NUA goes 1-1 in 3AA Tourney

SHERBURN — New Ulm Area downed Redwood Valley 42-25 on Thursday during the Section 3AA Team Wrestling Meet at Martin County West High School before falling to the Martin County Red Bulls 53-18 to be eliminated from the tournament.

In the win over Redwood Valley, New Ulm got wins from Kane Johnson, Alex Portner, Elijah Rieser, Jamisen Frederickson, Lane Ruch, Wyatt Pollard, Ty Frederick and Evan Thompson.

NUA got wins from Braxton Kiecker, Ty Frederick and Thompson against the Red Bulls, who now take on Marshall on Saturday in the semifinals.

Submitted photo The New Ulm gymnastics team finished as Section 2A runner-ups on Thursday in St. James.

FULL NUA RESULTS

NUA 42, Redwood Valley 25

106 – Kane Johnson (New Ulm Area) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 – Gavin Brandt (Redwood Valley) over Braxton Kiecker (New Ulm Area) Fall 1:40

120 – Alex Portner (New Ulm Area) over Tucker Amberg (Redwood Valley) Maj 16-2

126 – Elijah Rieser (New Ulm Area) over Austin Ourada (Redwood Valley) SV-1 6-4

132 – Lucas Fuhr (Redwood Valley) over Jeffrey Kral (New Ulm Area) Fall 2:41

138 – Lincoln Ourada (Redwood Valley) over Dirk Haynes (New Ulm Area) Dec 6-3

145 – Max Dillon (Redwood Valley) over Spencer Drill (New Ulm Area) Dec 9-2

152 – Jamisen Frederickson (New Ulm Area) over Andrew Hernandez (Redwood Valley) Fall 0:19

160 – Lane Ruch (New Ulm Area) over Zachary Guggisburg (Redwood Valley) Fall 5:15

170 – Wyatt Pollard (New Ulm Area) over Jamen Hennen (Redwood Valley) TF 17-1

182 – Ty Frederick (New Ulm Area) over Jax Hennen (Redwood Valley) Fall 1:05

195 – Evan Reinke (Redwood Valley) over Tilken Fruhwirth (New Ulm Area) Dec 11-5

220 – Axel Uhlenkamp (Redwood Valley) over Henry Waloch (New Ulm Area) Maj 14-4

285 – Evan Thompson (New Ulm Area) over Griffin Evans (Redwood Valley) Fall 0:39

Martin County 53, NUA 18

106 – Pierce Rohman (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Kane Johnson (New Ulm Area) Dec 5-4

113 – Maddex Faber (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Alex Portner (New Ulm Area) Maj 16-5

120 – Braxton Kiecker (New Ulm Area) over Kaedin Lange (Fairmont-Martin County West) Fall 3:13

126 – Rylan Cutler (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Elijah Rieser (New Ulm Area) Maj 15-4

132 – Berent Kosbab (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Jeffrey Kral (New Ulm Area) Fall 3:00

138 – Riley Cole (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Dirk Haynes (New Ulm Area) Maj 17-4

145 – Aden Welcome (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Spencer Drill (New Ulm Area) Fall 1:01

152 – Taylor Austin (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Jamisen Frederickson (New Ulm Area) Fall 0:52

160 – Cooper Steuber (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Lane Ruch (New Ulm Area) Maj 10-2

170 – Gage Cyphers (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Wyatt Pollard (New Ulm Area) Maj 9-1

182 – Carver Rohman (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Tilken Fruhwirth (New Ulm Area) Fall 1:10

195 – Ty Frederick (New Ulm Area) over Josiah Brakenhoff (Fairmont-Martin County West) Fall 3:46

220 – Max Olson (Fairmont-Martin County West) over Henry Waloch (New Ulm Area) Fall 0:09

285 – Evan Thompson (New Ulm Area) over Colby Schwichtenberg (Fairmont-Martin County West) Fall 1:23

PREP GYMNASTICS

New Ulm finishes second at 2A Championship

ST. JAMES — The New Ulm gymnastics team finished its time in the Section 2A Championship Meet on Thursday as runner-ups with a score of 134.175.

Mankato West won the meet with a 144.6, finishing ahead of New Ulm, St. Peter (130.6), Waseca (129.35), Blue Earth Area (128.25), Martin County Area (123.675), St. James (97.775) and Faribault (57.625).

Ella Freiderich and Olivia Eckstein turned in the top performances for the Eagles on Thursday and qualified for the state tournament as a result. Freiderich qualified for state on floor, while Eckstein qualified on beam.

Freiderich took fifth all-around with a score of 34.6. Her 9.075 on floor was good enough for fifth place and a trip to state. Eckstein’s fifth-place finish on beam (8.95) qualified her for state.

Freiderich also tied for fifth on bars (8.275), while Jocelyn Sellner took ninth on bars (8.1). Sellner finished seventh all-around (33.675), while Eckstein finished ninth all-around (33.2).

BOYS BASKETBALL

BOLD 88, Springfield 62

BIRD ISLAND — BOLD cruised by Springfield 88-62 Thursday in a nonconference boys basketball game.

Brayden Sturm led the Tigers with 16 points, seven assists and three steals. Bryan Buerkle added 14 points and Noah Vogel scored 13 points.

Springfield (11-11, 10-5) will host Wabasso (4-17, 3-11) on Friday.

Mankato Loyola 72, Nicollet 38

NICOLLET — Mankato Loyola rolled past Nicollet 72-38 Thursday in a Valley Conference boys basketball game.

Jeffrey Volby led the Raiders with 13 points, while Grant Bruns added 10 points and Jonny Peterson had 6 points.

Nicollet (2-21, 2-14) will play at LeSueur-Henderson on Saturday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Windom Area 85, MVL 56

NEW ULM — Windom Area defeated Minnesota Valley Lutheran 85-56 Thursday in a nonconference girls basketball game.

Ella Mullenbach led the Chargers with 22 points and six steals, while Mackenzie Merseth had 13 points and nine rebounds. Abby Hartwig had 6 points and four rebounds, and Becca Kuck added 6 points and four rebounds.

MVL (1-22, 0-15) will play at Redwood Valley on Monday.

SESM 76, MCW 54

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s took down Martin County West 76-54 Thursday in a nonconference girls basketball game.

Allie Labat led the Knights with 26 points, seven rebounds, six steals and two assists. Morgan Mathiowetz chipped in 23 points, seven rebounds, five assists and eight steals while Liz Schwint had 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Natalie Fischer added 9 points for the Knights.

Kari Matejka led the Mavericks with 14 points, while Emily Anderson scored 10 points and Thea Anderson added 8 points.

St. Mary’s (19-5, 12-4) will host Granada Huntley/East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther on Tuesday.