Mitch Bouwman threw 14 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout on Wednesday night to lead the Marshall A's in a pitcher's duel win over Granite Falls marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Liam Kruse put together an eye-popping 0.32 ERA on the mound as well as a 1.024 OPS for the Marshall baseball team in 2025. His two-way talents earned him our selection for Baseball Player of the Year. marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

A well-balanced crop of two-way stars paved the way for seven different schools to be represented on the 2025 Independent All-Area Baseball first team marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Marshall Junior and Senior Legion each finished their regular season with road doubleheader splits on Thursday to headline Friday's Independent sports section

After emerging from the elimination bracket, the Marshall VFW Orange baseball team picked up back-to-back wins over top-seeded New Ulm to return to the state tournament marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Marshall Orange repeated as section champions, the Milroy Yankees put on a show after inducting the newest pair of members to the team Hall of Fame, and Hadley closed out the regular season with a lopsided win in Tuesday's edition of the Independent

No. 2 Milroy defeated No. 7 Lakefield 10-0 in the Region 10C Tournament opener Wednesday. Tyler Maeyaert pitched a six-inning shutout, while Dominic Dolan hit a lead-off double on Milroy’s first pitch of the game to set the tone early. ⁦Milroy Irish⁩ marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Noah Frazee scored the go-ahead run and threw four scoreless innings for Marshall Black on Wednesday in a 3-2 sub-state tournament win over Fairmont. marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

The Marshall Mudcats' bats kept plugging away on Wednesday night as they put together a sixth-inning rally to avoid an upset and take down Worthington in their sub-state tournament opener. marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Marshall's Junior and Senior Legion baseball teams kicked off their sub-state tournaments with wins, while the Milroy Irish and the Hadley Buttermakers each claimed the first game of their Region 10C tournament series on Wednesday

The Milroy Irish have earned the second seed out of Region 10C for the upcoming Class C State Tournament after falling to the Windom Pirates in a nailbiting 3-1 loss Friday night in the region championship. ⁦Milroy Irish⁩ marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Pick up a copy of Saturday's edition of the Independent for our first annual Celebrating Success tab, including 64 pages recognizing the achievements of southwest Minnesota's finest prep sports teams and athletes.

Coming off consecutive top-2 finishes in the Tomahawk Conference, the Wabasso Rabbits are looking to return to the top of the league this year marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton volleyball team will be switching up its play style with a mix of returners and new players ahead of the 2025 season. marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Hungry to make a deeper playoff run led by three seniors and a large group of returners, the Lakeview volleyball team believes its team chemistry will play a pivotal role this season. marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

RTR will look to build on its winning culture in 2025, entering the season ranked No. 5 in Class A behind a large group of returners marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Returning nearly its entire roster from a year prior, the Yellow Medicine East volleyball team is in position to make deeper strides led by a group of four starting seniors in the 2025 season. marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Avery Fahl tallied three blocks with 18 assists, 10 kills and 10 digs while Reese Drake contributed another 13 kills and 13 digs in the top-ranked MHS TIGER VOLLEYBALL team's season-opening win over No. 3 Willmar on Thursday night. marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

In both teams’ season opener, the Wabasso volleyball team locked in defensively to secure a win over Yellow Medicine East in straight sets of 25-11, 25-12 and 25-20 Thursday night in a non-conference matchup. marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…

Despite a competitive effort back in front of its home crowd for the 2025 season, the Marshall girls soccer team fell short in its home opener 3-0 to Minnehaha Academy Friday night in a non-conference matchup. marshallindependent.com/sports/local-s…