NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran may not have needed all of Owen Birkholz’s 3-pointers on Friday night, but they were happy to take them. As it turns out, they may not have needed any of them, but they certainly helped set the tone for the Chargers in a 78-42 win over ...

NICOLLET — While the job isn’t finished, the Nicollet Raiders asserted themselves atop the Valley Division with Friday evening’s win over Martin County West. The Mavericks made a late push, but the Raiders did enough damage with their press and pace to build a lead and hang on for a ...

PREP GYMNASTICS New Ulm 131.575, Marshall 116.775 NEW ULM — New Ulm cruised by Marshall 131.575-116.775 in a Big South Conference prep gymnastics meet on Thursday. Sophia Berger led the meet in all around score with a 33.125, taking first on the floor (8.65) and placing second on ...

NEW ULM — When Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s Connor Bode buried back-to-back 3s midway through the first half, it gave the Chargers a 17-11 lead over Maple River. But the Eagles responded with a 17-4 run to close out the first half and then held the Chargers at bay to come away with a ...

MADELIA — At the mid-point of a Valley Division boys basketball game between Nicollet and Madelia, Madelia found itself with a 53-51 lead after a back-and-forth first three quarters of the game. Nicollet proceeded to go on a 19-3 run, powered by two consecutive 3-pointers by Keegan Hulke, ...

NEW ULM — New Ulm killed off four power plays on Thursday night, but too many penalties made it tough for the Eagles to generate much offense in the end. One power-play goal and another goal 16 seconds later was enough to lift the Delano Tigers to a 3-2 win over New Ulm in a nonconference ...