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Knights’ hustle, rebounding leads to another solid season

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TYLER — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton girls basketball team’s tenacious efforts on defense and on the glass helped the team continue to make progress this year. After finishing last season 11-16, the Knights got up above .500 this season at 14-13, eventually earning a No. 4 seed in the 3A South ...

Marshall tops CDH, places third at state tournament

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An updated version of this story will run in Tuesday's edition of the Independent ST. PAUL — The well-rounded scoring effort of the Marshall girls basketball team led the third-seeded Tigers to a win in the Class AAA state third-place game Saturday at the Gangelhoff Center. Taking on No. 4 ...

Defense-oriented Chargers keep finding ways to win

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WESTBROOK — Despite losing some key pieces from last year’s strong season, the Westbrook-Walnut Grove girls basketball team found a way to continue to win games. Led by the continued growth of Leah Carter, the Chargers persisted and remained one of the stronger teams in the Red Rock ...

Rabbits’ rebounding dominance leads to wins uptick

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WABASSO — The Wabasso girls basketball team was a force to be reckoned with on the glass this season, leading them to an eight-win increase from last year and their first postseason win since 2019. “The difference from last year to this year is that we really wanted to focus on ...

Mustangs finish 9th at SMSU Challenge

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LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. — The Southwest Minnesota State University golf team placed ninth out of 10 teams at the SMSU Challenge on Friday, compiling a team score of 129-over during the two-day tournament. Meghan Pundsack led SMSU in the tournament, building on her 12-over performance on ...

SMSU baseball’s win streak ends vs. CSP

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Southwest Minnesota State University baseball team wasn’t able to carry the magic of its eight-game Arizona winning streak into its return to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play on Friday. The Mustangs returned to conference play with a doubleheader against ...