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Altermatt bros, Kent finish 2nd at state

ROCHESTER — Brothers Cael and Mack Altermatt, along with Adler Kent all took second place in their respective brackets at the Minnesota/USA Wrestling State Folkstyle Championships this past weekend in Rochester. The Altermatt brothers, wrestling for the New Ulm Rolling Thunder Wrestling ...

Rolling Thunder girls strong at MN/USA state wrestling

ROCHESTER — New Ulm Rolling Thunder Wrestling girls wrestlers Hazley Hoffmann, Karlie Horner and Anna Pollard all finished top five in their brackets at the Minnesota/USA Wrestling State Folkstyle Championships on Friday at RCTC Fieldhouse. Hoffmann finished 3-1 at the tournament for a ...

Girls basketball numbers declining, looking for rebound

Last season, the New Ulm Eagles girls basketball team had a combined 17 players for the varsity and B-squad teams. Of those 17 girls, five were seniors, leaving 12 players who can return next year. And because of low numbers, for the first time New Ulm High School could not field a C-squad ...

Local riders honored at flat track awards banquet

Submitted photo/information Local riders were honored at the 2025 D23 Flat Track awards banquet on Feb. 28. Many riders earned top honors in several disciplines. Front row (l-r): Jacob Howk, Brody Stadick, Raymond Schwab and Dominick Schwab. Back row (l-r): Jaxson Reinhart, Mason Krohn, ...

Knights notch 1st state title

MINNEAPOLIS — Usually, if Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ Morgan Mathiowetz were to foul out of a game against a tough opponent, it would be a significant blow for the Knights. But it was all smiles for Mathiowetz as she headed to the bench with just over a minute to play in the Class A State ...

Knights state title game bound

MINNEAPOLIS — With under a minute to play in the Class A State Girls Basketball Tournament semifinals, second-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ Morgan Mathiowetz pulled up from the right wing and drained a 3-pointer. That shot put the Knights up 53-47 over sixth-seeded Central Minnesota ...