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Sleepy Eye stops Essig in TEL action Sunday

ESSIG — The Sleepy Eye Indians downed the Essig Bluejays 9-6 in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game Sunday. Marcus Martinez earned the win for Sleepy Eye, striking out one and allowing three runs on six hits and a walk in six innings. Jake Mielke pitched three innings in relief, ...

SEU boys, girls advance to state meet

NORTH MANKATO — Sleepy Eye United won both the boys’ and the girls’ sides of the Section 2A Golf Tournament on Monday, sending both teams to the state tournament Tuesday at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker. The SEU girls team has now made it four consecutive years, led by the ...

Rabbits battle Bombers in 1st round at state

NORTH MANKATO — Going 14 years without seeing the state softball tournament was a long wait for the Wabasso Rabbits, who will open the Class A State Softball Tournament at Caswell Park on Tuesday against the Braham Bombers. But the Rabbits’ long wait was nothing compared to the wait their ...

Greyhounds gritty in semifinals win over Indians

MANKATO — After starting pitcher Jake Finstad was moved from the mound to shortstop after surrendering the tying run in the fourth inning, New Ulm Cathedral was going to need to rely on its closer Joey Schugel to leave Mankato East High School with a win over Sleepy Eye. Having Elliot ...

Tigers down A’s in 7

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Tigers cruised to a 13-0 win over the St. James Athletics on Friday night in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game. The game ended in seven innings due to the 10-run lead rule. The Tigers put together an eight-run fourth inning to make it an 11-0 game ...

Woitas steps down as Greyhounds boys basketball coach

NEW ULM — Alan Woitas, who has been the head boys basketball coach at New Ulm Cathedral for the past 12 seasons, has stepped down from that position. Woitas, who was a volunteer assistant for three seasons under then-head coach Paul Hazuka before taking over the reins of the basketball ...