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New Ulm girls roll past Fairmont

By Caleb Brinton sports@nujournal.com FAIRMONT – The fast-paced New Ulm Eagles’ offense ran away with an 85-59 win over the Fairmont Cardinals in a Big South Conference girls basketball game Tuesday night. Scoring leaders for the Eagles were Brooklyn Lewis with 15 points and Betsy ...

Mya Morris picked as UMAC Player of the Week

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — Martin Luther College’s Mya Morris was voted the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week (December 9 - December 15) and is the first Knights' player to be given that honor this season. Morris played well this ...

New Ulm sees 4 cheer teams take 1st at state

The Champion Force of New Ulm cheer teams cleaned up at the state cheer competition on Saturday in St. Paul, with all four of their cheer teams taking first place. The Division 1 Twinklers, Division 2 Sparklers, Division 3 Dazzlers and Division 4 Glitz all earned top prize for New Ulm. It was ...

Column: Eagles boys competitive; Backer steals NUHS record

New Ulm Eagles boys head basketball coach Matt Dennis said that his team played well against a 6-0 Waseca team that has won their games by an average of 30 points a game. Waseca downed New Ulm 80-64 in a Big South Conference game. “They are extremely well-coached, they have some fine ...

Grunst, Eagles stop Dodge County

NEW ULM — Just over a minute into the second period, Dodge County’s Gabe Coshenet scored a goal to tie the game with New Ulm. But any momentum that the Wildcats may have gained with the goal was quickly erased. The Eagles responded with three goals to take a 4-1 lead and then added an ...

Area roundup: Cougars hold off Tigers; Rabbits hit century mark

BOYS BASKETBALL Cedar Mountain 66, Springfield 60 SPRINGFIELD — The Cedar Mountain Cougars built a 32-23 halftime lead and held off a rally by the Springfield Tigers in the second half for a 66-60 win in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference, Tomahawk Division boys basketball game on Monday ...