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Chargers falter in 4th set, fall to Saints

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran dropped its final game of the regular season to St. James Area in a 25-21, 18-25, 25-16, 25-8 nonconference volleyball match on Monday. Jenna Bates led the Chargers with 13 kills, 11 digs, three aces and two blocks, while Olivia Hammer had nine kills, ...

Blackhawks fall to MCW in 4

MADELIA — Madelia fell to Martin County West in four sets of Valley Division volleyball action on Friday night as the Mavericks won 24-26, 25-22, 25-17, 25-18. Madelia was led by Makayla Sorenson’s 14 kills, 25 digs and two aces, while Grace Tatro had five kills, 13 set assists and 10 ...

Knights volleyball wins on Parents’ Night

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College volleyball team defeated North Central 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) on Friday evening, as the parents of the volleyball team were celebrated. MLC secured its second UMAC win of the season and got off to a fast start, scoring ...

MLC struggles to find rhythm, falls to Crown

NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights got a strong effort out of a bruised defense Saturday, but their offense struggled to keep up in the end as the Crown Polars earned a 17-7 win in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football game at the MLC Bowl. The Knights (2-3, 0-2) tried ...

Area roundup: Eagles boys clinch 2AA finals trip

BOYS SOCCER New Ulm 3, Westonka 2 MINNETRISTA — No. 3 New Ulm came away with a 3-2 victory over Westonka in the Section 2AA Boys Soccer Tournament Semifinals to advance to the championship game against No. 4 Worthington on Tuesday. After a scoreless first half and a one-hour lightning ...

Firebirds steamroll Blackhawks

By Brady Dennis sports@nujournal.com GIBBON — The Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Firebirds started the game picking up their own kickoff and didn’t look back, taking down the Blackhawks and holding them to only 9 yards of offense on the way to a 62-8 win. Matthew Lee led the Firebirds ...