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Sleepy Eye storms by MCW in playoffs

SLEEPY EYE — Carson Uecker's bases-loaded triple over the Martin County West right fielder's head helped the Sleepy Eye Indians to a 12-2 Section 2A Baseball Tournament opening-round win Thursday. The game ended in the fifth due to the 10-run lead rule. “I got a pitch where I wanted ...

Area roundup: Nicollet knocks off USC in 2A tourney

PREP SOFTBALL NICOLLET 1, USC 0 (8 INNINGS) Seventh-seeded Nicollet upset second-seeded and fourth-ranked United South Central 1-0 in a Section 2A Softball Tournament game on Thursday. “I just kept telling the girls, ‘Give me one run here and we can do this,’” Nicollet head coach ...

Sleepy Eye selected as FOX9 Town Ball Tour stop

SLEEPY EYE — FOX9 has selected Sleepy Eye Ballpark as one of its Town Ball Tour stops this season. FOX9 will be visiting Sleepy Eye on Wednesday, June 24 to highlight the community for the day, with live broadcasts beginning at 5 p.m. ahead of the Sleepy Eye Indians vs. Stark Longhorns ...

Area roundup: Greyhounds ground GHEC/T/ML in playoffs

PREP SOFTBALL CATHEDRAL 12, GHEC/T/ML 1 (5 INNINGS) NEW ULM — No. 3-seeded New Ulm Cathedral made short work of 14th-seeded Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther on Tuesday, winning 11-1 at Harman Park in the first round of the Section 2A Softball Tournament. The game ended in ...

Stade looks to reach next level

NEW ULM — For the fourth time this season, New Ulm’s Ethan Stade has been named the Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) Pitcher of the Week. That comes on the heels of Stade’s 15-strikeout performance against Western Michigan in his 7 2/3 innings of work. Stade had been previously named ...

Eagles host conference meet, prep for sections

NEW ULM — New Ulm placed seventh out of eight teams on both the boys and girls side of the Big South Conference Track and Field Championships on Tuesday. It was the first time in several years that New Ulm hosted the conference championship, and New Ulm head coach Brian Lundgren and the ...