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Area roundup: Tigers top Rabbits in 5-set thriller

TUESDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL SPRINGFIELD 3, WABASSO 2 SPRINGFIELD — Springfield edged Wabasso 26-28, 20-25, 25-22, 25-20, 19-17 in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Tuesday. Kendall Krueger led the Tigers with nine kills, seven digs and three blocks, while Olivia Milbrath had eight kills. Olivia Simonson and Gabriella Schenk each had seven kills, while Sophie Mude had 25 set assists. Faye Williams had 17 set assists and two aces, and Belle Groebner had nine digs. Kenley Guetter led Wabasso with 19 kills, 15 digs and five aces, while Kylee Samyn had 10 kills. Britta Brand added 14 ...

Area football roundup: Chargers shut out Arrows

FRIDAY MVL 20, PIPESTONE AREA 0 PIPESTONE — Minnesota Valley Lutheran rolled Pipestone Area 20-0 in a Mid-South District, Brown Subdistrict football game on Friday. Blake Sexton had four receptions for 121 yards and a touchdown, while Eli Schauland had two touchdown passes, adding a ...

Area roundup: Cougars, Rabbits, Eagles complete tournaments

PREP VOLLEYBALL CEDAR MOUNTAIN GOES 3-2 AT TCU INVITE MONTGOMERY — Cedar Mountain finished the Tri-City-United invitational as Silver Bracket Champions after going 3-2 in the tournament on Saturday. Cedar Mountain defeated Fairmont 25-18, 26-24 before falling to Kenyon-Wanamingo 25-23, 25-18 and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 25-18, 25-18 in bracket play. The Cougars then topped Albert Lea 25-23, 25-18 and Fairmont 25-18, 25-23 to finish as Silver Bracket Champions. Kendra Erickson had 43 kills, 22 set assists and 32 digs, while Reagyn Kleinschmidt had nine kills and mome set ...

Knights tested by No. 4 Clippers

SLEEPY EYE — When the Cleveland Clippers came to Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School on Monday night, it was about as tough of a challenge outside of playoffs that the Knights will face this season. The Clippers showed why that was the case and why they’re the No. 4-ranked team in ...

Area roundup: Springfield/CM girls win Windom Eagle Invite

MONDAY PREP CROSS-COUNTRY AREA TEAMS RUN AT WINDOM EAGLE INVITE WINDOM — Three area cross-country programs ran at the Windom Eagle Invite on Monday, with Springfield/Cedar Mountain winning the girls’ side of the invite out of seven teams. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s/Sleepy Eye/New Ulm Cathedral took fourth out of eight teams on the boys’ side of the invite. The Springfield/CM girls were led by Farrah Dauer, who took first with a time of 21:06.2, while LCWM/N’s Evie Jones took third (21:14.6) and Springfield/CM’s Marley Hewitt took fifth (21:28.8). Also placing in the ...

RRC recovers from slow start, downs Sleepy Eye

SLEEPY EYE — Early in the first set of a nonconference volleyball match between Sleepy Eye and Red Rock Central, it looked as if Sleepy Eye would be in the driver's seat for the whole match. The Storm led the first set by as much as 17-4, but the Falcons weren’t about to let the set — ...