SLEEPY EYE — It took the Sleepy Eye boys basketball team a little time to get their legs under them Tuesday after an extended holiday break, but flashes of the team the Indians have been this season were on display when they needed it most. With a strong end to the first half and a ...

MANKATO — In a game with a lead change seemingly every possession, New Ulm came out on top of Minnesota Valley Lutheran 64-63 in the third-place game of the Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament Monday at Bethany Lutheran College. “I would say a lot of the defensive stops [helped ...

MANKATO – Minnesota Valley Lutheran struggled to contain Maple River as it fell to the Eagles 62-42 in the semifinals round of the Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Saturday. Owen Birkholz and Pierson Brau both had 10 points for the Chargers, while Connor Bode had 7 points. ...

MANKATO -- New Ulm fell behind after a 12-0 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton run in the second half of a Kwik Trip Bethany Holiday Tournament boys basketball game on Saturday as the Eagles lost 83-76 to the Bulldogs in the semifinals round. “I thought we came out and competed really hard,” ...

NEW ULM — Last season at this time, Colton Benson was working rehabbing his broken right foot that pretty much shelved his freshman basketball season at Minnesota State. “For three months I was working with the trainers every day trying to get back to 100 percent,” said Benson, who ...

MANKATO — New Ulm started both halves of a first-round Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament game against Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial in dominant fashion Friday, cruising to an 82-57 win at Bethany Lutheran College. “It gives us momentum in the tournament,” New Ulm’s ...