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Sports Columns

Burning the competition

Southwest Minnesota State’s Onte Burns is hungry. The 200-pound linebacker has a passion for cooking. The hobby started as a way to save money by avoiding eating out but became something he enjoys doing for its own sake. While he’s picked up a variety of recipes over the last few years, ...

Lakeview, Minneota prep for intense battle

The Section 5A playoffs will conclude on Friday when the Lakeview Lakers will face off against the Minneota Vikings. Earlier this season the Lakers defeated the Vikings for the first time in school history 30-13 Both teams are coming off impressive road wins in the semifinals with the Vikings ...

Eyes on the Tigers

The No. 2 Marshall Tigers football team will go on the road Friday night to face off against the top-seeded Hutchinson Tigers in the Section 2AAAA Championship game. Marshall has gone a perfect 9-0 so far this year, but they are still the underdog against the reigning Class AAAA champions. ...

Falcons to rematch MLA in 3 9-man finals

The Red Rock Central Falcons defeated Mountain Lake Area 33-6 in the 2022 football season. Yet, both teams have grown and developed since then, and the Section 3 9-man championship will be an entirely different game than the lopsided contest to open the season. For one thing, Mountain Lake ...

Flying under the radar

The Southwest Minnesota State football team has had one of the best rushing offenses in the country this year. They’re top 20 in Division II in yards-per-game as a team, and starting running back Jesse Sherwood is second in yards per game as an individual. While Sherwood and running back ...

Marshall to host Willmar in section semis

The Marshall football team will host Willmar today at 6 p.m. in the Section 2AAAA semifinals. The Tigers have been a juggernaut thus far. They are a perfect 8-0 and have defeated six of their eight opponents by 10 or more points, making their first-round bye well-earned. Despite the Tigers ...