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Red’s recap: Greyhounds celebrate record-high scoring night

The 71 points scored by the New Ulm Cathedral football team Friday night in a 71-7 win over Mountain Lake Area was a new school record. The previous record was 69 scored in 2011 in Heron Lake-Okabena. “We had eight different players score touchdowns in the game,” Cathedral head coach Denny Lux said. “And offensively we played just about perfect in the first half (leading 58-0). With our offensive line it did not matter who was carrying the ball and defensively we really swung to the ball — we set the tone early in the game.” Lux said with the big lead at halftime, he was ...

MLC roundup: Pearson, Martin lead MLC men’s golf at UMAC Championship

Courtesy of Jordan King/MLC SID MEN’S GOLF MLC TAKES 6TH AT UMAC CHAMPIONSHIP BECKER — Benjamin Pearson and John Martin battled tough weekend conditions to earn top-10 finishes for the Martin Luther College men’s golf team at the UMAC Golf Championship at Pebble Creek Golf Club. Martin carded a team-best 7-over 79 in the final round and Pearson was a stroke behind with an 80. Pearson finished 19-over for the tournament, good for a tie for fifth. He made finished the weekend with a team-high 34 pars. Martin finished 20-over and tied for eighth, making a team-high six birdies ...

Week 7: Chargers host rolling Knights

The seventh week of the local high school football season means it is a short week for games because of MEA Week with games on Wednesday. Minnesota Valley Lutheran is the lone school at home when they host Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial at 7 p.m. at Johnson Field. New Ulm High School heads to St. Peter while New Ulm Cathedral is at Renville County West with 7 p.m. kickoffs. LAKE CRYSTAL WELLCOME MEMORIAL (5-1) AT MINNESOTA VALLEY LUTHERAN (3-3), WEDNESDAY, 7 P.M., JOHNSON FIELD It is another tough matchup for the Chargers, who host a Knights team that is averaging 36 points per ...

Cougars clean it up, sweep Jaguars

MORGAN — Cedar Mountain’s experience and dominant attack was too much for Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther to handle Monday night as the Cougars rolled to victory in straight sets, winning 25-19, 25-10, 25-9 in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover volleyball match. The ...

Area roundup: Tigers notch 5-set win over Wolverines

MONDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL SPRINGFIELD 3, MLA 2 MOUNTAIN LAKE — Springfield escaped with a 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 31-29, 15-12 comeback victory over Mountain Lake Area Monday in a nonconference volleyball match. Kendall Krueger led the Tigers with 18 kills and six digs, while Harlow Moody had 13 kills, five blocks, three digs and an ace. Faye Williams had 30 set assists, while Sophie Mude had 19 set assists and seven digs. Belle Groebner added 20 digs. Springfield (9-12) plays at Cedar Mountain on Tuesday. ST. MARY’S 3, NICOLLET 0 NICOLLET — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s swept ...

Blackhawks sweep Firebirds, look to finish season strong

MADELIA — The Madelia Blackhawks put up a strong performance for their home fans on Monday, sweeping the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Firebirds 25-21, 25-17, 25-18 in a nonconference volleyball match. “We’ve been working really well and playing really good,” Madelia head coach Melodie DeVlaeminck said. “We’ve been competing hard against teams. We can come out on top and connect with all our girls.” Carissa Sorenson led the Blackhawks with nine kills and two digs, while Grace Tatro had five kills and four digs. Kendall Pietsch had five kills and two digs, and Avery Tatro had 22 ...