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New Ulm falls to Mankato East in girls tennis

MANKATO — The New Ulm Eagles girls tennis team dropped a nonconference girls tennis meet to Mankato East on Friday, falling 7-0. At No. 1 singles, Sam William defeated Natalie Fischer 6-0, 6-0, while August Belts held off Carmen Schotzko in No. 2 singles action 7-5, 4-6, 11-9. At No. 3 singles, Lauryn Tischler defeated Avah Kruse 6-4, 6-0, while Lainey Milow defeated Brielle Evans 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. In doubles action, the East team of Addy Westman and Lexi Mock earned a 6-1, 6-4 win over Lilly Rieger and Eleanor Grathwohl at No. 1 doubles. At No. 2 doubles, Amelia Hacker ...

Hanska scores 10 unanswered, routs Waterville

SHAKOPEE – After trading blows with the Waterville Indians early on Saturday, the Hanska Lakers steadily turned things into a one-sided beatdown. The Lakers broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth and scored 10 unanswered runs to roll to a 13-3 victory in the first round of the Class C Minnesota ...

Brewers unable to contain Monarchs in state defeat

CHASKA – The New Ulm Brewers broke into both the hits and runs columns during the sixth inning of a Class A Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament opener against the Minnetonka Monarchs, but the Monarchs’ offense was too much to overcome in the end as Minnetonka ran away with a 14-3 ...

Cubs stunned by Stars in state surprise

NEW PRAGUE – Despite overcoming a 4-0 deficit late to tie the game in the eighth, the Courtland Cubs were unable to prevent the Starbuck Stars from leaving Memorial Park Baseball Stadium with a state tournament upset Saturday night. After allowing the Cubs to tie the game at 4-all with a ...

Eagles fall to LSH in girls tennis opener

LE SUEUR — The New Ulm Eagles girls tennis team opened the season with a 7-0 loss to Le Sueur-Henderson on Thursday. Despite the shutout, two New Ulm players took things to three sets. At No. 2 singles, New Ulm’s Carmen Schotzko was defeated 6-4, 5-7, 10-6 by Addison Fahey, while New Ulm’s Maggie Joyce fell to Evelyn Haemig 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 at No. 4 singles. New Ulm hosts Blue Earth Area at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Orioles, Royals rolling en route to state collision

CHASKA — With a blend of veteran and youth talent, strong competition throughout the season and a recent history of success, the Leavenworth Orioles and Richmond Royals make for an intriguing first-round state matchup. The teams will meet at 11 a.m. Sunday in the first round of the Class ...