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Secret to standout

NEW ULM — For someone who sat out his freshman year of college football by choice, Martin Luther College defensive end Andrew Esmay is no longer the Knights’ best kept secret. Long gone are those days for the 6-foot-6 defensive end as he’s now arguably the team’s top defensive ...

GETTING TO KNOW Gavin Vanderwerf

Interview conducted by Travis Rosenau Tigers senior running back Gavin Vanderwerf passed 1,000 yards rushing for the season this past Saturday in a Section 3A semifinal game against Sleepy Eye United in Springfield. Q: What is your favorite food? A: I’ve got to say a good, juicy ...

Springfield preps for final section test against MCC

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield’s journey to the Section 3A championship might have outwardly looked very similar to the previous two years — high flying offensive performances paired with a stifling team defense — but this year’s team has something different from years past. “Our ...

Greyhounds look to ground Jaguars

NEW ULM — When New Ulm Cathedral and Renville County West meet for the Section 2, Nine-Man Football Championship Friday at 7 p.m. at Lakeview High School in Cottonwood, both teams will come in with very similar statistics. In fact, they are a near mirror image of each other. Both teams ...

MLC’s Esmay, Koelpin, Koschnitzke sweep UMAC POTW awards

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — Martin Luther College football received a lot of solid individual performances from its team in their 46-14 victory over the Westminster Blue Jays, and three in particular were especially recognized. Andrew Esmay (Defense), Thomas Koelpin ...

Big South All-Conference Girls Tennis honors announced

The Big South Conference announced its All-Conference Girls Tennis teams, with New Ulm’s Karlee Prahl making East Division on the team. The senior played at the No. 1 singles spot this season. Also from the area, junior Taylor Berkner made the West Division team for River Valley, along ...