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Eagles girls blanked by Waconia in opener

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WACONIA — The New Ulm Eagles girls hockey team was shut out 5-0 by Waconia on Friday night in a nonconference girls hockey opener at the Waconia City Ice Arena. Waconia scored two goals in the first period before upping the lead to 4-0 in the second and tacking on the fifth goal at 3:47 of ...

Turnovers, last-second Semanko 3 doom Knights

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NBy Travis Rosenau trosenau@nujournal.com NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights put together a strong shooting night and controlled the boards, but one too many turnovers and a clutch 3 in the last second spoiled their home opener Friday night. With a clutch 3 from the corner by ...

Falcons fall to fast, physical Patriots

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By Ari Selvey aselvey@nujournal.com MARSHALL — Top-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek controlled the game from wire to wire as the Patriots defeated fourth-seeded Red Rock Central 44-14 in the opening round of the Nine-Player State Football Tournament Thursday at Southwest Minnesota State ...

Helget sets school record

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SLEEPY EYE — Setters are usually not the ones on the volleyball court to get all the glory. But throughout her career, Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ Josie Helget has quietly been racking up the assist numbers. This season, Helget recorded 820 set assists, 10.1 per set, and helped lead the Knights ...

Four MLC XC runners make All-Conference

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Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The 2025 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country All-UMAC awards were officially announced on Wednesday and the Knights earned four selections to the All-Conference teams. Eliott Heiderich was the top finisher for the MLC men and took eighth overall ...

Falcons prep for state battle with No. 1 Pats

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MARSHALL — The word “doubt” hasn’t been a part of the Red Rock Central Falcons’ vocabulary during their undefeated 10-0 season. No matter how many doubters they may have coming into Thursday’s state football opener against the top-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots, nothing is ...