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Shadows repeat as state jazz champs

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd dance team wasn’t short on hardware when it returned from this weekend’s state dance tournament at the Target Center. The Shadows repeated as Class A Jazz champions and also built off last year’s High Kick state title with a runner-up finish this time around. LQPV/DB has now claimed a total of eight state dance championships since 2019, including four in jazz and four in high kick. Yellow Medicine East also returned to the state tournament this year. The Sting were finalists in both jazz and high kick, but were unable to go ...

Marshall finishes as 3AA team runners-up to New Ulm Area

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FAIRMONT — The Marshall wrestling team started off the final day of the Section 3AA tournament with a strong 54-11 win over Windom Mountain Lake in the semifinals on Saturday, but wasn’t able to repeat as section champs after falling to New Ulm in the championship dual, 31-23. New Ulm ...

Minneota wrestling earns first state berth since 2016

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ORTONVILLE — After falling into an early hole in the lightweights, the top-seeded Minneota wrestling team rattled off nine straight victories to close out a 47-17 win over No. 3 Paynesville in the Section 5A championship on Saturday. The win sends the Vikings to the state tournament for the ...

No. 4 Tigers bounce back in style with 98-29 win over TCU

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MARSHALL — Defense turning to offense was the name of the game as the fourth-ranked Marshall girls basketball team bounced back and cruised to a 98-29 Big South Conference win Saturday afternoon against Tri-City United. The Tigers limited the Titans to just 16 first-half points while on the ...

SMSU softball earns first win over Minnesota State since 2018

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MANKATO — Jordyn Marsh’s stellar pitching performance for the Southwest Minnesota State University softball team led the Mustangs to a 9-4 win over Minnesota State in the first game of a non-conference doubleheader on Friday. SMSU pulled ahead with a pair of runs in the first inning and never looked back, claiming its first win over the Mavericks since 2018. Marsh pitched the full seven innings for the Mustangs, limiting the Mavericks to three earned runs. She struck out five batters in the game while limiting Minnesota State to seven hits and a pair of walks. After a Riley ...

No. 4 Tigers drop 69-68 heartbreaker to S.D. No. 1 Brandon Valley

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BRANDON — Avery Schneekloth’s strong offensive night wasn’t enough to lift the No. 4 Marshall girls basketball team to victory on Friday. Taking on Brandon Valley, the top-ranked team in South Dakota’s largest class, Marshall rallied after trailing by 7 at halftime but ultimately lost 69-68. The Tigers were down 37-30 at the break. While Marshall outscored Brandon Valley by 6 in the second-half, they still fell just shy of the win. Schneekloth finished as Marshall’s leading scorer with 18 points on 5 of 17 shooting, knocking down each of her two 3-point attempts. Reese ...