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Lendt’s buzzer-beater sees Tigers end Cougars’ 14-0 undefeated streak

MORGAN — Springfield freshman Madden Lendt couldn’t have played a better final five seconds of basketball than he did in Tuesday night’s Tomahawk-Valley Conference, Tomahawk Division boys basketball game at Cedar Mountain High School. First it was his steal off an inbounds pass and ...

Chargers down BEA for third consecutive win

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran shook off some first-half struggles with a late second-half surge as the Chargers won their third straight game with a 61-54 win over Blue Earth Area in a nonconference boys basketball game. Blake Sexton led the Chargers (10-7) with 13 points. Brennan ...

Morgan Mathiowetz scores 2,000th point

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s sophomore Morgan Mathiowetz’s completed and-one in the first half of Tuesday’s Tomahawk-Valley Conference, Tomahawk Division girls basketball game against Wabasso saw her join the 2,000-point club for her career. It was just one of many high points ...

Area roundup: Gilles hits 1,000 career points for Greyhounds

GIRLS BASKETBALL Lester Prairie 83, Catheral 34 NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral’s Maddie Gilles scored 18 points in the second half of a girls basketball game against Lester Prairie, totaling for 21 points with seven 3-pointers to surpass 1,000 career points. Gilles becomes the sixth ...

Chargers start fast, hold off Knights

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran jumped out to a 26-9 lead over Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s and were able to hold off the Knights for a 74-65 win on Monday in a nonconference boys basketball game. “I think the guys have played a couple of close ones,” MVL head coach Craig Morgan said. ...

Colton Benson works way back from injury for Mavericks

NEW ULM — Colton Benson is back on the court for the Minnesota State Mavericks after a foot injury sidelined him to start the season. Benson, who is the all-time scoring leader for boys basketball in the City of New Ulm with 2,207 points, said that going from high school to college ...