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Tiger Area Gymnastics wins divisional state championship

ROCHESTER — The Marshall Tiger Area Gymnastics team came back from the cities with a state championship and runner-up finish from this year’s Midwest Amateur Gymnastics Association Divisional and Individual Championships over the weekend. Marshall’s Team Diamond became state champions ...

SMSU wrestling finishes 11th at Super Regional V

MARSHALL – With five wins on the day, including four by fall, the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs wrestling team completed the 2025-26 season Saturday, hosting the NCAA DII Super Regional V Championship. The Mustangs finished 11th in the tournament with 12 total points. "What a day. For the first time in 18 years the NCAA Championships ran through Marshall! Today was truly a special day for our program, our fans, and this community," said fifth-year head coach Chayse Jackson. "We put 4 into the blood-rounds, found 4 falls, and competed in every match. Although not quite what we ...

SMSU mens comeback falls short vs. Minn. State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Southwest Minnesota State University mens basketball team’s well-rounded effort wasn’t enough to prolong its season on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Mustangs fell behind early and couldn’t climb out of the hole, falling 79-72 to No. 5 Minnesota State in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference quarterfinals. Four Mustangs scored in double figures in the loss, led by Jakob Braaten and Mekhi Shaw’s 16 points apiece. Braaten shot 8 of 16 from the field with eight assists on three turnovers, and Shaw shot 7 of 15 with a pair of 3s and three assists on one ...

MCC tops WWG in 3A South quarterfinals

No. 3 MCC 61, No. 6 WWG 41 WORTHINGTON — Murray County Central got off to a hot start to kick off the Section 3A South boys basketball quarterfinals against Westbrook-Walnut Grove on Saturday. The third-seeded Rebels built up an 18-point lead by halftime and ran away with a 61-41 win over the Chargers. Aiden Swenson was a dominant two-way force for the Rebels, shooting 9 of 13 from the field for a team-high 20 points while also grabbing nine total and five offensive rebounds. He also was one of four Rebels with a block in the game, along with Tristen Behrends, Wyatt Thompson and ...

Mustangs end season following UMary come-from-behind win

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., — The No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State University womens basketball team’s season came to an end on Sunday following a strong 82-78 come-from-behind win by No. 4 UMary, who overcame a 15-point halftime deficit, in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference quarterfinals ...

Olson, Chandler among 13 area state wrestling medalists

ST. PAUL — Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley/Montevideo United’s Eli Olson finished as the runner-up in the Class AA 114-pound individual tournament on Saturday, leading a group of 12 area state wrestling individual medalists. Olson was the only area individual to win his semifinal match ...