By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO — It's a stressful week for Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson. Same for Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores. They have that type of effect on each other. Johnson and Flores match wits once again on Sunday when Caleb Williams and ...
THURSDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL MADELIA 3, NICOLLET 1 MADELIA — The Madelia Blackhawks picked up their first home win of the season with a four-set win over the Nicollet Raiders on Thursday, winning 25-17, 25-20, 15-25, 25-20 in a Valley Division volleyball match. Madelia was led by Grace Tatro, who had eight kills and two blocks, while Kendall Pietsch had eight kills and Carissa Sorenson had six kills and seven blocks. Addie Odegard added five kills and three blocks for Madelia, while Avery Tatro had 29 set assists, Emmy Johnson had 18 digs and Madelyn Lehman had 11 digs. Nicollet ...
NEW ULM — After dropping the first two sets of a South Central Conference volleyball match at Minnesota Valley Lutheran on Thursday, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial had a big hole to dig out of. But dig out of it the Knights did, taking the final three sets to win 25-27, 13-25, 27-25, ...
NEW ULM — Jesalyn Skoglund remembered the last time the Marshall Tigers were on the New Ulm Eagles soccer field before Thursday’s matchup, and she wasn’t interested in seeing a repeat of that. Behind the senior forward’s hat trick, the Eagles took down the Tigers 5-3 in a Big South ...
NEW ULM — New Ulm High School’s Tanner Backer has committed to play baseball next season at DII University of Minnesota Duluth. Backer, a senior at New Ulm High School, said that his decision to choose to play with the UMD Bulldogs came from past visits. “We have had team football ...
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kyler Murray was well enough to join the Minnesota Vikings for practice on a limited basis on Wednesday, leaving open the possibility he could progress through the NFL concussion protocol to play on Sunday. Whether Murray is able to start at Chicago or Carson Wentz continues running the offense, the quarterback will be without his leading rusher: Jordan Mason was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return because of a broken thumb. Mason is expected to be back on the active roster after the minimum four weeks, coach Kevin O'Connell said, after X-rays ...
