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MINNEOTA — Isaac Hennen capped a huge night with a 4-yard touchdown run in overtime as Minneota squeezed by Dawson-Boyd 34-28 in a game between undefeated rivals on Friday. Hennen carried 44 time for 266 yards and scored four touchdowns in a game that featured just one turnover...

WILLMAR — Ashley Froelich played a strong game at the Ridgewater volleyball team clipped MCAC rival and defending NJCAA Division III national champion Rochester in five games on Friday night at Ridgewater College. The Warriors prevailed 23-25, 25-10, 19-25, 25-22 and 15-9. Froelich...

BRAINERD — The Willmar volleyball team shook off Tuesday's loss to Rocori and a long bus ride to Brainerd to dispatch the Warriors in four games in a Central Lakes Conference match on Thursday. The Cardinals, tied after two games, won the third set handily and held off a Brainerd...

MINNEAPOLIS—Justin Verlander pitched six strong innings as the Detroit Tigers completed a doubleheader of the Minnesota Twins with a 4-2 win Thursday night. The Tigers swept the three-game series at Target Field, and thanks to the Baltimore Orioles getting swept by the Boston...

COLD SPRING — The Willmar boys and girls cross country teams cruised to dominating finishes in the Rocori Invite on Thursday in Cold Spring. The girls were especially outstanding, finishing with four of the top five finishers, which helped them to a total of 27 points. That...

COLD SPRING—After jumping out to a 3-0 start, the Willmar girls tennis team suffered its first loss at the hands of Rocori on Aug. 30. Winners of six straight coming into Thursday, the Cardinals had no interest in letting the Spartans end another streak. Willmar didn't drop...