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End of an era

NEW ULM — Craig Morgan, who has been the head boys basketball coach at Minnesota Valley Lutheran for the past 26 seasons, is stepping down from that position. “It is just time,” said Morgan, who compiled a 473-224 record which included nine Tomahawk Conference championships, four ...

‘Third time’s a charm’

ST. PETER — With two losses in the regular season to the Springfield Tigers, Monday night was truly a case of the third time being the charm for the Madelia Blackhawks. The fourth-seeded Blackhawks didn’t let those two prior losses get in their way of winning when it mattered most as ...

St. Mary’s gets state seed

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights have found out their Class A State Girls Basketball Tournament seeding Saturday. The Knights were seeded third in the tourney and will take on the No. 6-seeded Sacred Heart Eagles in the first round at state at 5 p.m. Thursday as Maturi ...

Eagles see two players named All-Conference in boys hockey

The Big South Conference released its 2024-2025 All-Conference Boys Hockey Team on Friday, with two Eagles represented. New Ulm Eagles junior Brody Nordby and sophomore Carson Uecker both made the All-Conference team. Luverne, the conference champion, led the way with six players represented.

Valley Division releases All-Conference girls basketball

The Valley Division of the Tomahawk-Valley Conference released its All-Conference team for the 2024-2025 season on Friday. From the area, Nicollet's Leah Bode was named as an All-Valley player, while teammates Savannah Klockziem and Zoie Rengstorf were named as Honorable Mentions. Madelia’s ...

Hauger’s fifth year with Gusties best one yet

ST. PETER — Sydney Hauger, Springfield High School’s all-time leading scorer in girls basketball, has continued her successful basketball career after graduating Springfield in 2020 with 2,219 career points. But throughout her now five seasons of college basketball with the Gustavus ...