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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Members of the Southwest Minnesota State University wrestling team competed in the 2024 US Open this weekend in Las Vegas, Nev. with the Mustang Wrestling Club. The team had a pair of placers in Greco and a placer in freestyle. Kody Marschner competed in both the Greco and Freestyle competitions at the US Open. Marschner won a pair of matches in the Greco bracket but did not place. In the freestyle bracket, Marschner was defeated in the first round of the championship bracket, before earning a pair of victories in the consolation bracket over Ethan Larson...

1, Hills-Beaver Creek, 110.5; 2, SW Minnesota Christian/Edgerton, 96; 3, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda, 93.5; 4, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, 77; 5, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, 71; 6, Murray County Central, 39; 78, BOLD, Bird Island-Olivia, 37; 8, Westbrook/Walnut Grove, 18; 9, Yellow Medicine East, 10. Girls. 1, BOLD, Bird Island, Olivia; 2, SW Minnesota Christian/Edgerton, 96; 3,...

It was a blustery day for the Rebels at the girls 18-hole Marshall Invitational. With a few meets under their belts, most of the girls felt very confident going into the meet. The competition was stiff, but MCC’s golfers played outstanding and every player carded a personal best. The...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AUGUSTANA) — The No. 14 Augustana baseball team moved their win streak to 18 after a doubleheader sweep over Southwest Minnesota State on Wednesday afternoon at Ronken Field. The day was highlighted on the first pitch seen by Jack Hines. Hines sent a line drive over the fence in right center for his […]

The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Central Minnesota Christian Bluejays at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton is probably headed into the contest with a...

Come join us this Friday April 26 at 5:30pm at Lakeview Park as we celebrate and officially open the new Pickleball Courts. Immediately following the ceremony our first event at the new courts takes place with our Friday Night Round Robin league.Visit here for more details.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The No. 17 Augustana baseball team continues its home stretch with a doubleheader against Southwest Minnesota State at Ronken Field. First pitch is slated for 1:30 p.m. Complete action can be followed on GoAugie.com/Live and the GoAugie app, presented by The Original Pancake House. The app...

The Worthington Trojans girls golf team placed third Monday in the first Big South event of the spring season in Marshall. It was Redwood Valley coming out on top with a team score of 190, followed by Marshall at 195 and Worthington at 209. Redwood Valley also had the day’s medalist as Mila Jenniges shot a 38; Marshall’s Dayton Webskowski was right behind at 39.

Marshall, Minn. (USF) — The University of Sioux Falls Baseball team split a doubleheader with Southwest Minnesota State University today. SMSU took game 1 3-2 and USF won game 2 4-3.  GAME 1 – L 3-2 Jake Ammann got the start for USF in game 1 and threw 4.2 innings. He allowed 5 hits and 3 […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -The No. 14 Augustana baseball team moved their win streak to 18 after a doubleheader sweep over Southwest Minnesota State on Wednesday afternoon at Ronken Field.The day was highlighted on the first pitch seen by Jack Hines. Hines sent a line drive over the fence in right center for his 18th home run of the season, breaking a program record in the first inning of game one. The Vikings improve to 35-6 on the year and 26-4 in the NSIC while the Mustangs go to 23-17, 17-14. Game One: Augustana 11, SMSU 5The Vikings mashed five home runs and got a solid outing from J.D. Hennen to earn the game one win. Hines went 3 for 4 with two home runs, three RBI, and three runs scored to power the offense. Tate Meiners had a double and home run while scoring a pair of runs and Nick Banowetz had two hits, including a double. Drey Dirksen hit a home run and drove in three runs while drawing a walk. Also going yard was Luke Ballweg. Hennen earned the win, going six innings and striking out seven while allowing a pair of runs to move to 4-0 on the season. Kolbeck was hit by the first pitch thrown in the bottom of the first. After a strikeout, Hines opened the scoring with his record-breaking blast to give the Vikings a 2-0 lead. Meiners opened the second inning with a blast of his own to tack onto the lead. The next two batters got out before a Kolbeck infield single kept the inning alive. After stealing second and advancing to third on a throwing error, Kolbeck came home on a sinking line drive to center field. Hines reached on a bunt to get a pair on and Drey Dirksen sent a rocket to left field to continue the two-out rally. That rally concluded two pitches later when Luke Ballweg mashed a home run of his own to give AU the lead at 8-0. The Mustangs countered with two in the third inning before Hines lifted his second home run of the game off the scoreboard in right field to grow the lead back to seven at 9-2. In the fifth, Meiners and Banowetz slugged back-to-back one-out doubles to add a run and Kolbeck singled through the left side with two outs to cap the Viking scoring. The Mustangs rallied in the seventh inning for three runs to get within 11-5, but Kai Taylor entered the game and forced a pop out to seal the win.