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Raiders drop regular season finale, host BLHS Tuesday

NICOLLET – Nicollet ended its regular season with a 48-20 loss to Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman last Tuesday in a Nine-Player football game. Abe Madson completed 19 of 36 passes for 250 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions for Nicollet, while Lane Zimmerman had 19 carries for 99 yards and a score and Luke Warmington had three carries for 35 yards and a TD. Henry Kennedy had six catches for 119 yards to lead the Raiders in the receiving game, while Jordan Goettlicher had five catches for 84 yards and a score and Warmington had five catches for 33 yards. Defensively for ...

Erickson joins 1,000-1,000-1,000 club

MORGAN – After getting her 1,000th career dig this past Thursday at home, Cedar Mountain’s Kendra Erickson was able to celebrate a new milestone achievement Monday night. With her second kill of the night in a Section 2A Volleyball Tournament first round match against Springfield, ...

Raiders turn tables, down Mustangs in 2A tourney

NICOLLET — After losing its final regular season game in four sets to Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, last Monday, Nicollet was ready to show that the Mustangs hadn’t seen its best. The Raiders got that chance a week later, hosting the ninth-seeded Mustangs as the eighth seed. There, Nicollet earned its redemption in style, sweeping BLHS 25-22, 25-13, 25-17 Monday in the opening round of the Section 2A Volleyball Tournament. “We had a really good week at practice,” Nicollet’s Madison Kettner said. “We played with intensity, and we stayed aggressive. Last time playing ...

Area roundup: MVL tops HFC in opening round of 2AA playoffs

MVL 3, HFC 1 VICTORIA — Ninth-seeded Minnesota Valley Lutheran topped eighth-seeded Holy Family Catholic 25-20, 25-22. 22-25. 25-16 in the first round of the Section 2AA Volleyball Tournament on Monday. Jenna Bates had 13 kills, 15 digs and three blocks, while Olivia Hammer had 13 kills, ...

GETTING TO KNOW Ava Kunkel Sleepy Eye H.S., Jr.

Interview by Travis Rosenau Sleepy Eye Storm junior setter Ava Kunkel passed 1,000 career set assists this past Tuesday during a volleyball match against crosstown rival Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s. Kunkel has 378 this season and 1,003 for her career with a full season ahead of her. Q: What ...

Stern field goal a documented record for New Ulm

When Andrew Stern connected on a 45-yard field goal Tuesday night against Edgerton at Johnson Field for New Ulm Cathedral, it broke the school record of 36 yards set by Joey Kral. But what is the record field goal kick made for a high school football player in the City of New Ulm? Kicking records are not well-kept, so after some research, phone calls and numerous text messages, this is what we know. Stern’s 45-yard field goal is the longest documented field goal in New Ulm. There was some speculation that an MVL player, Paul Barenz, had kicked a 47-yard field goal back in the late ...