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GETTING TO KNOW Kendra Erickson Cedar Mountain H.S., Sr.

Interview by Travis Rosenau This past Monday, Erickson became the only volleyball player in Cedar Mountain High School history to reach 1,000 set assists, 1,000 digs and 1,000 kills in her career after picking up her 1,000th career kill in a playoff win over Springfield. Q: What is ...

Cashman finds home with NFL's most dominant defense

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Blake Cashman faked a blitz at the line before dropping a couple of yards into coverage for the Minnesota Vikings and darting to his right and lunging to break up a third-and-short throw, forcing the Indianapolis Colts to ...

GETTING TO KNOW Jordan Therkilsen Red Rock Central H.S., Sr.

Interview by Travis Rosenau This past Tuesday, Therkilsen helped the Falcons get past Renville County West in the first round of a Section 2, Nine-Player football playoff game, rushing for 248 yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries in a 28-22 victory. Q: What is your favorite ...

Area cross-country roundup: Wolverine boys on to state

PREP CROSS-COUNTRY WOLVERINES WIN 2A MEET NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA – The Sibley East boys cross-country team placed first in the Section 2A Boys Cross-Country Meet on Thursday, qualifying as a team to advance to the Class A State Cross-Country Meet. Gage Horstman led the Wolverines, placing first in the meet with a time of 15:30.3. Julio Alejandro placed third (16:32.9), while Aiden Christenson placed sixth (16:47.7). Jackson Pomplun placed eighth (16:49.5), and Jesse Ballalatak (17:09.2) and Elliott Allen (17:12.7) took 15th and 16th, respectively. Also in the boys race advancing as ...

Area roundup: Chargers end season with loss to SW Christian

THURSDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN 3, MVL 0 CHASKA — Top-seeded Southwest Christian swept ninth-seeded Minnesota Valley Lutheran 25-9, 25-18, 25-12 in a Section 2AA Volleyball Tournament match on Thursday.  Jenna Bates had six kills and a block for MVL, while Olivia Hammer had ...

LCWM serves up four-set loss to TCU in 2AA tourney

LAKE CRYSTAL — Down 10-16 in the first set of a Section 2AA Volleyball Tournament match against fifth-seeded Tri-City United on Thursday, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial called a timeout to regroup. The Knights came out of that timeout with a 5-0 run, including three consecutive aces by libero Gretta Munson, to take an 11-10 lead. The Knights continued to pressure the Titans with the serve for the rest of the match, riding the momentum to a 25-23, 25-18, 17-25, 25-22 victory. “It means a lot,” LCWM head coach Kim Thorson said. “The girls have worked a lot all season to get ...