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Week 2: Eagles, Greyhounds, Chargers all host

After all three local high schools opened their seasons on the road, they all have home contests Friday for Week 2. New Ulm High School hosts Fairmont at 7 p.m. at Eagles Field in a Southeast Central District, Red Subdistrict game, while New Ulm Cathedral and Minnesota Valley Lutheran play an afternoon/night doubleheader at Johnson Field. The Greyhounds entertain Buffalo Lake/Hector at 4 p.m. in a Nine-Man South District, West Subdistrict game before the Chargers host LeSueur-Henderson at 8 p.m. in a Mid-South District, Brown Subdistrict contest. FAIRMONT (1-0) AT NEW ULM HIGH ...

Area roundup: Eagles blank Jordan in boys soccer

SATURDAY BOYS SOCCER NEW ULM 7, JORDAN 0 NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles boys soccer team rolled to 4-0 on the season with a 7-0 shutout of Jordan on Saturday at New Ulm High School. New Ulm led 4-0 at halftime. Levi Johnson had three goals to lead the Eagles in the win, while Methodious Amoah scored two goals and had two assists. Logan Goblirsch added a goal and two assists, while Cooper Christensen scored a goal on an assist by Joshua Gordon. Brevinn Vandermause had six saves in net for the Eagles, who are at Waseca on Tuesday. FRIDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL NEW ULM 3, BEA ...

Area football roundup: Eagles, SEU, Rabbits rout

FRIDAY PREP FOOTBALL NEW ULM 40, AUSTIN 14 AUSTIN — The New Ulm Eagles opened the prep football season with a dominating 40-14 win over the Austin Packers in a Southeast Central District, Red Subdistrict game on Friday night. Jeffrey Kral led the Eagles with two TD runs, while Hunter Heil, Owen Castleman and Parker Ranweiler also rushed in a score also. George Gag added a pick six for the Eagles on defense also. The Eagles (1-0) host Fairmont (1-0) on Friday. SEU 51, BOLD 13 OLIVIA — Sleepy Eye United rolled BOLD 51-13 on Friday night in a Mid-South District, Purple ...

First-half mistakes doom MLC football in Week 1

Courtesy of Jordan King/MLC SID NEW ULM – The Martin Luther College football team shut out Macalester in the second half on Saturday morning at home, but the damage was already done from costly first half mistakes as the Knights lost 34-21. The Knights won the toss, elected to receive and scored on their opening possession, a 13-play, 69-yard scoring drive. That was nearly the only bright spot of the entire first half as the offense would then struggle to sustain and close out drives. MLC turned the ball over twice, both coming in the first half. The first came with 3:06 left ...

Ferrell hits hole-in-one

Eagles feel good, look good in rout

NEW ULM — Getting everyone back and healthy was one of the biggest challenges for the New Ulm Eagles girls soccer team heading into the 2026 season. On Tuesday night, the Eagles were feeling good and showed it with a 7-1 victory over the Waseca Bluejays in a Big South Conference, Black ...