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Sleepy Eye shakes off rocky start, holds off Jaguars

SLEEPY EYE — It took the Sleepy Eye boys basketball team a little time to get their legs under them Tuesday after an extended holiday break, but flashes of the team the Indians have been this season were on display when they needed it most. With a strong end to the first half and a ...

Eagles girls fall to Alexandria at St. Cloud invite

ST. CLOUD — The New Ulm Eagles fell to Alexandria 66-36 on Saturday on Day 2 of the St. Cloud Girls Basketball Invite at St. Cloud State University. New Ulm was led by Brooklyn Lewis, who had 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Leah Brustad had 12 points and eight rebounds. New Ulm hosts ...

Area roundup: Raiders top Lakeview, Mustangs snag 1st win

BOYS BASKETBALL Nicollet 83, Lakeview 69 COTTONWOOD — The Nicollet Raiders took down Lakeview 83-69 on Monday in a Lakeview High School boys basketball invite game. The Raiders (5-2) were led by Keegan Hulke’s 24 points, while Henry Kennedy had 16 points and eight rebounds. Abe Madson ...

Eagles eke out win over Chargers late

MANKATO — In a game with a lead change seemingly every possession, New Ulm came out on top of Minnesota Valley Lutheran 64-63 in the third-place game of the Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament Monday at Bethany Lutheran College. “I would say a lot of the defensive stops [helped ...

MVL falls in semifinals to Maple River

MANKATO – Minnesota Valley Lutheran struggled to contain Maple River as it fell to the Eagles 62-42 in the semifinals round of the Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Saturday. Owen Birkholz and Pierson Brau both had 10 points for the Chargers, while Connor Bode had 7 points. ...

Eagles fall late to Bulldogs

MANKATO -- New Ulm fell behind after a 12-0 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton run in the second half of a Kwik Trip Bethany Holiday Tournament boys basketball game on Saturday as the Eagles lost 83-76 to the Bulldogs in the semifinals round. “I thought we came out and competed really hard,” ...