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Week 6: Chargers face tough road test at Luverne

Week 6 of the local high school football season has both the New Ulm Eagles and the Greyhounds of New Ulm Cathedral at 4-1, with the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers at 3-2 as teams prepare for the tail end of the regular season. Both MVL and Cathedral have road games at Luverne and Mountain Lake, respectively, while the Eagles host Tri-City United. MINNESOTA VALLEY LUTHERAN (3-2) AT LUVERNE (5-0), 7 P.M., FRIDAY, LUVERNE Last week the Chargers faced an unbeaten Jackson County Central team and this week they face another unbeaten squad at Luverne. The Cardinals come into their ...

MLC roundup: Women’s soccer beats BLC for 1st time since 2019

Courtesy of Jordan King/MLC SID WOMEN'S SOCCER MLC 2, BLC 1 MANKATO – The Martin Luther College Knights trailed for just 2:29 before equalizing and going on to win 2-1 at Bethany Lutheran College on Tuesday afternoon in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference women's soccer game. The win snapped a 12-match winless streak against Bethany, during which the Knights lost 11 matches and tied one. The Vikings scored in the 16th minute and the Knights found a response in the 19th minute when Katie Schoeneck found Anna Kramer on a through ball. Kramer calmly guided the ball into the ...

Red’s recap: Lieser happy with Eagles’ shutout

Before the New Ulm Eagles host a 4-1 Tri-City United Titans football team on Friday, Eagles head football coach Derek Lieser had many reasons to be happy with how last Friday went. He said that his team’s performance in a 37-0 road shutout over Worthington last Friday night was comparable to the Eagles 30-0 blanking of Fairmont earlier in the season. “We controlled all three phases,” he said. “Offensively we were the most balanced as far as running and passing the ball. We had four different players with catches. We had a 42-yard field goal from our kicker Kaden Stueber and ...

Area roundup: Eagles boys soccer falls to TCU

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 ...

Turning pumpkins to squash

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 ...

Eagles seek Big South redemption vs. Cardinals

NEW ULM — Last season, New Ulm and Fairmont Area squared off in the Big South Conference Girls Championship game in a match where the score was tied at 1 after both halves and an overtime period, sending the game to a shootout. There, Fairmont was finally able to come away with the victory ...