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Sabers rally from 2 goals down to beat Wild

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Owen Power scored 4:22 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Tuesday night. Tage Thompson and Noah Ostlund tied the game by scoring six minutes apart in the third period. Colten Ellis stopped 18 shots, including three in overtime, and Buffalo (2-1) won its second straight game when trailing entering the third. The Sabres overcame a 3-2 deficit in a 4-3 home-opening win over Chicago on Saturday night. Danila Yurov and Maxim Shabanov scored 1:45 apart to stake Minnesota to a 2-0 lead with 4:22 ...

Turning pumpkins to squash

Communities

NEW ULM – Demolition Derby enthusiasts were out in full force Saturday for the 2026 Pumpkin Smash held at the Brown County Fairgrounds. The Pumpkin Smash is held the first weekend in October and is typically Minnesota’s last demo of the year. As a result, any demo driver in the state who ...

Area roundup: Eagles boys soccer falls to TCU

Local Sports

MONDAY BOYS SOCCER TCU 4, NEW ULM 1 MONTGOMERY — The New Ulm Eagles fell to Tri-City United 4-1 on Monday night in a Big South Conference, Black Division boys soccer game. The win clinched the Black Division championship for TCU (12-1-1, 5-0) and will see the school host the Big South Conference title game against the Gold Division champion Worthington on Thursday. For the Eagles (10-5, 4-2), Methodious Amoah scored on an assist by Colten Evers with 34 minutes left in the game. Eagles goalie Brevinn Vandermause had 11 saves. The Eagles now ready themselves for the Section ...

Area roundup: Knights, Cougars earn sweeps

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PREP VOLLEYBALL ST. MARY’S 3, SPRINGFIELD 0 SPRINGFIELD — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s swept Springfield 26-24, 25-10, 25-19 in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Tuesday. Morgan Mathiowetz had seven kills and 10 digs for the Knights, while Audra Hoffmann had nine kills and seven digs. Olivia Schieffert had six kills, and Brynne Ibberson had 21 set assists. Kendall Krueger led the Tigers with eight kills and five digs, while Olivia Milbrath had five kills. Sophie Mude and Fayelynn Williams both had 11 set assists, while Belle Groebner had 10 digs. St. Mary’s (17-3-1, ...

Firebirds aggressive in sweep over Greyhounds

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NEW ULM — Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop’s aggressive approach to Tuesday night’s Tomahawk Division volleyball match with New Ulm Cathedral never wavered and it paid off with a short night. A dominant first set set the tone for the Firebirds early as they went on to pick up a 25-9, 25-20, ...

New Ulm takes tough loss to St. Peter

Local Sports

NEW ULM — While New Ulm staged several strong runs during a Big South Conference volleyball match against St. Peter, it ultimately was unable to complete any comebacks as the Eagles fell to the Saints 25-20, 27-25, 25-14 on Tuesday. Karly Meier led the Eagles with 9 kills, while Calli Koop ...