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MLC men’s C-C team takes 2nd in UMAC preseason poll

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Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC Athletics ST PAUL — The UMAC Men’s Cross-Country poll was voted on by all of the coaches in the conference on and the MLC Knights were predicted to finish second, announced by the UMAC on Friday. The Knights earned 27 points and received the only other ...

Cathedral wins 5-set thriller

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NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral stayed with it after going down two sets to one to win 25-16, 23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11 over Madelia in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover volleyball match on Friday. “We talked a lot about confidence and working together,” Cathedral’s Shay Wilfahrt ...

Chargers bolt back, win opener in 4

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NEW ULM — After letting a close first set get away from them Friday evening, the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers were reenergized the rest of the way. That new-found energy led to a new-found confidence which gave the Chargers a four-set win in a nonconference volleyball season opener ...

Rabbits open season by sweeping YME

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By Samantha Davis sports@nujournal.com GRANITE FALLS — In both team’s season opener to kick off fall athletics, the Wabasso volleyball team locked in defensively to secure a win over Yellow Medicine East in straight sets of 25-11, 25-12 and 25-20 Thursday night in a non-conference ...

Area roundup: Knights open season with sweep of MLA/C

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PREP VOLLEYBALL St. Mary’s 3, MLA/C 0 COMFREY — The Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights volleyball team opened their 2025 season with a win on Thursday night, sweeping the Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey Wolverines 25-18, 25-22, 25-18. Josie Helget led the Knights with 31 set assists, while ...

Bode sets sights on softball future at Iowa Lakes

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NICOLLET — Leah Bode, formerly a standout three-sport athlete for the Nicollet Raiders, has known for a while what she’s wanted to do with the next chapter of her life after graduating Nicollet High School in 2025. While she could have pursued a collegiate athletic career in any of the ...