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Knights take down tenacious T-birds

SLEEPY EYE — Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop battled back from double-digit deficits on three separate occasions Saturday afternoon, but the Thunderbirds ran out of gas in the end against a strong Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s man defense. And with four players in double figures on offense, the Knights ...

Frericks double-double leads Rabbits over Thunderbirds

By Brady Dennis sports@nujournal.com WINTHROP — Caden Frericks had a double-double with 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Wabasso Rabbits to a 76-65 win over the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbrids on Thursday in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference, Tomahawk Division boys basketball game. ...

Area roundup: Eagles top Saints

GIRLS BASKETBALL New Ulm 83, SJA 57 ST. JAMES — New Ulm rolled St. James Area 83-57 in a Big South Conference girls basketball game on Thursday. Brooklyn Lewis led the Eagles with 24 points and six rebounds, while Maddie Backer had 14 points and five rebounds. Ramsey Hopp added 13 points ...

NUA pins W/MLA in 3AA quarterfinals

NEW ULM — New Ulm Area put up a dominant performance in the Section 3AA wrestling quarterfinals, winning over Windom/Mountain Lake Area 67-3 The Eagles had nine total pins in the dual and only lost a single match. “We had confidence, and just our mentality on our feet,” NUA head coach ...

Chargers drop OT game to Knights

NEW ULM — One of Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s biggest strengths ultimately became one of its biggest weaknesses late in Thursday night’s South Central Conference boys basketball game against Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial. While the Chargers’ defense and rebounding kept them ahead ...

Eagles boys struggle to slow down Bluejays

NEW ULM — The Waseca boys hockey team came into their Big South Conference meeting with New Ulm Thursday averaging 8.4 goals a game in conference action. While they did not make that average, they had enough offense to come away with a win. Hunter Anderson recorded a hat trick as the ...