by Dan Gilland in Sports
Before a doubleheader against Wayne State on April 22, the Southwest Minnesota State softball team held 1 1/2-game lead over the Wildcats for first place in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. So after splitting the series and leaving with the standings unaffected, the Mustangs could choose to put the pair of games behind them.
by Dan Gilland in Sports
If there was ever a year of firsts for Southwest Minnesota State athletics, 2008-09 is as good a candidate as any.
The sports calendar couldn't have gotten off to a more sparkling and clean start. With the $16 million Regional Event Center primed and ready for its first-ever action, the SMSU football team broke in the artificial-turf field on an immaculate fall day with a 54-14 thumping of Minnesota, Crookston.
by Dan Gilland in Sports
After winning its final six matches of the regular season, the Southwest Minnesota State tennis team was in prime position to make a run in the NSIC championship Saturday and Sunday.
The Mustangs didn't disappoint.
Seventh-seeded SMSU entered its first-round match against No.
