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Minnesota State prepares for regional competitions Minnesota State prepares for regional competitions By Rob Clark | February 19, 2021 at 8:27 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 8:27 PM MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â The NCAA Division II Super Region V Championships are set to get underway in Aberdeen, South Dakota, next weekend, with wrestlers hoping to punch their tickets to the national competition coming up on March 12. In whatâs been a strange year for sports, the Mavericks managed to get all six regular-season duals in without adjusting the schedule â which is a feat in itself considering the circumstances this season. âAs usual, the credit goes to the guys. We only get to see them 2-3 hours a day. They have a life outside of here. We had the same lineup all year,â explained Head Coach Jim Makovsky. âInjury-wise, we didnât have a lot of injuries, we didnât have a lot of sickness, didnât have any positive COVID tests ....
Cougars look to defend Section 1A title with added depth Cougars look to defend Section 1A title with added depth By Mary Rominger | January 29, 2021 at 9:14 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 9:18 PM MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â The Mankato East-Loyola boysâ hockey program owns a 3-and-1 record to start the 2021 season, as the team looks to defend the Section 1A title. The Cougars returned their senior core - Layten Liffrig, Jacob Schreiber, JD Kragh, Brett Borchardt and Hayden Guillemette - who helped lead the team to obtain two section titles in three years, along with a state tournament appearance last year. âLast year we talked about, after we won the section championship, super hard to win a section championship with five forwards and two or three defensemen,â Head Coach Adam Fries said. ....