GRANITE FALLS — A season that saw early adversity and required a quick turnaround became one of the most memorable and successful seasons in program history. The Yellow Medicine East softball team took accountability early on and bought into playing for each other, which led the Sting to a ...
The Independent announced its 2026 All-Area softball team on Wednesday, with Section 3A runner-up Yellow Medicine East earning three first-team selections, and Wabasso, Minneota/Canby and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton each earning another two. The 2026 Softball Player of the Year and Coach of the ...
ALEXANDRIA — The Marshall Mudcats split their matchups in their first tournament of the season over the weekend at a Senior Legion tournament in Alexandria. Marshall opened the tournament with a 10-4 win over Becker on Friday and an 8-1 win over Fargo on Saturday. Yet, the Mudcats fell 2-0 to Alexandria later in the day on Saturday and 3-0 on Sunday to close out the event. Marshall is now 3-2 on the season and next hosts the Marshall Wood Bat Classic from Friday through Sunday at Legion Field. Marshall takes on Kasson-Mantorville on Friday at 7:30 p.m., Jamestown (N.D.) at 9 a.m. and ...
MILROY — Overcoming the odds as the youngest team in the field, the Marshall VFW Orange 15U baseball team put together an undefeated run at the Marshall Junior Legion Tournament over the weekend. The 15U squad won each of its four matchups against Junior Legion teams, taking down Brandon ...
ST. CLOUD — The Murray County Central baseball team’s season ended with some hardware for the Rebels at the Class A state tournament on Friday. The No. 4 Rebels fell to top-seeded Madelia in the semifinals, but they bounced back later in the day with a 5-4 win over No. 3 South Ridge in the ...
LUVERNE — Max Weedman’s three RBIs and Magnus Schlenner’s three hits helped power the Marshall VFW Orange 15U baseball team to a 17-6 win over Luverne Red Junior Legion in five innings. Luverne played Marshall competitively for the first three innings, but an 11-run fourth inning allowed Marshall to pull away for the mercy-rule victory. Marshall led 6-5 heading into the top of the fourth when all momentum shifted in favor of Orange. Bennett Kimman walked and Schlenner doubled, setting up a two-run double by Weedman. Nolan Deutz singled and Graem Bly walked to load the bases, and ...
