MADELIA — When Madelia sophomore guard Kaydon Firchau drove to the hoop during a Jan. 6 home game against Atwater-Cosmos/Grove City, the expected finish to that drive was another Blackhawks bucket. The young standout, who passed 1,000 points for his career earlier this season, instead ...

Minnesota Valley Lutheran head boys basketball coach Kory Kettner said after his team’s 73-44 road win over St. Clair Tuesday that he feels that his team has started to turn the corner. “We are figuring some things out on both sides of the ball,” he said after his Chargers improved to ...

By Jake Olson sports@nujournal.com FAIRMONT – The New Ulm boys hockey team scored four goals in each of the opening two periods to power past Fairmont 11-1 during Thursday night’s contest at Martin County Arena. Seven Eagles individuals recorded goals, with Brody Norby leading the charge ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Cathedral 71, GHEC/T/ML 56 NORTHRUP — New Ulm Cathedral’s Eli Anderson scored a career-high 47 points with nine 3-pointers in a 71-56 win over Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther on Thursday in a nonconference boys basketball game. Anderson added 10 ...

NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral turned a 2-point halftime lead into a 53-39 win over Red Rock Central in a nonconference girls basketball game on Friday. “We just had to reevaluate ourselves at halftime a little bit,” Cathedral head coach Dave Wilfahrt said. “We all agreed that we’re ...

NICOLLET — With under a minute to play in a Valley Division girls basketball game between Nicollet and Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther on Thursday, Nicollet’s Cheyenne Klockziem made a layup to put the Raiders up 52-51. That ended up being the final score as Nicollet ...