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Eagles take 2, move on to section semis

NORTH MANKATO — Third-seeded New Ulm earned two wins to advance to the Section 2AAA Softball Tournament semifinals on Thursday at Caswell Park, defeating sixth-seeded Worthington 10-5 and second-seeded Mankato West 3-1. The win against West redeemed a 7-3 loss from the regular season for ...

Chargers roll by Mavericks in 2A playoffs

NEW ULM — Josh Vander Plas allowed just one hit — a leadoff single in the top of the fourth inning — and struck out seven as the fifth-seeded Minnesota Valley Lutheran hammered out 14 hits and downed 12th-seeded Martin County West 10-0 Thursday afternoon in a Section 2A Baseball ...

St. James, BEA to move from Big South to SCC

NEW ULM— The Big South Conference and the newly-formed South Central Conference will see some changes to the face of their conferences in two years. Both St. James Area and Blue Earth Area will depart the Big South Conference and join the South Central Conference for the 2027-28 school ...

GETTING TO KNOW Berkley Wilfahrt

Interview by Ari Selvey Wilfahrt helped lead New Ulm to its second consecutive Big South Conference softball championship with an 11-5 win over JCC on Saturday, going 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. Q: What is your favorite drill? A: My favorite drill for infield in softball ...

GETTING TO KNOW Zach Hubbard

Interview by Travis Rosenau Hubbard went 3 for 4 with two RBIs to lead the Eagles to a 10-3 win over Waseca this past Friday in a five-inning, weather-shortened game. Q: Who is your favorite baseball player? A: I’ll say Royce Lewis. (Minnesota Twins) Q: What is a hobby of yours outside ...

TEL preview: High expectations for Cubs, Brewers

Two of the biggest items going into the 2025 Tomahawk East League seasons are, one, the Courtland Cubs have been ranked by the Minnesota Baseball Association (MBA) as the number one team in Class C after a deep run last year in the Class C State Tournament where they made the Elite Eight going ...