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Luebke wins 1st feature in SportMod race at Arlington Raceway

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Courtesy of Arlington Raceway ARLINGTON – Matt Luebke took the checkered flag Saturday at the Arlington Raceway to earn his first career feature win. Jeff Carter was the early leader in the Arlington State Bank IMCA No. Sport Modified feature leading for six laps until Matt Luebke found extra grip on the backstretch getting by Carter to take the lead. Luebke was a quarter of a race track ahead for the remaining laps to win his first career feature. Behind him Carter was battling with Eric Larson trying to hold on to second place but as the checkered flag was thrown, Larson got around ...

Valkyries beat Lynx for 1st time in franchise history

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cecilia Zandalasini scored eight of her 18 points in the fourth quarter, Gabby Williams added 15 points, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Minnesota Lynx for the first time in franchise history, 80-66 on Monday night. Golden State (26-11) entered 0-9 against ...

Minnesota's kicking competition muddied by NCAA eligibility court ruling

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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — The eligibility chaos across college football has seeped into depth charts for several programs with the regular season fast approaching. The competition at Minnesota for the place kicking job has sure become complicated. Brady Denaburg handled that job last year for the Gophers after spending his first three college seasons at Syracuse, and he was out of the picture until a federal judge in Denver ruled on July 31 that athletes from the 2022 high school class were eligible for a fifth year. The NCAA had previously excluded that ...

Eagles fall to Bucs in first home meet

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NEW ULM — New Ulm dropped its first home girls tennis meet of the year, taking a 6-1 loss to Blue Earth Area on Monday. No. 2 singles Carmen Schotzko got the lone victory for the Eagles (0-3), downing BEA’s Abbey Lorenz 6-3, 6-4. In the rest of the meet, BEA’s Abigail Greff topped ...

Leavenworth falls to late Richmond outburst

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CHASKA – The Leavenworth Orioles were feeling good after tying things up at 1-all in the sixth inning, but the Richmond Royals found their offensive groove soon after. With two runs in the bottom of the sixth and five more in the eighth, the Royals rolled to an 8-1 win in the first round ...

Cubs stunned by Stars in state surprise

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NEW PRAGUE – Despite overcoming a 4-0 deficit late to tie the game in the eighth, the Courtland Cubs were unable to prevent the Starbuck Stars from leaving Memorial Park Baseball Stadium with a state tournament upset Saturday night. After allowing the Cubs to tie the game at 4-all with a ...