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MLC’s Loberger and Pearson earn All-UMAC honors

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The 2025-26 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference men’s basketball awards were officially released on Wednesday, and the Martin Luther College had two sophomore players recognized in Adam Loberger and Benjamin Pearson. Loberger was named ...

No. 2 Blackhawks balanced in win over No. 7 Firebirds

ARLINGTON — When a player gets hot, they’re hard to stop. When an entire starting lineup gets hot, it’s a whole new game. The No. 2 Madelia Blackhawks showed that Thursday night with five players in double figures to hold off Cole Jacobson and the No. 7 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop ...

KOC Region 2 Free Throw Championship sees 12 winners

Submitted photos/information The Knights of Columbus Region 2 Free Throw Championship was held in New Ulm on Sunday, March 1. Competitors from New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Wabasso, Sanborn, Lucan and Redwood Falls each attempted 25 shots. Winners will be proceeding to the State Championship in ...

New Ulm-Sleepy Eye 12UB girls hockey team punches state ticket

Submitted photo/information The New Ulm-Sleepy Eye 12UB girls hockey team qualified for this year’a state tournament and is seeded second in the South Region. Their first state game is 4 p.m. on Friday, March 13, in Minnetonka. Front row (l-r): Kailee Kloeckl, Kaybree Schwab. Middle row ...

Coach Briggs reflects on Eagles’ state wrestling run

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Eagles wrestling team did a lot more this season than make the state wrestling tournament for the first time since 1999. While winning a lot of matches this season and going on to make state was a crowning achievement, the Eagles also won the interest of several ...

No. 3 Wabasso comes away with upset over No. 2 Blackjacks

By Samantha Davis sports@nujournal.com MONTEVIDEO — Holding a lead for the majority of the night, the No. 3 Wabasso boys basketball team came away with a thrilling 89-70 semifinal win over No. 2 Dawson-Boyd Tuesday night to advance to the Section 3A North subsection championship. The loss ...