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Steinbrenner announced as new MLC AD

Courtesy of Jordan King/MLC SID NEW ULM — Martin Luther College has announced Hans Steinbrenner as its new Athletic Director. "We are very thankful that God has brought us, in Hans, a new athletic director with years of experience in athletic leadership at the professional level," MLC president Rich Gurgel said. "We look forward to the blessings God will use Hans to bring to our campus as he uses Hans' skills and experience to help us strengthen how athletics serves the mission of our college as we raise up men and women 'Knighted for Ministry.'" Steinbrenner brings a wealth of ...

Eagles clean up, sweep Tigers

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles didn’t play Monday’s nonconference volleyball match like a team that had five matches over the weekend — not to mention the 225 miles of driving that went with it. They did play with plenty of that weekend momentum, though. After finishing fifth in a ...

Schell’s Bottle Cap Open crowns new winners in 26th year

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Country Club concluded its 26th annual Schell’s Bottle Cap Open Tournament on Monday, with Scott Mickelson, Matt Ness, Mike Bornhoft, Marie Hort and Don Olson taking home first place. The team shot a 128 on the day. It was the first time winning the tournament for ...

Area roundup: Cougars win season opener

PREP VOLLEYBALL CEDAR MOUNTAIN 3, ACGC 1 GROVE CITY — Cedar Mountain opened its season with a 35-16, 20-25, 25-19, 25-18 win over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City in a nonconference volleyball game on Monday. Kendra Erickson led the Cougars with 14 kills, 15 set assists and 12 digs, while Reagyn Kleinschmidt had 10 kills and 16 assists. Aubrey Steffl and Grace Guetter each had eight digs, with Steffl adding six kills. Cedar Mountain plays at Madelia on Thursday. GIRLS TENNIS HUTCHINSON 7, NEW ULM 0 HUTCHINSON — Hutchinson swept New Ulm 7-0 in a nonconference girls tennis ...

Hanska hits back, rallies by Atwater

JORDAN – It wasn’t a matter of if the Hanska Lakers would find an offensive rhythm, it was a matter of when. That when came in the fifth inning as Hanska erased a 3-0 deficit with a five-run rally. Chris Knowles’ 13th homer of the season gave the Lakers two more runs in the seventh as ...

Vikings should retain Jacob Thomas, Da’Veawn Armstead for 2026

This year’s training camp has been one of the most intriguing for years for the Minnesota Vikings, with a real quarterback battle for the first time since Matt Cassell and Christian Ponder duked it out before the 2013 season. With all the attention on the quarterbacks, fewer eyes have been turned towards the other position battles, meaning that constructing a 53-man roster is more difficult to parse out for someone like me who did not attend any of training camp. That being said, I’ve watched portions of both preseason games and have done my best to look at what evaluation other ...