By Jeff Meder Journal Sports Writer NICOLLET – Despite three hard-fought sets, No. 18 Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey came away with a 25-20, 26-24, 25-18 sweep of Nicollet in the opening round of the Section 2A Volleyball Tournament on Thursday. Both teams had almost similar records heading ...

PREP VOLLEYBALL Sibley East 3, BEA 1 ARLINGTON — No. 16 Sibley East downed No. 17 Blue Earth Area 25-18, 25-15, 15-25, 25-18 in the opening round of the Section 2AA volleyball tournament on Thursday. Brianna Kettner had nine kills, 14 digs, three aces and two blocks for the Wolverines, ...

NEW ULM — By the time New Ulm’s Tyshun Brown brought Eagles fans to their feet with a 90-yard kick-off return for a touchdown, Marshall had already built up a 54-0 lead, and the Tigers added one more touchdown in a 60-7 win over New Ulm Wednesday night in a South District, Central-Red ...

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The UMAC All-Conference awards and recognition were announced on Wednesday morning and MLC golfer Ben Pearson was named the UMAC Rookie of the Year. Pearson becomes the first MLC golfer to earn the honor since the UMAC made it an award in the ...

NEW ULM — The good news for the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds on Wednesday night was that they held the No. 4 Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots to their second lowest point total of the season. The bad news was that the Patriots still racked up 36 points and stifled a frequently-dominant Greyhounds ...

PREP FOOTBALL Springfield 54, Windom Area 7 SPRINGFIELD — Springfield completed an undefeated regular season with a 54-7 win over Windom Area on Wednesday in a South District, West-South Subdistrict football game. Parker Kuehn had 347 yards and five touchdowns with an interception for ...