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      <title>Neuerburg Qualifies for NJCAA Division III Women's National Golf Tournament</title>
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      <description>M State women&#x2019;s golfer Amara Neuerburg qualified individually for the NJCAA Division III National Tournament in Chautaqua, New York, shooting a two-round total of 178 (92 at Pebble Lake on Wednesday and 86 at Hawley on Friday).  She will compete at the National Tournament June 2-5.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartan Men Come Up Short in Quest for National Tournament Trip</title>
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      <description>The M State Men&#x2019;s Golf Team came up short in their bid to qualify for the NJCAA National Tournament as Southwest Tech put together two solid days on the Jewel Golf Club course in Lake City to claim the Region XIII championship.  Southwest Tech had a two day total of 611 (309-302) and the Spartans ended up with a 657 (329-328).</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>M State Goes 1-3 in 4 Game Series with Anoka-Ramsey</title>
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      <description>The M State baseball team played four games in two days against Anoka-Ramsey Community College, winning one game and losing three.  The Spartans were swept on Friday, 11-2 and 16-9.  On Saturday, M State was a 6-5 winner in the first game of their double header, but dropped the nightcap, 9-5.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Warriors Complete Double Header Sweep of Spartans with Walk-Off Win</title>
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      <description>The Ridgewater Warriors hosted the M State Spartans in a MCAC Southern Division Baseball Double Header on Sunday in Willmar with the home team taking both games.  The Warriors won the first game, 9-1, and then recorded a 3-2 walk-off win in game two.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2025-26 NJCAA Division III Region XIII Qualifier - Jewel Golf Club, Lake City, MN</title>
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      <description>The 2025-26 NJCAA Division III Region XIII Men's golf qualifier will take place May 4th / 5th at the Jewel Golf Club, Lake City, MN</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Trinity Bible Comes from 4 Points Down at Halftime to Beat Spartan Men by 8</title>
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      <description>On sophomore night at M State, Hayden Knick scored a team high 21 points, hitting 7-of-14 3-pointers in the game.  Fifteen of those points came in the first half as the Spartans took a 44-40 advantage into the locker room at halftime.  Trinity Bible College put together a solid second half, outscoring M State 49-37 to take an 89-81 victory.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Trinity Bible Women Pull Away in 2nd Half for 77-48 Win Over Lady Spartans</title>
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      <description>Trinity Bible College broke open a ten point game at halftime by outscoring M State 20-6 in the third quarter on the way to a 77-48 win over the lady Spartans on Wednesday night in Fergus Falls.  The Lions shot 40.3% (29-72) from the field and forced 39 turnovers.  They also made 12-of-14 free throw attempts.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Updated Game Times for Spartan Basketball This Weekend (Feb. 7th)</title>
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      <description>The M State Spartans women&#x2019;s basketball game tomorrow vs. Anoka-Ramsey is postponed to Thurs. Feb. 19th.  The men&#x2019;s game tomorrow (Feb. 7th) for Anoka-Ramsey is now moved up to 2pm (originally scheduled for 3pm).  The Spartan Basketball buddies will play/perform at halftime of the 2pm men&#x2019;s game tomorrow (Sat. Feb. 7th).</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lady Spartans Stage 4th Quarter Rally but Come up Short in 48-46 Loss to St. Cloud</title>
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      <description>Trailing 37-30 after three quarters, the lady Spartans put on a fourth quarter push that brought them to within two points at the final buzzer as they fell to St. Cloud, 48-46.  The Spartans dominated the boards, 54-29, and shot 36.4% (16-44) from the field, while holding the Cyclones to just 23% (15-65) shooting on the night.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hamilton Scores 30, Registers Double-Double, but Spartan Men Fall to St. Cloud, 81-79</title>
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      <description>The M State Men&#x2019;s Basketball team found themselves down by six points at halftime Wednesday night, trailing 41-35.  The second half was a back-and-forth battle with M State outscoring St. Cloud 44-40, but coming up two points short in an 81-79 loss on their home floor.  The loss leaves the Spartans and the Cyclones tied in the MCAC South with 2-3 conference records.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lady Wildcats in Control from Start to Finish in Win Over M State</title>
