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Week 4: Eagles look to defend turf on Homecoming

Two New Ulm teams — the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds and the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers — are coming off wins last week while the Eagles of New Ulm High School will look to rebound from a disappointing road loss in the fourth week of high school football. The marquee matchup happens when unbeaten New Ulm Cathedral travels to unbeaten Wabasso for a Nine-Player South District, West Subdistrict game at 3 p.m. on Saturday. On Friday night, the MVL Chargers look to extend their winning streak to three games as they hop on the bus to Windom Area for a 7 p.m. Mid-South District, ...

Red’s recap: Chargers celebrate 1st win over Pipestone since 2006

The last time that a Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers football team beat Pipestone was 20 years ago in 2006 when they clipped the Arrows 26-7. MVL’s losing streak to Pipestone ended this past Friday night in a dominating fashion with a 20-0 road shutout for the Chargers’ second straight win. “It has been a while since we beat them there,” Chargers head coach Jim Buboltz said. “That is a tough place to play — it is a long ways away. I was really happy with our players again.” And it was a game that the Chargers totally dominated on both sides of the ball — ...

Postel sinks hole-in-one

Submitted photo Larame Postel sank a hole-in-one at the New Ulm Country Club on Sept. 20, using a 4 iron. He made it on Hole 10, a par-3, 170-yard hole.

Eagles unable to match Trojans in 2nd half

NEW ULM — After a scoreless first half, the offenses for New Ulm and Worthington began to put up points in the second half of a Big South Conference boys soccer match on Tuesday. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the goals were not evenly distributed, as the Trojans came away with a 3-1 ...

Knights shut out Storm

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights got back on track Tuesday night at the expense of their crosstown rivals, sweeping the Sleepy Eye Storm 25-19, 25-11, 25-14 in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference volleyball match at St. Mary’s High School. The Knights, who were swept by ...

Area roundup: Tigers top Rabbits in 5-set thriller

TUESDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL SPRINGFIELD 3, WABASSO 2 SPRINGFIELD — Springfield edged Wabasso 26-28, 20-25, 25-22, 25-20, 19-17 in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Tuesday. Kendall Krueger led the Tigers with nine kills, seven digs and three blocks, while Olivia Milbrath had eight kills. Olivia Simonson and Gabriella Schenk each had seven kills, while Sophie Mude had 25 set assists. Faye Williams had 17 set assists and two aces, and Belle Groebner had nine digs. Kenley Guetter led Wabasso with 19 kills, 15 digs and five aces, while Kylee Samyn had 10 kills. Britta Brand added 14 ...