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Surprise, surprise!

COTTONWOOD – From Week 1, the general consensus among area football fans and coaches was that the Wabasso Rabbits and New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds would be the teams to beat among Section 2, Nine-Player football teams. After winning 2025 campaigns and returning the majority of last ...

Johnson’s journey with New Ulm girls soccer ends

NEW ULM – “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey in between.” Those were words Jonathan Johnson used to describe his 21 years coaching for the New Ulm Eagles varsity girls soccer program. Johnson officially announced his decision to retire from coaching on Thursday. He ...

Knights celebrate, on to state

ST. PETER — It was a big moment for No. 3-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s when Taylor Mathiowetz’s ace gave the Knights a 25-23 win over No. 1-seeded Cleveland in the first set of the Section 2A Volleyball Championship match on Thursday. The Knights had faced Cleveland twice before this ...

Portner joins elite New Ulm rushing list

When New Ulm Cathedral’s Alex Portner broke off a 17-yard run in the second quarter of the Greyhounds’ 54-13 win over Buffalo Lake-Hector/Stewart last Saturday, it moved Portner over 3,000 career rushing yards as he became the first high school football player in New Ulm to crack the 3,000-yard rushing barrier for his career. Portner, who came into Saturday’s 2A, Nine-Man playoff game with 2,899 yards, ended the win with 189 yards and now has 3,088 career yards going into Friday’s Section 2A, Nine-Man title game against Wabasso. Here is the list of the top 11 career rushing ...

Tigers, United rematch in section championship

MARSHALL – Two teams who are very familiar with each other will rematch in the Section 3A Football Championship game this Friday as top-seeded Springfield (9-0) will take on second-seeded Sleepy Eye United (6-3) with a trip to the Class A State Football Tournament on the line. The game will ...

Area runners ready for state cross-country

HAM LAKE – Some of the area’s top prep cross-country runners are currently readying themselves for this year’s State Cross-Country Championships, which take place this Saturday at Majestic Oaks Golf Club. The state meet will see Class A, AA and AAA all run, with the Class AAA girls ...