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      <description>The lady Wildcats rode a dominant 29-2 start after one quarter of play to a 95-29 victory over the lady Spartans at NDSCS in Wahpeton on Monday night.  Science held a commanding 48-33 advantage on the boards, shot 44.7% (38-85) from the field, recorded 30 team steals and capitalized on 39 M State turnovers.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartan Men Fall to Wildcats at NDSCS</title>
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      <description>The M State Men&#x2019;s basketball team fell behind 45-23 at the half on Monday night at NDSCS in Wahpeton, however, the Spartans battled the Wildcats the rest of the way, trailing by just 10 points late in the game before the Wildcats finished with an 87-62 victory.  The Spartans were outscored by just 3 points in the second half, 42-39.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartan Men Win at Rochester</title>
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      <description>M State overcame a 30-24 halftime deficit in Rochester on Saturday afternoon and went on to record a 67-63 MCAC Southern Division victory over the Yellowjackets.  The Spartans shot 46.3% (25-54) from the field and made 38.5% (5-13) from beyond the arc.  They also held a 38-32 edge on the boards.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ridgewater Starts Fast, Pulls Away for 86-38 Win over Lady Spartans</title>
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      <description>Ridgewater got off to a fast start and ran away with an 86-38 win over the M State lady Spartans in MCAC Southern Division Women&#x2019;s Basketball action on Wednesday night in Fergus Falls.  The Warriors took advantage of 36 M State turnovers as they improved their season record to 8-11 and their Southern Division mark to 2-1.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Warriors Pull Away From Spartans with Strong 2nd Half</title>
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      <description>The Ridgewater Warriors took an 11 point halftime lead (43-32) on Wednesday night and outscored M State 50-30 over the final 20 minutes to post a 93-62 victory over the Spartans in Fergus Falls.  The Warriors had a good shooting night, making 49% (36-73) of their field goal attempts.  The Spartans only made 33% (26-79) of their shots from the floor.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nationally Ranked Northland Women Handle Lady Spartans</title>
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      <description>Northland Community and Technical College looked like the second ranked team in the nation in Women&#x2019;s Division III basketball on Monday night as they handled the M State lady Spartans, 80-32, in Thief River Falls.  The lady Pioneers shot 50% (34-68) from the field and capitalized on 34 M State turnovers.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartan Men Struggle in Loss at Northland</title>
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      <description>The M State Men&#x2019;s basketball team struggled from the get-go on Monday night in Thief River Falls, falling behind 31-13 at the half and losing to the Pioneers by a final score of 59-42.  The Spartans shot just 31.5% (17-54) on the night and finished without a scorer in double figures.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Five Spartans Reach Double Figures in Road Win Over Anoka-Ramsey</title>
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      <description>The M State Men&#x2019;s Basketball team had a good shooting night in Coon Rapids on Wednesday as they made 51.6% (32-62) of their field goal attempts on the way to an 89-81 victory over Anoka-Ramsey.  Five Spartans reached double digits in scoring, led by James Hamilton with 25 points.  Hamilton also had 9 rebounds. M State made 19-of-28 (68%) of their free throws.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Anoka-Ramsey Cruises Past Lady Spartans</title>
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      <description>Anoka-Ramsey Community College took a 22-8 first quarter lead and never looked back as they went on to defeat the M State lady Spartans by the score of 95-39 on Wednesday night in Coon Rapids.  The Golden Rams shot 64% (39-61) for the night, making 8-of-20 (40%) 3&#x2019;s.  They also turned 26 M State turnovers into 38 points.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lady Spartans Use Shutdown Defensive Effort to Defeat Riverland</title>
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      <description>The M State lady Spartans held Riverland to single digit scoring in all four quarters on Saturday afternoon as they recorded a 56-19 victory in their first MCAC South Division home game of the season.  M State shot 41.5% (22-52) from the field and dominated the boards, 54-26.  Two Spartans registered double-doubles, Kaitlyn Olson (17 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals) and Terri Wind (10 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steal, 3 blocks).</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartan Men Drop Southern Division Home Opener to Riverland</title>
