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Area roundup: GFW tops Sleepy Eye in 2A playoffs

BOYS BASKETBALL GFW 76, Sleepy Eye 65 GIBBON — No. 7 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop topped No. 10 Sleepy Eye 76-65 in the Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday. Cole Jacobson scored 43 points for the Firebirds, while Owen Swenson had 9 and Kaden Rieke had 8. Robert Romberg led the ...

Coach Briggs reflects on Eagles’ state wrestling run

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Eagles wrestling team did a lot more this season than make the state wrestling tournament for the first time since 1999. While winning a lot of matches this season and going on to make state was a crowning achievement, the Eagles also won the interest of several ...

KOC Region 2 Free Throw Championship sees 12 winners

Submitted photos/information The Knights of Columbus Region 2 Free Throw Championship was held in New Ulm on Sunday, March 1. Competitors from New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Wabasso, Sanborn, Lucan and Redwood Falls each attempted 25 shots. Winners will be proceeding to the State Championship in ...

BSC honors 4 New Ulm dancers

The Big South Conference released its All-Conference Dance Team, with four New Ulm Eagles being recognized. On the High Kick All-Conference team from New Ulm was Ty-lee Haefner-Richardson, while Addison Buysse earned an Honorable Mention. On the Jazz All-Conference Team from New Ulm was ...

MLC’s Wenz, Kieselhorst earn All-UMAC basketball honors

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The 2025-26 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball All-Conference awards were officially released on Tuesday, and the Martin Luther College Knights had two players given the distinction. Wilhelmina Wenz was named First Team ...

No. 3 Wabasso comes away with upset over No. 2 Blackjacks

By Samantha Davis sports@nujournal.com MONTEVIDEO — Holding a lead for the majority of the night, the No. 3 Wabasso boys basketball team came away with a thrilling 89-70 semifinal win over No. 2 Dawson-Boyd Tuesday night to advance to the Section 3A North subsection championship. The loss ...