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Jacobson ends GFW career as complete player

GIBBON — Years before he was setting school records at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop High School, Cole Jacobson was a whole different basketball player. Skill-wise and comfortability-wise. But the growth he’s had from his freshman year — and not just in height — has helped him take his ...

Jacobson, Guetter, Firchau lead 2025-26 All-Journal Boys Basketball

First Team Cole Jacobson, Sr., G, GFW Jacobson finishes his career at GFW as the school’s most prolific scorer, closing his time with the Firebirds with 2,102 career points. Jacobson added 684 career rebounds (second in school history), 286 assists (sixth in school history) and 226 steals ...

Errors doom Chargers in loss to Blackhawks

NEW ULM – The Madelia Blackhawks used eight hits and the same amount of Minnesota Valley Lutheran errors to down the Chargers 10-3 Thursday in a nonconference baseball game at Mueller Park. Dalton Daltro — the second of four pitchers used by the Blackhawks in the game — got the ...

Walks, errors hurt MVL in softball opener against Madelia

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran had no problem getting its bats going in its season opener against Madelia Thursday, but the Chargers’ 14 hits weren’t enough to offset the damage the Blackhawks did with free passes and MVL errors. The Blackhawks (1-1) drew 11 walks and took ...

MVL/NUC sweeps first indoor track meet

MANKATO — Minnesota Valley Lutheran/New Ulm Cathedral placed first on the boys side and on the girls side of a prep indoor track and field meet at Minnesota State University on Tuesday to open its season on Monday. The MVL/NUC boys scored 98 points to lead the meet, followed by New ...

New Ulm tennis leans on senior leaders

NEW ULM — New Ulm will look to its strong senior leadership to help them have a strong spring tennis season, with its top three singles players returning from last year. Charlie Weidman, Dan Brownfield and Isaac Dittmer manned the number one, two and three singles spots, respectively, and ...