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Amendment to the top-50 scorers list

I was made aware that the list of the top 50 scorers in the New Ulm area, printed in The Journal’s 2025 Winter Preview, was missing a significant player. Winthrop’s Nancy Trebbensee, who graduated from Winthrop High School in 1980, not only qualifies for the list, but scored 2,446 career ...

Dreckman ends 22-month setback, returns to the court

When Daviney Dreckman stepped onto the court for the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team on Nov. 14 in a nonconference game against Dickinson State, it marked 22 months since Dreckman, a redshirt freshman from New Ulm High School, had played a competitive basketball. Dreckman, ...

Firebirds fly by Warriors

WINTHROP — Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop took a 29-24 lead at halftime and took that to a 66-42 win over BOLD in a nonconference boys basketball game on Monday. “Defensively in the half court I think our guys really picked it up,” GFW head coach Ryan Jacobson said. “I think we started the ...

Chargers hold off late Bucs rally

NEW ULM — A pretty start to the second half turned ugly for the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers on Monday night, but they were able to get the job done in the end. After seeing a 24-point lead chiseled down to 3 late, the Chargers held off the Blue Earth Area Buccaneers 66-61 in a ...

Dake takes 1st at Hopkins Athena Invitational

HOPKINS — New Ulm Area’s Ellie Dake took home first place at 170 at the Hopkins Athena Invitational on Saturday. Dake pinned Forest Lake’s Savana Stans in 36 seconds before winning by fall over Hastings’ Lily Watts in 1 minute. In the championship match, Dake won by fall over ...

Cathedral Sonics shine in season opener

Submitted information The New Ulm Cathedral Sonics kicked off their competition season with a strong showing at their first event of the year on Saturday, Dec. 13. The competition, hosted by St. James. The Sonics delivered impressive performances, proudly taking home 2nd place in Varsity ...