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Feistner, Matzke to run, represent MVL at state XC

ST. PAUL — Two Minnesota Valley Lutheran cross-country runners — Jeremy Feistner and Natalie Matzke — have qualified for the State Cross-Country Meet on Nov. 1 at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course. Feistner placed 10th at the section meet with a time of 16:51.91, a ...

Tigers’ section title streak ends to MCC

By Jake McNeill sports@nujournal.com MARSHALL — The Springfield Tigers’ three-year reign as the Section 3A football champions came to an end on Friday in the section final at Mattke Field. A stretch of 22 unanswered points for the Murray County Central Rebels turned the tide as they ...

Firebirds dropped by Bulldogs in finals

NEW PRAGUE – Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop’s state tournament bid came up short as it fell to Lester Prairie 30-6 in the Section 2A Football Championship Friday at New Prague High School. “They match up really well with us,” GFW head coach Pat Hentges said. “Defensively, they are so ...

Fueled-up Firebirds ready for section finals

NEW PRAGUE — This past Saturday, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop took down the top seed in the Section 2A Football Tournament, downing Cleveland 26-7 to avenge its loss to the Clippers earlier in the season. Fourth-seeded GFW has a chance to avenge another loss this Friday in the Section 2A ...

Tigers prep for 4th straight 3A finals

By Jake McNeill sports@nujournal.com MARSHALL — For the fourth consecutive season, the Springfield football team is headed to the Section 3A championship game with the hope of earning its fourth consecutive state tournament berth. The top-seeded Tigers won each of their last three ...

Red Rock readies for Rabbits

By Travis Rosenau trosenau@nujournal.com COTTONWOOD — For it being the first year of a renewed rivalry between Red Rock Central and Wabasso, there couldn’t be a much more fitting way for the teams to meet one more time this season. Before the Wabasso Rabbits became a nine-player ...