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Eagles land 1st state berth

NEW PRAGUE — The rain didn’t let up for the entire 80 minutes of play Tuesday at New Prague High School, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the New Ulm boys soccer team as they punched their first-ever ticket to the Class AA Boys Soccer State Tournament with a 2-1 victory over ...

Area roundup: Eagles swept in Hutchinson

PREP VOLLEYBALL Hutchinson 3, New Ulm 0 HUTCHINSON — New Ulm was swept by Hutchinson Monday night in a nonconference volleyball match as the Tigers won 25-16, 25-19, 25-14. Lily Poehler led the Eagles with seven kills and 11 digs, while Brooklyn Lewis and Karly Meier each had four ...

Chargers falter in 4th set, fall to Saints

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran dropped its final game of the regular season to St. James Area in a 25-21, 18-25, 25-16, 25-8 nonconference volleyball match on Monday. Jenna Bates led the Chargers with 13 kills, 11 digs, three aces and two blocks, while Olivia Hammer had nine kills, ...

Knights volleyball wins on Parents’ Night

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College volleyball team defeated North Central 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) on Friday evening, as the parents of the volleyball team were celebrated. MLC secured its second UMAC win of the season and got off to a fast start, scoring ...

Blackhawks fall to MCW in 4

MADELIA — Madelia fell to Martin County West in four sets of Valley Division volleyball action on Friday night as the Mavericks won 24-26, 25-22, 25-17, 25-18. Madelia was led by Makayla Sorenson’s 14 kills, 25 digs and two aces, while Grace Tatro had five kills, 13 set assists and 10 ...

MLC struggles to find rhythm, falls to Crown

NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights got a strong effort out of a bruised defense Saturday, but their offense struggled to keep up in the end as the Crown Polars earned a 17-7 win in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football game at the MLC Bowl. The Knights (2-3, 0-2) tried ...