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Raiders outlast Mavs in key Valley game

NICOLLET — While the job isn’t finished, the Nicollet Raiders asserted themselves atop the Valley Division with Friday evening’s win over Martin County West. The Mavericks made a late push, but the Raiders did enough damage with their press and pace to build a lead and hang on for a ...

MVL unable to catch up in loss to Maple River

NEW ULM — When Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s Connor Bode buried back-to-back 3s midway through the first half, it gave the Chargers a 17-11 lead over Maple River. But the Eagles responded with a 17-4 run to close out the first half and then held the Chargers at bay to come away with a ...

Area roundup: New Ulm gymnastics downs Marshall

PREP GYMNASTICS New Ulm 131.575, Marshall 116.775 NEW ULM — New Ulm cruised by Marshall 131.575-116.775 in a Big South Conference prep gymnastics meet on Thursday. Sophia Berger led the meet in all around score with a 33.125, taking first on the floor (8.65) and placing second on ...

Hot-handed Birkholz leads MVL rout

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran may not have needed all of Owen Birkholz’s 3-pointers on Friday night, but they were happy to take them. As it turns out, they may not have needed any of them, but they certainly helped set the tone for the Chargers in a 78-42 win over ...

Eagles get going late, survive Trojans

NEW ULM — New Ulm Eagles boys head basketball coach Michael Poncelet said that this season his team has not shot the 3-point shot well in the first half but has done better in the second half. “We are going on four games in a row where we are under 20 percent in the first half and right ...

Reed settling in to executive director job

NEW ULM —Jeremy Reed said that his first few months in his new job as the Executive Director of Minnesota Hockey has been going pretty well. “I have been playing catch-up on some things and at the same time working ahead on things,” he said. “In the world of hockey there are so many ...