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Big South releases 2024 All-Conference Volleyball Team

The Big South Conference released its All-Conference Volleyball Team on Monday, with two New Ulm players being honored. New Ulm senior Mackenzie Enter was named an East All-Conference team member, while junior teammate Brooklyn Lewis was an East Honorable Mention. New Ulm finished 3-4 in ...

MLC volleyball team finishes season with sweep of Northland

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College volleyball team closed out their 2024 season with a 3-0 sweep over the Northland Lumberjills on Saturday morning. The Knights honored Lauren Paulsen and Grace Kieselhorst, who played their final matches in an MLC ...

Esmay, MLC defense shut down Crown

NEW ULM — Continuing his historic junior year of collegiate football, Martin Luther College’s Andrew Esmay captained the Knights’ defense to five takeaways on the way to a gritty 13-0 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference win over the Crown College Polars on Saturday at the MLC Bowl. The ...

Hubin, Mathiowetz, Olson lead 2024 All-Journal Volleyball teams

First Team Lily Hubin, Jr., S/OH, BLHS The engine of the Mustangs’ offense, Lily Hubin has a motor that doesn’t quit and leads by example. Hubin recorded 300 kills, 477 set assists, 348 digs, 83 aces and 53 blocks, dominating in all aspects of the game. She surpassed 1,000 career set ...

Rockford holds on, spoils Pearson’s MLC debut

NEW ULM — In the first regular season men’s college basketball game of his career, New Ulm native Ben Pearson made all the right decisions in the closing seconds of a nonconference season opener with the Rockford University Regents. Rockford was able to spoil Pearson’s homecoming and ...

Hubin set up for success

HECTOR — Volleyball players have to do a lot if they want to be in the game for all six rotations. They have to dig, hit, block, serve, and sometimes even set. Lily Hubin can not only do all of this, she excels in it. “I used to always just be a setter and hitter,” Hubin said. ...