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Area roundup: Knights, Tigers earn sweeps

PREP VOLLEYBALL ST. MARY’S 3, MADELIA 0 MADELIA — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s swept Madelia 25-21, 25-21, 25-15 in a nonconference volleyball match on Tuesday. Morgan Mathiowetz had nine kills, 17 digs and three aces for the Knights, while Audra Hoffmann had 10 kills, six digs and six aces. Olivia Schieffert had nine kills, while Brynne Ibberson had 24 set assists and six digs. Addie Odegard had five kills and a block for Madelia, while Carissa Sorenson had four kills, nine digs and three aces. Grace Tatro had four kills, four digs and a block, and Avery Tatro had 12 assists ...

Week 2: Eagles, Greyhounds, Chargers all host

After all three local high schools opened their seasons on the road, they all have home contests Friday for Week 2. New Ulm High School hosts Fairmont at 7 p.m. at Eagles Field in a Southeast Central District, Red Subdistrict game, while New Ulm Cathedral and Minnesota Valley Lutheran play an afternoon/night doubleheader at Johnson Field. The Greyhounds entertain Buffalo Lake/Hector at 4 p.m. in a Nine-Man South District, West Subdistrict game before the Chargers host LeSueur-Henderson at 8 p.m. in a Mid-South District, Brown Subdistrict contest. FAIRMONT (1-0) AT NEW ULM HIGH ...

Brownton's Mike Vogt wins big in Arlington

Courtesy of Arlington Raceway ARLINGTON — Mike Vogt of Brownton won a $1,000 for his efforts Saturday night at Arlington Raceway. Starting from his seventh-place starting position in the Olson Snowplowing & Lawn Care Outlaw Hobby feature, Vogt moved forward to take the lead on Lap 8 and remained the leader for the remaining 12 laps to win the race. The race was intense as the 33 of Matt Schauer and the 0X of Mark Oestreich lined up in the front row and took off at the drop of the green flag. The two cars drove around the track like a freight train lap by lap with Craig Groebner ...

Eagles feel good, look good in rout

NEW ULM — Getting everyone back and healthy was one of the biggest challenges for the New Ulm Eagles girls soccer team heading into the 2026 season. On Tuesday night, the Eagles were feeling good and showed it with a 7-1 victory over the Waseca Bluejays in a Big South Conference, Black ...

Raiders ride to strong win over Greyhounds

NEW ULM — Nicollet was in the driver's seat for the entirety of a 25-17, 25-14, 25-20 sweep of New Ulm Cathedral on on Tuesday, leading for all but the first few serves of the first and second sets during a nonconference volleyball match. “I think it was not worrying so much about how wet ...

Ferrell hits hole-in-one