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Uecker turning heads with NA3HL Helena Bighorns

Last season, Austin Uecker had a good first season in the NA3HL with the Helena Bighorns of the Frontier Division with 27 goals and 27 assists. This season Uecker, from Sleepy Eye, is having an even better season for the Bighorns as he currently has 22 goals and 21 assists for 43 ...

GETTING TO KNOW Bryan Buerkle

Interview by Travis Rosenau Springfield Tigers senior Bryan Buerkle has worked himself back from an early knee injury that saw him miss the first seven games of the boys basketball season. He recently passed 1,000 points for his career during a home win over BOLD on Monday that saw him score ...

GETTING TO KNOW Morgan Mathiowetz

Interview by Ari Selvey Mathiowetz became the 29th girl in Minnesota to score 3,000 career points with a 28-point performance against New Ulm Cathedral on Monday. Q: Who is your favorite pro athlete? A: Paige Bueckers. Q: What is your favorite subject in school? A: Science. Q: What is ...

Area roundup: NUA wins Highwater Ethanol Invite

PREP WRESTLING NUA takes 1st in Lamberton LAMBERTON — The New Ulm Area wrestling team took first at the Highwater Ethanol Invite on Frdiay at Red Rock Central, taking first out of eight teams with 233 points. Canby took second with 139.5 points. NUA was led by Kane Johnson (133), ...

First-half shooting woes hurt Eagles in loss to Saints

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles boys basketball team is normally a good 3-point shooting team. But Saturday night, a 1-for-15 performance from beyond the arc in the first half put them in a 32-21 halftime deficit they failed to overcome in a 75-62 loss to St. Peter in a Big South Conference ...

Dake pins way to Rochester Century 170-pound crown

ROCHESTER — New Ulm Area girls wrestler Ellie Dake dominated the competition Friday at the Rochester Century Girls Wrestling Invite, earning three pins to finish first in her 170-pound bracket. Dake opened the invite with a pin over Shakopee’s Asia Brown in 2:27 before moving on to pin ...