erickson was a major offensive contributor with 19 set assists and 12 kills, followed by another seven kills each from Batalden and Paige Wondercheck. RRC falls to 5-9 on the season and next hosts Westbrook-Walnut Grove ...