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Smidt sets SMSU javelin record in Mankato meet

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MANKATO — The Southwest Minnesota State women’s and men’s track & field teams put together several top marks and times, including one school record, competing at the Stomper Open hosted by Minnesota State on Wednesday afternoon. SMSU closed the day with four first-places finishes. Logan Smidt, competing in just her second collegiate meet, set a school record in the javelin with a first-place toss of 37.83m. The mark broke the previous school record of 36.06m set in 2024. Colton Johnson had big day for the men’s team winning the long jump with a distance of ...

Wild add a Viking to the roster

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have added a Viking. No, not a player from the local NFL team, but a defenseman named Viking Gustafsson Nyberg, a native of Sweden and former University of Connecticut standout who signed a two-year, entry-level contract Thursday that begins with ...

SMSU baseball drops two against USF

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Southwest Minnesota State University baseball team came up short in a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games on Wednesday against Sioux Falls on the road. The Mustangs dropped the first game 6-2, and fell in the second of the doubleheader, 12-11. The ...

Guetter named Boys Basketball Player of the Year

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WABASSO — Most senior seasons are defined by players enjoying the last ‘firsts’ and slowly counting down the remaining times of sporting their school’s jersey. But, for Wabasso senior Brayden Guetter, his last go-around was about leading the team to new heights based on a foundation he ...

Blackjack girls take third at Willmar Invite

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WILLMAR — The Dawson-Boyd girls golf team opened up the 2026 spring season with a third-place finish at the Willmar Girls Early Season Invite Wednesday morning. The Blackjacks finished with a team score of 365 out of the eight competing teams. Senior Alyssa Swedzinksi was the lead individual for Dawson-Boyd, taking third in the meet with a 9-over 81. She carded an eagle on hole 3 with a birdie on the 18th hole. Swedzinkski finished one stroke behind first place, as Lac qui Parle Valley’s Molly Halvorson and New London-Spicer’s Rylie Harrier shared the top finish after both ...