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MCC claims 3A boys True Team title

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SECTION 3A TRUE-TEAM MEET PIPESTONE — The Murray County Central boys track and field team took first place at the Section 3A True-Team meet on Tuesday. The Rebels didn’t have any individual first-place finishers, but their depth proved more than enough as they came away with the win. MCC tallied 614.5 points, running away with the win over Luverne’s 544 and Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton’s 517. Lakeview, Canby/Minneota and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton also placed seventh, eighth and ninth in the 12-team meet with 406, 373 and 336 points, respectively. On the girls side, ...

Marshall softball salvages split in Willmar

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Willmar 10, Marshall 1 WILLMAR — A pair of strong offensive innings by Willmar were too much for the Marshall softball team to overcome in the first game of its non-conference doubleheader on Monday. The Cardinals surged ahead with a five-run third inning and padded their lead with three more in the sixth en route to a 10-1 win over the Tigers. Marshall got off to a strong start when Jenniger Lee drew a leadoff walk, stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on a Taylor Frana sacrifice fly. The Tiger lead was short-lived, however. The Cardinals stranded Tigers on ...

Kluis' two homers, six RBIs lead MCC past Falcons

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MCC 16, RRC/WWG 1 (5 inn.) SLAYTON — Dugan Kluis exploded for a pair of two-run homeruns and six RBIs all while going a perfect 3 for 3 at the plate to highlight Murray County Central’s 16-1 mercy-rule win over Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove Monday night, continuing the Rebels’ undefeated streak. Kluis’ homers came in the second and fourth innings, both of which also scored Tristan Behrends. The Rebels got off to a fast start with three runs in the first, second and fourth innings, and rallied for a seven-run third inning. Kluis’ first homerun in the second ...

Wing, Wendorff aid Tigers in BSC divisonal win

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BIG SOUTH BOYS MARSHALL — Deacon Wing and Ethan Wendorff’s top-3 finishes helped the Marshall boys protect their home course in a Big South Conference golf division event on Monday. The Tigers had four golfers in the top five of the 42-player field to beat out runner-up St. Peter by six strokes. The Tigers finished with a team-score of 313 to top the seven-team field, beating out St. Peter’s 319 and New Ulm’s 333. Wing was the top individual in the field, shooting an even-par 72 to edge out St. Peter’s Owen Matejcek by three strokes. He finished even par on both the front ...

Almich's elusiveness on the basepaths gives YME walk-off win

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COTTONWOOD — Yellow Medicine East pulled out a pair of tight wins in its Camden Conference softball doubleheader against Lakeview Monday night. The Sting built an early lead in the first game before holding off Lakeview down the stretch for a 6-4 win, and it withstood a late Laker rally in ...

Pieper’s perfect night

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MARSHALL — Noah Pieper pitched a perfect game with 15 strikeouts to lead the Marshall baseball team to an 8-0 Big South Conference win over Worthington Monday night. The Tigers also hit a homerun for the fourth consecutive game while on the way to their fifth-straight win. According to ...