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Lancers show strong moments at Class A Showcase

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BURNSVILLE — After making the trip to Burnsville to compete in the Class A Showcase, Canby volleyball came away from the weekend with several strong performances and plenty of positives to build on. The Lancers opened the weekend with a three-set victory over Chisholm, winning 26-14, 19-25, 15-8. Canby then fell to Lewiston-Altura in two sets, 27-15, 25-19, before closing out the weekend with a 25-20, 25-12 loss to Westbrook-Walnut Grove. Tatum Christianson put together a strong weekend for the Lancers, finishing with 11 kills across the three matches. Her best offensive performance ...

Pafko earns lone win as Marshall falls to Montevideo

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MARSHALL — The Marshall tennis team had no answer for Montevideo on Friday in a 6-1 loss. Julia Pafko gave Marshall its lone win in singles No. 3, topping Jayla Kinmach 6-1, 6-3. Kathryn Coudron put up a strong fight in the top singles matchup, but was swept 7-6 (4), 6-4 by Nora Mages. Cora MEdina also fell 6-0, 6-0 to EMily Koosmann in singles No. 2, and Emry Jans fell 6-0, 6-1 to Ava Spray. Montevideo swept the day’s doubles matchups. Maddie Kisner and Ava Weller fell 6-2, 6-0 to Emma Johnson and Becca Golden, Aarlow Ogren and Raya Georgen fell 6-2, 6-4 to Anja Wythe and Valeria ...

No. 2 Springfield hands No. 5 Dawson-Boyd first loss

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DAWSON — A third-quarter touchdown wasn’t enough to spark the No. 5 Dawson-Boyd football team to victory against No. 2 Springfield on Friday night. The Blackjacks scored the game’s first and last points, but ultimately fell 21-10 to the Tigers. Elvis Bellefeuille nailed a 34-yard first-quarter field goal for the Blackjacks, but it was all Springfield from there as the Tigers scored 21 unanswered points to take a commanding lead. Mason Bothun came up with an 18-yard pick-6 in the third quarter to cut into the gap, but Springfield locked the game down defensively from ...

Wabasso stays unbeaten with win over Cathedral

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WABASSO — The No. 4 Wabasso Rabbits’ undefeated start to the season continued on Friday night as they picked up a 28-16 win over No. 9 New Ulm Cathedral to improve to 4-0 on the season. Wabasso trailed 8-6 after the first quarter, but Drew Kemp completed a 19-yard touchdown to Brooks Baune early in the second to take a lead that the Rabbits retained for the remainder of the game. Baune also ran in a three-yard touchdown in the third to build the lead to 20-8, and Kemp answered a Cathedral touchdown with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Nolan Leopold to bring the score to 28-16. Kemp ...

Tigers upset No. 5 Hutchinson for Bahlmann’s 300th win

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HUTCHINSON — Sam Meier and Marshall’s balanced rushing attack helped the Tiger football squad upset No. 5 Hutchinson for a 27-13 win on Friday. The victory was the 300th for head coach Terry Bahlmann in his coaching career, including his time in Marshall and Iowa. Marshall jumped out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter, though Hutchinson tightened up the game with 13 unanswered points in the second. Still, Marshall scored a touchdown in the third and fourth quarters while shutting out Hutchinson to hold onto the win. Meier led Marshall’s rushing attack with 18 carries for 83 ...

Mustang soccer suffers defeat at the hands of Minnesota State

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MANKATO – The Southwest Minnesota State women's soccer team (1-6-2, 1-4-1 NSIC) suffered a 6-0 setback to Minnesota State on Sunday afternoon. Minnesota State finished the match with a 25-8 advantage in shots and held a 12-3 edge in shots on goal. The Mavericks also recorded 11 corner kicks compared to none for SMSU. Kennady Krebs made five saves in goal for the Mustangs, including one in the first half and four after halftime. Minnesota State goalkeeper Lauren McAlpine recorded three saves to earn the shutout. Sophia Wilson led SMSU with two shots, both on goal, while Janae Kayser ...