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Area roundup: Wendinger passes 1,000 career points for Sleepy Eye

BOYS BASKETBALL Wabasso 84, Sleepy Eye 81 SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye’s Landon Wendinger scored 17 points to surpass 1,000 career points on Friday. However, the Rabbits were able to secure a 84-84 win in the Tomahawk-Valley Conference, Tomahawk Division boys basketball game. Caden Frericks ...

MVL brings back defense to win over Medford

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s Avery Freier scored 23 points in the first half on the way to a career-high 31 in a 74-55 win over Medford in a nonconference girls basketball game on Thursday. Freier’s scoring was kickstarted by her defense, with seven steals helping the sophomore ...

Area roundup: Brennan makes 3,000th career save for Eagles in loss to Luverne

GIRLS HOCKEY Luverne 4, New Ulm 2 NEW ULM — Luverne defeated New Ulm 4-2 in a Big South Conference girls hockey game on Thursday. Despite the loss, Eagles goalie Ava Brennan had a big night in the net with 50 saves, passing 3,000 saves for her career. Jersey Haugen and Abby Forstner ...

No. 10 NUA dominates home tri

NEW ULM — With just one loss on the season, the New Ulm Area wrestling team clearly hasn’t needed home mat advantage to win. That didn’t stop the No. 10-ranked Class AA Eagles from issuing its home crowd a warm welcome for the first time all season at New Ulm High School. The Eagles ...

Greyhounds’ comeback falls short to Crusaders

NEW ULM — Early in the second half of the Mayer Lutheran-New Ulm Cathedral boys basketball game, Mayer Lutheran — who had already built up a 40-27 halftime lead — increased that lead to 47-30. But Cathedral staged a second-half comeback that saw the Greyhounds tie the game at 64-64 ...

GETTING TO KNOW Betsy Joyce

Interview by Ari Selvey Joyce led New Ulm in an 80-46 win over Waseca on Tuesday, scoring 16 points, including 7 of the Eagles’ first 11, along with four rebounds. Q: Who is your favorite athlete? A: Paige Bueckers. Q: Which teammate is most likely to make  you laugh? A: My ...