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Dragons slain down the stretch

MOORHEAD — In a five set thriller, the No. 7 Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball team took down Minnesota State University Moorhead in resilient fashion Friday night at the Alex Nemzek Hall. After taking the first two sets, the Mustangs had to fight in the fifth after the Dragons ...

SMSU volleyball earns 6 All-NSIC selections

BURNSVILLE — The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced its All-NSIC volleyball teams on Wednedsay afternoon with the Southwest No. 7 Minnesota State University Mustangs earning six nods. Freshman setter Sydney Thein was the lone first-teamer for the Mustangs, breaking out in her ...

Gillingham commits to Dakota State basketball, track teams

MARSHALL — Paige Gillingham signed her letter of intent on Wednesday morning to continue her career as a two-sport athlete at Dakota State university in the fall. Gillingham competed for both the Marshall girls basketball team and track and field team, and will continue to pursue both sports ...

Onyeaghala commits to MSU Moorhead track and field team

MARSHALL — Chioma Onyeaghala signed her letter of intent to take her track and field career to the next level on Wednesday morning, committing to compete at the Division II level with Minnesota State University-Moorhead’s womens team in the fall. “I just really liked the area and the ...

‘It’s not intimidating to us’

MINNEAPOLIS — It’s been eight years since the Marshall football team was last in the state semifinals before today. While the Tigers making it this far is an accomplishment in and of itself, they have their sights set on bigger goals: taking down undefeated No. 1 Becker to advance to the ...

Marshall volleyball earns five All-Conference nods

The Big South Conference announced its girls volleyball All-Conference teams on Monday. The All-Conference teams included 12 players from the eight-team East division and another 12 from the eight-team West division. Marshall, the conference champion and state runner-up, was rewarded for its ...