As the World Cup holds a game to decide third place — who cares? — and a tidal wave of unnecessary bowl games gets cranked up — really, who cares? — we’re reminded that sports, as great as it can be, has a few things we could definitely do without. Modern pentathlon, ...
With time ticking down on the clock, Southwest Minnesota State trailed No. 13 Augustana in the final minute of regulation. Coming out of the timeout, the Mustangs inbounded the ball to Abuk Akoi in the high post, but she didn’t have the space to go up with the shot. Instead, she found ...
When Marshall High School first established its soccer team in 2017, Marissa Talamantes was part of a small group that comprised the junior varsity squad. The team was small and primarily consisted of underclassmen and middle schoolers. There was no varsity team. Six years later, Talamantes ...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Jamestown (N.D.) claimed their first NAIA Women’s volleyball title Tuesday night. Included on the roster were former Marshall Tigers Logan Sherman and Jon Hegerle. Sherman, a rightside hitter, is in her junior year at Jamestown. During her time at Marshall, she was a member of three sectional championship teams and a Tigers team that finished as the Class AA runner-up in 2018. Sherman has accumulated 240 kills this year on a .220 kill percentage. She also contributed 66 digs. Hegerle served as a Marshall assistant volleyball coach from 2003 until 2008 under Dan ...
This week, I am dropping episode 18 of the Work Hard, Play Harder podcast with Wabasso Rabbits volleyball head coach Barb Johnson Johnson, an SMSU alum and former college volleyball player. Johnson made a seamless transition into coaching over a decade ago. She coaches high school girls now but has diversified her experience by also coaching men in the past. In this podcast episode, we Johnson’s memories of sports while she was growing up. Johnson played basketball, track, and volleyball. She also had two older brothers who were wrestlers. We also talk about the season and its ...
Last month, I released the 16th episode of my podcast “Work Hard, Play Harder” with Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball players Natalee Rolbiecki and McKenzie Tolk. This week, I am dropping episode 17 with Lakeview football head coach Scott Hanson. What a season Lakeview had, winning nine games and defeating the Minneota Vikings on the road for the first time in the school’s history. Also, Hanson has been coaching for several years in a number of sports. Hanson is a principal as well at Lakeview High School, giving back to the community by helping the youth and ...
