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New Ulm boys hockey beginnings challenging yet successful

NEW ULM — In the Friday edition of the New Ulm Daily Journal on February 21, 1975, the New Ulm School Board by a vote of 5-2 approved boys high school hockey for a varsity season beginning in the 1975-76 season at their Thursday meeting. In an article written by Denny Gardner, Tom Macho, ...

Area roundup: St. Mary’s boys power past BLHS

BOYS BASKETBALL St. Mary’s 81, BLHS 38 SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s rolled Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 81-38 in a Tomahawk Division boys basketball game on Friday. Adam Steffensmeier had 26 points, six rebounds, six steals and three assists for the Knights, while Brecken ...

Area roundup: Hagberg scores 4 goals in Eagles’ win

BOYS HOCKEY New Ulm 14, Worthington 0 WORTHINGTON — Bodey Hagberg had a four-goal night for New Ulm Thursday night to help the Eagles roll by Worthington 14-0 in a nonconference boys hockey game. Hunter Larson also had a hat trick and two assists for New Ulm, while Mason Buegler had ...

Knights get 45-0 run in rout of Mustangs

SLEEPY EYE — The No. 2-ranked Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights pride themselves on their defense and Friday night certainly showed that. With 29 steals on the night and a 45-0 run in the first half, the Knights rolled past the Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Mustangs 93-35 in a Tomahawk ...

Chargers tame Wolverines’ offense in win

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran played strong defense for the entirety of a South Central Conference boys basketball game against Sibley East as the Chargers defeated the Wolverines 56-38 on Friday. “I loved our intensity, honestly,” MVL head coach Kory Kettner said. “We ...

Firebirds hold off Greyhounds’ rally

NEW ULM — Halfway through the first 18 minutes of their Tomahawk Division boys basketball game with New Ulm Cathedral, the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Firebirds closed out the first half with a 17-3 run for a 25-17 halftime lead. But it was their 7-0 run in the last minute of the game that ...