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Knights clean up, bounce back in victory

NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights saw on Tuesday night what was capable when they combined finding the open look with taking care of the ball. Hitting at a similar clip to what they did last Friday in a season-opening loss at home to Augsburg, the Knights committed six fewer ...

Knights struggle to stop UMAC-leading Eagles’ attack

NEW ULM — Despite the highs of a five-set victory Friday night, the Martin Luther College Knights were unable to carry that momentum into Saturday afternoon’s Upper Midwest Athletic Conference game against the hard-hitting University of Northwestern Eagles. The Eagles finished their ...

Eagles girls blanked by Waconia in opener

WACONIA — The New Ulm Eagles girls hockey team was shut out 5-0 by Waconia on Friday night in a nonconference girls hockey opener at the Waconia City Ice Arena. Waconia scored two goals in the first period before upping the lead to 4-0 in the second and tacking on the fifth goal at 3:47 of ...

Turnovers, last-second Semanko 3 doom Knights

NBy Travis Rosenau trosenau@nujournal.com NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights put together a strong shooting night and controlled the boards, but one too many turnovers and a clutch 3 in the last second spoiled their home opener Friday night. With a clutch 3 from the corner by ...

Falcons fall to fast, physical Patriots

By Ari Selvey aselvey@nujournal.com MARSHALL — Top-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek controlled the game from wire to wire as the Patriots defeated fourth-seeded Red Rock Central 44-14 in the opening round of the Nine-Player State Football Tournament Thursday at Southwest Minnesota State ...

Helget sets school record

SLEEPY EYE — Setters are usually not the ones on the volleyball court to get all the glory. But throughout her career, Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ Josie Helget has quietly been racking up the assist numbers. This season, Helget recorded 820 set assists, 10.1 per set, and helped lead the Knights ...