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RRC looks to defy the odds vs. undefeated HBC

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MARSHALL — The word “doubt” hasn’t been a part of the Red Rock Central Falcons’ vocabulary during their undefeated 10-0 season. No matter how many doubters they may have coming into Thursday’s state football opener against the top-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots, nothing is ...

SMSU mens basketball ranked 9th in DII preseason poll

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ROLLA, Mo. – The Southwest Minnesota State University men’s basketball team is ranked No. 9 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Top 25 preseason poll released on Tuesday. The No. 9 preseason ranking is the highest for the Mustang program in the NABC poll since being ...

Mustangs ranked 18th in womens preseason NABC poll

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LILBURN, Ga. – The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s basketball team is ranked No. 18 in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 preseason poll released on Tuesday afternoon. SMSU, which finished a season best No. 15 in the final 2024-25 poll, was ranked in ...

Tigers embark on pursuit of 10th state title

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ST. PAUL — Winning at the state tournament has been the standard for Marshall volleyball for over a quarter-century now, and the expectation is no different this year. The Tigers enter the Class AAA state tournament tonight as the top seed, taking on Big Lake in the quarterfinals, and will ...

Marshall sweeps Big Lake, returns to state semifinals

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ST. PAUL — Reese Drake and Avery Fahl each logged double-doubles in the Marshall volleyball team's Class AAA quarterfinal match against Big Lake on Wednesday at Grand Casino Arena to lead the Tigers back to the state semifinals. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead in the first set and ...

Six area players named to Class A All-State team

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ST. PAUL — Southwest Minnesota was well-represented in the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association’s Class A All-State team, announced on Tuesday at the State Banquet at Roy Wilkins Auditorium on the eve of the state tournament. The Independent’s 11 Class A schools combined for six ...