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Hopp earns Big South honors

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New Ulm sophomore guard Mitchell Hopp was named a Big South Conference, Big Division Honorable Mention on Wednesday. The guard averaged 15.6 points per game as the Eagles finished 9-18. Waseca led the way with three players making the All-Conference, Big Division team, while St. Peter had one ...

Continued growth gets Schueller to the top

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By Travis Rosenau trosenau@nujournal.com MORGAN — Cedar Mountain senior forward and center Blake Schueller has grown in more ways than one since he first stepped onto the court for the Cougars B-squad basketball team as a freshman. It’s hard to think of the dominant 6-foot-5 post player ...

Blackhawks battle back to top Chargers

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SEARLES — Madelia senior Conner Rathman couldn’t have chosen a more dramatic way to pick up the first varsity hit of his career Thursday evening at Searles Ballpark. With two outs, a runner on second and the game tied at 6-all, Rathman sent the first pitch he saw deep into left-center to ...

Knights outhit UW-Superior despite loss

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Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Martin Luther College baseball team kept up with UW-Superior in the first game of their 3-game series with the Yellowjackets on the road Wednesday evening. The Knights outhit UW-Superior 10-7, but would leave six runners on base as the ...

Madelia scores late to take down MVL

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SEARLES — Minnesota Valley Lutheran and Madelia both had strong showings in a season-opening nonconference softball game on Thursday, but it was the Blackhawks that came away with the final run to take the 4-3 win. “Really gritty,” Madelia head coach Michael Schwanke said. “It’s ...

MVL/NUC boys, girls control opener

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MANKATO — The Minnesota Valley Lutheran/New Ulm Cathedral track and field teams stared the season off strong, with both the boys and the girls teams placing first in an indoor prep track and field meet Monday. The boys team placed first with a score of 114, followed by United South ...