WINTHROP — Forcing turnovers was going to be key for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop on Thursday night if it wanted to win its first-round playoff game against Madelia. The No. 16-seeded Thunderbirds did enough with their full-court press and got a spark to their offense courtesy of junior Taylor ...

SLEEPY EYE — When two teams play each other within a week, the game rarely goes the exact same way. In the first-ever Tomahawk-Valley Conference Girls Basketball Championship game on Thursday, however, the score didn’t change at all from last Thursday’s matchup between Sleepy Eye St. ...

NEW ULM — Turner Gymnastics Academy (TGA) recently sent their four competitive teams to the Albert Lea Gymnastics Club Valentine's Invitational. TGA Silver team placed first in their division. TGA White team placed third in their division. TGA Purple team finished second and TGA Black ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL New Ulm 89, Hutchinson 47 HUTCHINSON — New Ulm cruised by Hutchinson 89-47 in a nonconference girls basketball game on Thursday. Brooklyn Lewis led the Eagles with 24 points and three rebounds, while Maddie Backer had 19 points with five 3-pointers and three rebounds. ...

Interview by Travis Rosenau Hulke had a team-high 17 points to lead New Ulm to a 78-54 win at home over Redwood Valley on Tuesday night. Q: What is your favorite food? A: I would have to go with Chicken Alfredo. Q: What is a hobby of yours outside of sports? A: Basketball is like all I ...

WINTHROP – Despite missing nearly the entirety of the 2024 football season with an injury, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop senior Easton Taylor still got plenty of attention for his football skills and will be joining Southwest Minnesota State University for the 2025 season. Taylor said he would ...