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Imagine how good the Gophers (16-4, 5-3) could be if they didn’t keep falling behind early

NEW LONDON — Four BOLD forfeits, three pins and a major decision to open the match fueled New London-Spicer’s 52-16 rout of the Warriors Tuesday in a non-conference dual. Chad Morton opened the evening with a first-period pin at 106 for NLS. BOLD then forfeited the next four...

RICHMOND — A 1-0 game after two periods turned into a rout in the third period as River Lakes tacked on six goals in the final period to blank Sauk Rapids 7-0 in a Central Lakes Conference game Tuesday. The teams played to a 0-0 draw in the first meeting of the season. Trevor...

Tuesday result Non-Conference Marshall 8, MBA 1 Kayla Benson scored Morris/Benson Area’s only goal 3:30 into the first period in the Storm’s final regular-season game. Teegan Wyffels had a hat trick for Marshall, and Sara Antony scored twice. MBA (3-15) ...

KENNINGSTON — Willmar’s Jack Erickson and Joely Palmer earned Honorable Mentions honors Tuesday at the Central Lakes Conference Meet at Andes Tower Hills. Erickson had a seventh-place time in the boys 5K Skate and Palmer finished eighth in the girls 5K Classic. The top five...

MONTEVIDEO — Teman Miller won the 50 and 100 Freestyle races and was a member of the winning 200 Freestyle Relay team to help previously winless Willmar beat Montevideo 95-82 in a non-conference dual Tuesday. The Cardinals won only one other event — Ethan Kubesh in the 500...

WILLMAR — The Willmar gymnastics team again topped the 140 mark in a 144.50-133.125 Central Lakes Conference victory over Fergus Falls on Tuesday at the Kennedy School. Haley Mottinger placed first all-around with 37.250 points. The Cards swept the top three, with Kendall Hein...

DAWSON — An impressive stat line of 25 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks from Taylor Reiss propelled Minneota past Dawson-Boyd 70-55 Tuesday in a battle of the division leaders in the Camden Conference. The South-leading Vikings (9-0, 15-4) staked a 38-24 lead at halftime to...

MELROSE — Drake Meyer scored 18 points, all on 3-point shots, and Melrose overwhelmed Minnewaska 74-44 in a West Central Conference game Tuesday. Tyler Braegelmann scored 16 points and Cesar Cervantes had 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Dutchmen,...

SARTELL — The Willmar Cardinals suffered their worst loss in school history, falling 17-0 to Sartell on Tuesday. The Sabres, ranked No. 18 in Class A by Let’s Play Hockey, peppered three Willmar goalies with 48 shots on goal, including eight goals on 19 shots in the first period. Keenan...

WILLMAR — The Willmar girls hockey team’s third-period comeback attempt fell just short against a strong Sartell/Sauk Rapids team on Tuesday at the Willmar Civic Center. The Stormin’ Sabres’ Kaelyn Szymanski put her team up by two goals with a key third-period goal and SSR...

WILLMAR— Courtney Magnuson scored 18 points and Kaitlynn Kienholz added 11 points as Willmar went on to defeat St. Cloud Apollo on Tuesday night 55-37. The Cardinals scored more than half of their points from the free throw line, going 28-34 on the game. Cayle Hovland added seven...

PHOENIX, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Marshawn Lynch, the Seattle Seahawks running back who shuns the media the same way he avoids tacklers, is a man of few words and he had just seven of them at his Super Bowl Media Day appearance on Tuesday. "I'm here so I won't get fined," Lynch said...