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Eagles fly back, down Wildcats

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NEW ULM — Jersey Haugen’s power-play goal with just over a minute left in the game broke a 4-4 tie and lifted the New Ulm Eagles girls hockey team to a 5-4 win over Waconia Friday night in a nonconference hockey game at the New Ulm Civic Center. Mya Hornick recorded a hat trick for ...

Knights hit 3s, down Beavers in home opener

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NEW ULM — Relying on outside shooting wasn’t exactly the game plan for the Martin Luther College Knights going into Friday’s home opener, but it was hard to stop when the 3s continued to drop. WIth seven players hitting at least one 3 in the game and a strong rebounding effort, the ...

Tigers rally to punch third straight state final appearance

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Springfield Tigers erased a 16-point halftime deficit in the fourth quarter with 30 unanswered points to defeat Mahnomen/Waubun 30-16 in the Class A State Football Tournament Semifinals at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday. “Just pumped up,” Springfield’s Isaac Fredin ...

Springfield seeks repeat

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SPRINGFIELD — Last Friday, Springfield played its toughest game of the year, coming away with a 20-14 win over Goodhue in the first round of the Class A State Football Tournament. In that game, the Tigers saw themselves come back from a 14-6 deficit, not scoring until there were 56 seconds ...

Two MLC senior volleyball players named All-Conference

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Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The 2024 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference All-Conference volleyball teams were announced on Thursday and two Martin Luther College seniors received All-UMAC selections, with Grace Kieselhorst earning First Team and Lauren Paulsen taking Honorable ...

Backer selects Central

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NEW ULM — New Ulm High School senior Maddie Backer will be graduating and moving south of New Ulm next year. She’ll soon find herself in another small city that reminds her of home, however, as she will head to Pella, Iowa, to attend Central College to play basketball and further her ...