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Lewis lights out in career-high night

NEW ULM — It took the New Ulm Eagles a little while to figure out the St. Peter Saints on Friday night. When Brooklyn Lewis banked in a long 3 to beat the first-half buzzer, though, it was just a sign of things to come for the senior guard and her Eagles. Lewis had 15 points in the first ...

Chargers hold off Greyhounds

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s Avery Freier made five of her six free throw attempts in the final minute of a nonconference girls basketball game to help seal a 66-60 victory over New Ulm Cathedral Friday at Cathedral High School. “I just thought about all the hours of practice ...

Area roundup: Berkner scores 32 in Sleepy Eye win

GIRLS BASKETBALL Sleepy Eye 68, GHEC/T/ML 49 SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye downed Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther 68-59 in a nonconference girls basketball game on Thursday. Taylor Berkner scored a career-high 32 points for the Indians and added six rebounds, four assists ...

GETTING TO KNOW Braxton Kiecker

Interview by Travis Rosenau Braxton Kiecker went 3-1 with a pair of pins on Saturday in Glencoe at the Don Hall Invitational, taking second individually in the 160-pound bracket and helping the New Ulm Area wrestling team take first as a team. Q: What is your favorite food? A: Steak, ...

GETTING TO KNOW Maddi Olson

Interview by Travis Rosenau Olson recorded her second hat trick of the season last Thursday as the New Ulm Eagles girls hockey team shut down Windom Area 11-0. Q: What is your favorite restaurant? A: Probably Chipotle. Q: What is your favorite band/musical artist? A: I would say ...

Weiland praises Backer’s 1st-year efforts at Central

PELLA, Iowa — Central College head women’s basketball coach Justin Weiland said that 2025 New Ulm High School grad Maddie Backer has been a hard-working player during her first year of college basketball with the Dutch. “She is super coachable and since she stepped onto campus, she ...