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More than a pitcher, Berkner’s bat booms

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SLEEPY EYE — When a player spends the amount of time in the pitching circle that Taylor Berkner did over her four-year varsity softball career, they’re naturally going to be judged first and foremost for how they pitch. But when the bat delivers just as much — if not more than the arm ...

Nordby signs tender with Helena

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NEW ULM — Brody Nordy, who scored 10 goals and added 24 assists last season for the New Ulm Eagles hockey team, has signed a tender to play with the Helena Bighorns of the North American Tier III Hockey League. The Bighorns play in the Frontier Division of the NA3HL. Nordby, a forward, ...

Johnson Park to host Military Appreciation Day June 24

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NEW ULM — The third annual “Military Appreciation Day” will be held Wednesday, June 24, at Johnson Park when the New Ulm Brewers host Leavenworth at 7:30 p.m. in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game. “All veterans attending the game will receive a free hamburger or ...

Shortened, still sweet

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LAMBERTON — While an eight-run bottom of the seventh shortened Lamberton Long Sox pitcher Quintyn Vold’s no-hit performance, it was a no-hitter nonetheless for the right-hander. Vold struck out nine in seven innings and the Long Sox offense took it from there to shut out the Stark ...

Friese to play football for DI North Dakota

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NEW ULM — Two weeks ago, New Ulm High School’s Isaiah Friese, a senior to be for the Eagles, attended the University of Minnesota Football camp where he talked with University of North Dakota football coaches. “I got to talk to the coaches a little bit,” he said. “We had been in ...