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New Ulm basketball players adjust to college

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NEW ULM — Two former high school basketball players from New Ulm are getting their first taste of college basketball. Jevan Wilfahrt from New Ulm Cathedral and now at Gustavus Adolphus College and Nate Firle from New Ulm High School and now at the University of Jamestown are both ...

Chargers bolt past Blackhawks

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MADELIA — Minnesota Valley Lutheran looked in midseason form in its first game of the season, rolling to an 82-41 victory over Madelia Thursday in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover girls basketball game. It was the largest margin of victory MVL has had with Hailey Santos as head ...

Esmay wins UMAC DPOY, Knights garner 12 All-Conference selections

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Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The Martin Luther College football team had a nice haul of All-Upper Midwest Athletic Conference selections, as the Knights racked up 12 honors, while junior Andrew Esmay earned Defensive Player of the Year. The All-Conference teams were publicly ...

Eagles struggle to handle AAAA Wayzata in season opener

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NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles had to expect that they would have their hands full to open the 2024-25 season of girls basketball Thursday as they hosted the Class AAAA Wayzata Trojans. What they didn’t expect was quite how well the Trojans would limit the way the Eagles wanted to play ...

New Ulm girls shut out in loss to Minnesota River

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LE SUEUER — Minnesota River defeated New Ulm 3-0 in a Big South Conference girls hockey game. The Eagles were outshot 44-12 in the game, and both teams committed five penalties. All three Bulldogs goals came on even strength. Ava Brennan collected 41 saves in net for New Ulm. New Ulm ...

MLC women battle back, St. Kate’s holds on

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Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The Martin Luther College women’s basketball team was in it until the final possession nearly all of their game at St. Catherine University on Wednesday evening. The Knights overcame a 58-46 deficit with just under five minutes left to play and ...