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      <description>Riverland made 53.3% (32-60) of their field goal attempts and buried 10-of-21 (47.6%) of their 3-point attempts on Saturday afternoon as they recorded an 82-58 MCAC Southern Division victory over the M State Spartans in Fergus Falls.  M State shot 36.7% (22-60) and only 20.7% (6-29) from beyond the arc.  With the Spartans leading 24-23 late in the first half, Riverland rattled off 16 straight points to go into halftime with a 39-24 lead.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartan Men Fall Victim to Sharpshooting Blue Jays</title>
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      <description>Minnesota West shot 61% (41-67) overall and 42% (11-26) from 3-point range on Wednesday night as the Blue Jays opened MCAC Southern Division play with a decisive 99-72 victory over M State in Worthington.  Minnesota West also held a 39-26 advantage on the boards.  The Spartans shot 43% (25-58) on the night.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Nationally ranked Minnesota West reached the century mark on Wednesday night, placing six players in double figures as they recorded a 100-51 victory over the M State lady Spartans in Worthington.  The Blue Jays shot 51% (36-71) from the field, 38% (11-29) on 3&#x2019;s, and 85% (17-20) from the free throw line.  They also capitalized on effective pressure defense, forcing 46 turnovers.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Olson named MCAC Southern Division Player of the Week</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lady Spartans Hold Off Furious 2nd Half Comeback to Edge Vermilion 58-57</title>
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      <description>M State jumped out to a 35-17 halftime lead on Saturday against Minnesota North College &#x2013; Vermilion, however, the lady Spartans had to hold off a furious second half comeback to escape with a 58-57 victory in Fergus Falls, improving their season record to 6-6 as they prepare to begin MCAC Southern Division play against Minnesota West in Worthington on Wednesday night.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartan Men Hold Off Itasca for 3-Point Win</title>
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      <description>M State had a good shooting night on Friday as they held off a late surge by Minnesota North College &#x2013; Itasca to record their tenth win of the season, a 91-88 victory over the Vikings.  The Spartans hit 52% (39-75) of their field goal attempts on the way to the win.  James Hamilton registered a double-double (24 points, 11 rebounds) to lead M State.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lady Spartans Open Classic with 64-56 Come From Behind Win Over Vikings</title>
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      <description>The lady Spartans overcame a one point halftime deficit, out-scoring Minnesota North College &#x2013; Itasca 21-13 in the third quarter and 34-25 in the second half to take a 64-56 victory over the Vikings on the first day of the Spartan Holiday Classic at M State in Fergus Falls.  M State hit 40% (26-65) of their field goal attempts and had four players reach double figures.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The M State Men&#x2019;s Basketball team improved to 9-3 on the year with their fifth straight victory on Saturday afternoon in Fergus Falls.  The Spartans led 37-28 at the half and held on for a 69-65 victory over Minnesota North College &#x2013; Rainy River.  M State shot 39.4% (26-66) overall, but struggled from the 3-point line, going just 6-for-25 (47.8%).  They also made only 11-of-23 free throws (47.8%).</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The M State lady Spartans turned 31 Minnesota North College - Rainy River turnovers into 36 points as they defeated the Voyageurs on Friday night, 63-24 in Fergus Falls.  M State took excellent care of the ball with only 16 turnovers on the night.  They shot 37.9% (25-66) from the field and held Rainy River to 13.6% (8-59) shooting.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartan Men Hold on for 73-69 Win Over Rainy River</title>
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      <description>The M State Men&#x2019;s Basketball team took a 43-21 halftime lead and then had to hold off a furious second half comeback by Minnesota North College &#x2013; Rainy River to complete a 73-69 victory.  The Voyageurs outscored the Spartans 48-30 over the final 20 minutes of play on Friday night.  The two teams will face each other again at noon on Saturday.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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