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Undefeated in five games prior to Monday’s Section 1A matchup, Byron used two first-half goals to defeat Red Wing for a 3-0 victory in Byron. Josie Bisgard had two goals and an assist for the Bears while Jordan Oelkers scored the other goal and Courtney Slowinski had two helpers...

A busy Saturday at the Farmington Invitational saw Red Wing finish 1-3 in four matches, including two Big Nine Conference foes. The Wingers lost to Rosemount (25-12, 25-22) to open the tourney, then beat Winona (28-26, 25-13) before falling to Owatonna (25-17, 25-20) and Farmington...

Lake City went 1-2 at the Rochester John Marshall Invitational on Saturday, losing 5-2 to Robbinsdale Armstrong and Delano, and defeating Cannon Falls, 5-2, to finish in seventh place. Against the Bombers, the Tigers swept singles play with Ava Wallerich, Ashley Thieren, Sarah Ziebarth...

Six different players scored as Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa walked all over Caledonia on Saturday, 11-0. Max Smothers had three goals, and also made one save in his usual role as goalkeeper. Ian Niles, Edison Toft and Nathan Marx each had two goals for the Wildcats, with additional...

Cannon Falls got into the win column on Friday, and handed St. Charles its first loss of 2017 in the process, with a definitive 28-6 decision over the host Saints. Logan Hofstedt had 96 yards on 19 carries for the Bombers, including touchdown runs of 5, 4 and 13 yards. Hofstedt's...

In Big Nine Conference play Thursday, Owatonna made short work of visiting Red Wing with a 7-0 win. The Wingers won just two games in singles, with Chole Struss losing to Emily Rahrick 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 and Graci Bettich falling 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 to Sara Anderson. In doubles, all...

Cannon Falls' defense was on its game on Thursday in a 3-0 (25-10, 25-21, 25-16) win over Rochester Lourdes. Kara Loeschke had 16 assists, 10 digs and six kills for the Bombers, who were led defensively by Tatum Pickar, who had 21 digs and four ace serves. Rachel Huseth had 10 assists,...

Red Wing was in a perfect spot after the first set on Thursday. And even after dropping a lopsided second game, the Wingers were able to rally together and, after being down four points, rally to tie Minneapolis Washburn in the third. But Red Wing lost a late lead, and then fell flat...

The Red Wing girls' swimming and diving team secured its first dual win of the year Thursday with a Big Nine Conference victory at Albert Lea, 98-74. The night started with a win in the 200-yard medley relay as Grace O'Brien, Sammy Kriese, Cecilia De Jong and Teegan Beyers won with...

All five of Red Wing's top runners on Thursday finished in the top 20 as the boys' cross-country team won the Mayo Invitational at Eastwood Golf Course in Rochester. Compiling a team score of 50 points, the Wingers held off Rosemount (85), Winona (114), La Crosse Logan (154) and Owatonna...