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Turnover woes plague Sleepy Eye vs. BOLD

SLEEPY EYE — After opening the season with a thrilling 73-69 win over Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Friday night, turnovers and a rough day on the glass doomed the Sleepy Eye Indians Saturday afternoon on Day 2 of the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Tip-Off. Thanks to their relentless defensive ...

Area roundup: Wolner leads Eagles girls to first victory

GIRLS HOCKEY New Ulm 2, SSP 1 SLEEPY EYE —Tristyn Wolner’s two-goal night was enough to lift the New Ulm Eagles to their first win of the young season as the Eagles took down South St. Paul 2-1 Friday at the Sleepy Eye Arena. Despite being outshot 35-17, the Eagles got in front early at ...

MLC roundup: Knights men, women earn dominant wins

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID MEN’S BASKETBALL MLC 81, Maranatha Baptist 37 WATERTOWN, Wis. — The MLC men's basketball team completed a wire-to-wire victory over Maranatha Baptist on the road on Friday, beating the Sabercats 81-37. The last nine minutes of the first half, the ...

Mathiowetz triple-double lifts St. Mary’s by WEM

SLEEPY EYE — Behind a triple-double from Morgan Mathiowetz, the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights capped off their home Tip-Off girls basketball invite Saturday with a 75-45 win over the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers. Morgan Mathiowetz’s triple-double came with a game-high 32 ...

Drexler earns 17th Coach of the Year award

NEW ULM — Former New Ulmite Glen Drexler has been named the UMAC (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) Coach of the Year in track and field and cross-country at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Drexler, who is in his 18th season as head coach, began his college coaching career in 2000 at ...

Springfield opens season with big win

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield defeated Red Rock Central 71-18 in a nonconference girls basketball game to open the 2025-2026 season. Kendall Krueger led the Tigers with 23 points and four rebounds, while Olivia Milbrath had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Jada Reese had 10 points, four rebounds and ...