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McDaniels, feisty Wolves advance to take on Spurs

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves had plenty of lulls during the regular season, seemingly coasting at times while struggling to recapture the form that fueled them to consecutive Western Conference finals appearances over the last two years. The postseason switch sure got ...

Thor, Webskowski help Tigers to Win at Shoreland CC

BIG SOUTH GIRLS ST. PETER — Anna Thor and Dayton Webskowski both put together top-5 rounds at Thursday’s Big South Conference girls golf meet at Shoreland Country Club in St. Peter. The Marshall Tigers rode that momentum to a first-place finish in the seven-team event. Webskowski topped the 41-player field with a 6-over 41, beating individual runner-up Natalie Salfer of St. Peter by six strokes. Webskowski birdied her second and final holes, and also carded a pair of pars. Thor also placed fourth in the meet with a 49, helping Marshall to a team score of 199. St. Peter took ...

Wabasso boys, RTR girls top field at Lakeview Invitational

COTTONWOOD — Nolan Leopold, Tavyn Larson and Tyson Lightfoot helped lead the Wabasso boys track and field team to a first-place finish at the Lakeview Invitational on Thursday. Larson had a pair of first-place finishes in jumping events while Leopold and Lightfoot each had one first-place finish with a handful of other top-3 finishes to lead the Rabbits to victory. Wabasso finished with a team total of 140 points, beating out Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg’s 101 and Lakeview’s 91. Also competing, Canby/Minneota and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton placed fourth and fifth with 72.5 and ...

Slow start too much for Marshall softball to overcome

MARSHALL — The Marshall softball team wasn’t able to carry the momentum from its skid-snapping win on Tuesday into its Big South Conference matchup against Windom on Thursday. The Tigers played a strong defensive game for the final five innings, but a slow start was too much for the Tigers ...

Mustangs' season ends with doubleheader losses to Augie

MARSHALL — A strong start from Ryan Bell wasn’t enough to get Southwest Minnesota State baseball into the win column in its final outing of the season on Wednesday. Hosting Augustana for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader, the Mustangs gave up four sixth-inning runs in ...

Marshall boys, DB girls win at United Invite

BUFFALO LAKE — The Marshall boys and Dawson-Boyd girls golf teams each picked up first-place finishes at the Sleepy Eye United Invitational, Wednesday at Oakdale Golf Club. Marshall’s boys had three of the top four finishers in the 40-player event, while Alyssa Swedzinski was the top ...