Career night for Peschong leads Mustangs
by Dan Gilland in Sports
On a night when Southwest Minnesota State guard Andrew Peschong was recognized for a career of unselfish play, it was his heroic, assertive shot late in the game that might be remembered most.
Peschong became SMSU's all-time leader in career assists Friday during the Mustangs' 71-67 victory over Bemidji State on Hawaiian Night.
by Dan Gilland in Sports
Wrestling
Southwest Minnesota State University 1-1 on the weekend…The SMSU wrestling team went 1-1 in a pair of road duals over the weekend.
No. 6 Upper Iowa beat SMSU 35-12 on Friday. Brandan Schunk and Brian Rodas were the only Mustangs to win their bouts in the meet.
Men and women swept
by Dan Gilland in Sports
The Southwest Minnesota State University men and women took a two-game road trip on Jan. 22 and 23 to Augustana (S.D.), then Wayne State (Neb.).
Poor shooting was a continuing story for both Mustang squads over the trip, as each team was swept.
On the men's side, No.
Losing streak ends
by Laura Johnson in Sports
The Southwest Minnesota State women's basketball team answered its recent three-game slide by starting a new win streak.
SMSU first beat Minnesota, Duluth 75-71 on Friday, then topped Bemidji State 73-63 Saturday on Hawaiian Night.
In the win over Bemidji, Miley Hunziker scored a career-high 18 points.
Demond Carter became an All-American wrestler the tough way. And he's not finished yet.
by Dan Gilland in Sports
Demond Carter peels a brace off his left knee and climbs atop a padded table in the training room at Southwest Minnesota State University. The junior wrestler hurt the knee recently, and is trying to get rehabilitated and back in competition.
The journey from East St.
Caravan stops in town
by Laura Johnson in Sports
With another Minnesota Twins baseball season just around the corner, the Twins Caravan, including Bert Blyleven, Jeff Manship, Denard Span, T.C. and radio play-by-play man John Gordon rolled into Southwest Minnesota State University to share thoughts on the upcoming season, answer questions and have an autograph session.
