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Wilmes powers MCW to sectional win in OT

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TRIMONT — Junior forward Jacob Wilmes dropped a game-leading 32 points to lead the No. 8-seeded Martin County West Mavericks boys basketball team to a 67-62 overtime victory over the No. 9-seeded Nicollet Raiders on Friday night in a Section 2A play-in game in Trimont. Martin County West ...

North Union to face familiar foe at state hoops tournament

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DES MOINES — The North Union Warriors boys basketball squad enters the Iowa Class 1A state tournament as the No. 6 seed and will face a familiar face in the No. 3 seed Lake Mills Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. Monday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The road to a state championship will be ...

Red Bulls’ Paplow alive in Class AA state wrestlebacks

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ST. PAUL — Torrey Paplow’s seemingly bottomless stamina paid dividends during the Class AA individual state wrestling consolation round at the Xcel Energy Center on Friday night. The Martin County Red Bulls’ No. 6-ranked 133-pound sophomore sensation rallied for a second-period takedown ...

Fairmont basketball reaches Section 3AA semifinals

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WORTHINGTON — Timely shooting from both 3-point range and the free throw line engineered Fairmont’s cardiac comeback during the second half of Thursday night’s playoff basketball game in Worthington. Ava Terfehr delivered 19 points — including three 3-pointers — and five assists, ...

Jaguars best Crusaders in Section 2A quarterfinal

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ST. PETER — Senior guard McKenna Benck led the way with 20 points for the Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther Jaguars girls basketball team to defeat the Mankato Loyola Crusaders in the Section 2A quarterfinals Thursday night in St. Peter, 60-43. With the win, No. 1 seed ...

Area wrestlers set sights on state gold

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ST. PAUL — A rich family tradition continues. Martin County sophomore Torrey Paplow and Red Bulls freshman teammate Pierce Rohman have each followed in their respective older brothers’ footsteps by qualifying for their first-ever individual state wrestling tournament. “It will be nine ...