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Low-number Knights look to be bold in 2026

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NEW ULM — A lack of players doesn’t always make for a lack of goals or expectations. That much is clear for Becca Kvam as she enters her fourth season as the Martin Luther College Knights head softball coach with just 12 players on her roster. While the Knights do have some talented ...

Mathiowetz has championship junior year

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SLEEPY EYE — After coming up short in the Class A State Girls Basketball Tournament last season, Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ Morgan Mathiowetz worked to make sure she got her chance to get to that stage once more. Mathiowetz was one of the top players in Class A this year, and one would be ...

Mathiowetz, Lewis headline 2025-26 All-Journal Girls Basketball

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First Team Morgan Mathiowetz, Jr., G, St. Mary’s Mathiowetz continues her historic career as she earns her fourth All-Conference selection and second Tomahawk Division Player of the Year and All-State selection. Mathiowetz surpassed 3,000 career points and sits at 3,628 10th in the history ...

Mathiowetz setting standard at SD State

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BROOKINGS, S.D. — For someone who played high school basketball for a small Class A school in Minnesota, the impact Madison Mathiowetz has made during her basketball career has been anything but small. The Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School all-time leader in career points with 3,762, ...

Boys state basketball brackets released

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MINNEAPOLIS — The 2026 state boys basketball tournament brackets for Classes A, AA, AAA and AAAA were released on Tuesday. In Class A, the first-round matchups put No. 8-seeded Upsala against No. 1-seeded Henning, while No. 5-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek takes on No. 4-seeded Southland. On the ...

Firchau named Valley Boys Basketball POTY

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Madelia sophomore Kaydon Firchau was officially announced as the Tomahawk-Valley Conference, Valley Division Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Tuesday. Firchau averaged 30.7 points per game this season as the Blackhawks tied with Nicollet for the best record in the Valley. Joining Firchau ...