COTTONWOOD — Makenna Anderson pitched a complete-game shutout with 14 strikeouts and also helped lead the offense to power the Lakeview softball team to a 9-0 Camden Conference win over Dawson-Boyd Thursday night. “Her [Anderson’s] mental toughness has come a long way, and continues to ...
MARSHALL — The Winona State baseball team won a pair of tight ballgames to sweep a doubleheader over Southwest Minnesota State on Wednesday at Legion Field in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action. WSU, which improves to 17-19 overall, 12-11 NSIC, won the opener 4-3 and then ...
TYLER — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton softball team’s offensive explosion resulted in the Knights’ first win of the year when they hosted Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda in Red Rock Conference play on Thursday afternoon. Paisley Thooft and Laken Baartman led a group of four Knights with three or ...
As playoff races were raging down the stretch, Commissioner Gary Bettman pointed out that the NHL in years past has had first-round matchups decided on the final day of the season. Needing until the final day is true once again, with three matchups yet to be determined before the playoffs ...
The Los Angeles Lakers ' Luka Dončić and Detroit Pistons ' Cade Cunningham will be eligible for awards such as MVP and All-NBA this season despite falling short of the 65-game minimum, the league and the National Basketball Players Association said Thursday. Dončić played in 64 games and Cunningham played in 63. But the league and the union both agreed that each should be on the ballot based on the “extraordinary circumstances provision” in the collective bargaining agreement. Dončić — who is one of the favorites to contend for MVP honors after winning the league's scoring ...
As a sports correspondent for the Independent the last three years, I have had the chance to watch several state championship teams from this area. A Facebook friend of mine put together some interesting stats that reminded me of all of the Section games I have watched in various gyms in the ...
