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Sleepy Eye scores 5 in 6th to down St. Mary’s

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SLEEPY EYE — Trailing 5-4 heading into the sixth inning, the No. 7-seeded Sleepy Eye Indians needed to pick things up again in a hurry if they wanted to advance to Saturday’s Section 2A Baseball Tournament semifinals in Mankato. At the expense of crosstown rivals and the No. 6-seeded ...

Cubs remain atop TEL with win over Orioles

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Courtesy of Myron Fluegge LEAVENWORTH — In a game between two undefeated teams in the Tomahawk East League, the Courtland Cubs won against the Leavenworth Orioles by a score of 9-2 on Wednesday evening in a TEL amateur baseball game. Courtland now has a 1 1/2-game lead over St. James, the ...

Wolverines claw past NRHEG in 2AA tourney

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GAYLORD — The No. 2-seeded Sibley East held off No. 7-seeded New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 3-1 Tuesday in the second round of the Section 2AA Baseball Tournament at Walsh Field. After taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Nate Colling walked and scored later on a wild pitch, ...

Rabbits advance to 3A finals for 3rd straight year

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By Jake McNeill sports@nujournal.com MARSHALL — The Wabasso softball team strung together a series of clutch hits in the bottom of the seventh on Wednesday against Lac qui Parle Valley to rally ahead for a Section 3A semifinal win, 10-6. The South’s top-seeded Rabbits trailed by a pair ...

Three Eagles qualify for 2AA track and field finals

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ST. PETER — New Ulm qualified three individuals to Friday’s Section 2AA Track and Field Championships final after their strong finishes in preliminary events Wednesday at Gustavus Adolphus College. Qualifying for the finals Friday from New Ulm were Kaelyn Eikanger (girls 400), Dain Barie ...

Eagles struggle to catch up, fall to Tigers in playoffs

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By Jake McNeill sports@nujournal.com MARSHALL — An eight-run fourth inning gave the Marshall baseball team all the offense it needed to take down New Ulm in the first round of the Section 2AAA tournament on Wednesday at Legion Field. The No. 6 Eagles largely kept the third-seeded Tigers’ ...