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Randolph ended a six-game losing streak last week with a win against Glenville-Emmons. But the Rockets could not win a second straight match with a Southeast Conference loss to Lyle-Pacelli in three sets Monday, 25-22, 25-22, 25-18. Jordyn Bey had a Rockets-best four kills to go with...

The Lake City girls took sixth, and the boys seventh, at the Class 1A Milaca Mega Meet on Saturday. Carl Kozlowski had the best individual showing for the Tigers, completing the 5K race in 16 minutes, 38.31 seconds. Mitchell Mund was seventh with a 16:56.95. Completing the score for...

Lake City and Winona Cotter both scored a goal, but neither could get another in a 1-1 tie on Saturday. No individual statistics were available at press time. The Tigers (3-6-1) host Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Tuesday.

Goodhue improved to 4-4 against teams in Section 1A after sweeping Blooming Prairie Monday in Goodhue, 25-20, 25-10, 25-20. Sydney Lodermeier had a team-high 12 kills for the Wildcats, while Mikayla Peterson and Maddy Miller each finished with four kills. Haley Lexvold and Rachel...

Thanks to a 5-0 record at the Class AA Showcase this past weekend, Kenyon-Wanamingo has reclaimed the top spot in the Class 2A poll. The Knights, who fell to No. 3 last week after their first loss of the season, beat then-No. 1 Maple Lake on Saturday, 25-17, 25-21. Against the Irish,...

Juan Pablo Suarez scored two goals five minutes apart to lead Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa to a 3-0 victory over Dover-Eyota. Suarez's first goal came with 29 minutes, 17 seconds left in the first half, with the second, his 11th of the year, coming at 24:46. Conner Heitman headed...

Cannon Falls took its lumps on Friday and Saturday at the Class AA Showcase in Burnsville. The Bombers won just one of five matches, but head coach Melissa Huseth said the tournament was a chance to learn. “(There was) great competition this weekend,” Huseth said. “For much...

A late touchdown kept Zumbrota-Mazeppa from a shutout, but the Cougars still got the win, 32-6, over Southeast White District opponent Winona Cotter. Isaiah Stueber and Jacob Niebuhr opened the scoring with 5 minutes, 18 seconds left in the first quarter on a 67-yard pass. Early in...

Kenyon-Wanamingo found little resistance in Mankato Loyola on Friday, trouncing the Crusaders, 42-0, in a Mid-Southwest West District mismatch. Calvin Steberg, who rushed for 196 yards on just 11 attempts, had touchdown runs of 1, 91 and 33 yards. Tyler Ryan (38 yards), Bradley Kish...

Piling up 26 points in the middle of the game, Goodhue crushed Southland, 33-7, in a Mid-Southeast East District game on Friday. Wildcat running back Mason Huemann had touchdown runs of 5, 46 and 17, finishing with 201 yards on 19 carries. Huemann scored with 2 minutes, 52 seconds...

Brady Braaten hauled in a 33-yard pass from Keegan Majerus to lift Pine Island to a 20-15 Southeast White District win over Chatfield on Friday night. The Majerus-to-Braaten connection came with 1 minute, 17 seconds to play in the game, and was the third scored of the final quarter....

A 13-point lead at halftime evaporated quickly and Lake City could not recover in a 35-33 Southeast Red District loss to Byron on Thursday. Tiger Mitch Marien had a 4-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and Parker Schurhammer caught an 8-yard score from Marc Kjos as Lake City...