PREP SOFTBALL MVL 7, GFW 6 NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran defeated Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 7-6 in a nonconference softball game on Thursday. MVL won in the bottom of the seventh, with Jess Meunier scoring on a wild pitch to break a 6-6 tie. Katlyn Stadick earned the win for the ...

SLEEPY EYE — River Valley junior Parker Kuehn cruised to first place finishes in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, long jump and anchored the 4x200 boys relay team to a first place finish at the Tomahawk-Valley Conference Track and Field Championship Thursday. River Valley junior Marley ...

Submitted by Holly Schaefer NEW ULM — Twelve-year-old New Ulm gymnast Adaline Schaefer recently competed at Regionals in Notre Dame, Indiana with her team from Owatonna Gymnastics Club and earned a spot on the Midwest Regional Team. The Midwest Regional Team is made up of the top eight ...

NICOLLET — Nicollet Just For Kix announced Karen (Powers) Moret as the new program director, effective May 15, 2026. Moret will be taking over for Brooke Mielke, who was with Nicollet Just For Kix for eight years. Moret will lead the Nicollet Just For Kix program for the upcoming 2026–2027 ...

NORTH MANKATO — While New Ulm Cathedral found some momentum late, the Greyhounds were ultimately unable to overcome a 9-0 deficit, falling 10-6 to Cleveland Thursday in the Tomahawk-Valley Conference softball championship game at Caswell Park. Early defensive errors proved to be costly for ...

NEW ULM — Michael Walker’s one-out RBI single in the top of the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie and Walker then shut down New Ulm in the bottom of the inning as Orono edged the Eagles 4-3 Thursday in a nonconference baseball game at Johnson Park. Walker got the win in relief, going the last ...