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Tigers outrun by Bulldogs in 2A finals

MANKATO — The third-seeded Springfield Tigers had their moments in Wednesday’s Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament title game at Bresnan Arena, but Gavin Bauer and his top-seeded Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs always seemed to be just a step ahead. The sophomore guard scored a ...

Three New Ulm boys hockey players honored by BSC

The Big South Conference released its Boys Hockey All-Conference team, with three New Ulm Eagles players represented. Juniors Hunter Larson and Carson Uecker made the All-Conference team, while senior Brody Nordby was an Honorable Mention.

Tigers, Bulldogs ready for section finals showdown

MANKATO — The Springfield Tigers boys basketball program has been hungry to play for a section championship since 2020. That year, they were to meet New Ulm Cathedral for a chance to get back to the state tournament for the second consecutive season after making it in 2019. But 2020 saw ...

Tigers run away from Blackhawks in semis

ST. PETER — For the past few seasons, Springfield has just missed out on reaching the Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament championship game, falling one game short in each of the past two years. This year, the third-seeded Tigers finally got their redemption, taking on the team that ...

St. Mary’s earns 2 seed at state

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights will enter this year’s Class A State Girls Basketball Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Knights will take on No. 7-seeded Mayer Lutheran at 3 p.m. Thursday in the first round at Maturi Pavilion. St. Mary’s defeated Mayer Lutheran 52-49 ...

Nicollet falls to top-seeded JWP in semifinals

ST. PETER — The fifth-seeded Nicollet Raiders didn’t give up without a fight Monday, but the physical and fast Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs showed exactly why they were the No. 1 seed. Turning takeaways into points and with four players in double figures, the Bulldogs stifled a ...