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Mustangs surprise Raiders with 2nd-half surge

NICOLLET – It was no secret what the Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Mustangs needed to do Tuesday night against a Nicollet Raiders squad that defeated them earlier in the year: win the turnover battle and limit the Raiders’ big plays. The sixth-seeded Mustangs won that turnover battle ...

Area football roundup: Falcons top Jaguars in playoffs

TUESDAY RRC 28, RCW 22 LAMBERTON – Fifth-seeded Red Rock Central topped fourth-seeded Renville County West 28-22 in a Section 2 Nine-Player Football Tournament game on Tuesday. Jordan Therkilsen had 37 carries for 248 yards and four touchdowns, while Jackson Radmaker had seven carries for 20 yards and Jonah Skarupa had six carries for 23 yards. RRC (4-5) plays at top-seeded Wabasso at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Chargers double up Wolverines, win playoff opener

NEW ULM – Coming into the opening round of the Section 3AA Football Tournament, Minnesota Valley Lutheran had the unusual challenge of facing – and beating – the same team two weeks in a row. The Chargers were coming off of a 44-14 win over the Wolverines on Oct. 20, just seven days ...

Raiders drop regular season finale, host BLHS Tuesday

NICOLLET – Nicollet ended its regular season with a 48-20 loss to Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman last Tuesday in a Nine-Player football game. Abe Madson completed 19 of 36 passes for 250 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions for Nicollet, while Lane Zimmerman had 19 carries for 99 yards and a score and Luke Warmington had three carries for 35 yards and a TD. Henry Kennedy had six catches for 119 yards to lead the Raiders in the receiving game, while Jordan Goettlicher had five catches for 84 yards and a score and Warmington had five catches for 33 yards. Defensively for ...

Area roundup: MVL tops HFC in opening round of 2AA playoffs

MVL 3, HFC 1 VICTORIA — Ninth-seeded Minnesota Valley Lutheran topped eighth-seeded Holy Family Catholic 25-20, 25-22. 22-25. 25-16 in the first round of the Section 2AA Volleyball Tournament on Monday. Jenna Bates had 13 kills, 15 digs and three blocks, while Olivia Hammer had 13 kills, ...

Erickson joins 1,000-1,000-1,000 club

MORGAN – After getting her 1,000th career dig this past Thursday at home, Cedar Mountain’s Kendra Erickson was able to celebrate a new milestone achievement Monday night. With her second kill of the night in a Section 2A Volleyball Tournament first round match against Springfield, ...