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Area roundup: Sleepy Eye downs Redwood Valley

PREP SOFTBALL Sleepy Eye 10, Redwood Valley 6 REDWOOD FALLS — Sleepy Eye topped Redwood Valley 10-6 in a nonconference softball game on Tuesday. Taylor Berkner earned the win for Sleepy Eye, striking out seven while allowing six runs on 11 hits and five walks. At the plate, Jaelynn ...

Walk-off winners

NEW ULM — In the bottom of the ninth inning of a Big South Conference baseball game between New Ulm and Belle Plaine, Dirk Haynes hit a single to score Tanner Backer to put the Eagles over the Tigers 5-4 Tuesday at Mueller Park. “You’ve got to live for those moments,” Haynes said. ...

Chargers offense explodes in sweep of Wolverines

By Jeff Meder sports@nujournal.com NEW ULM – Minnesota Valley Lutheran edged Sibley East 17-14 in Game 1 and turned around for a 25-8 win in four innings on Tuesday in a South Central Conference girls softball doubleheader. In Game 1, it was a tight game from start to finish. Katlyn ...

MVL sweeps St. Clair in doubleheader

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran used two stellar pitching performances from Kaden Peterson and Josh Vander Plas as the Chargers swept a South Central Conference doubleheader from St. Clair Tuesday afternoon at Johnson Park. In the opener, Peterson allowed just one hit and struck out 13 ...

Greyhounds keep rolling, take down Clippers 5-1

NEW ULM — With their offense manufacturing runs early on and starting right-handed pitcher Colin Anderson working out of some tough spots, the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds stayed unbeaten this year with a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday night in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover ...

Fortwengler sinks hole-in-one

Submitted photo/information Aaron Fortwengler recorded a hole-in-one at the New Ulm Country Club on April 12. Fortwengler made the shot on the par-3, 170-yard 12th Hole with a 5 iron.