NEW ULM — Luverne’s Ellie VanBatavia recorded a hat trick as the Cardinals skated by New Ulm 3-1 Thursday night in a Big South Conference girls hockey game at the New Ulm Civic Center. Brecklyn Harrison scored the lone goal for the Eagles unassisted. New Ulm goalie Ava Schmid stopped 35 ...

SLEEPY EYE — With under 10 seconds to play, Sleepy Eye freshman Lanette Davila grabbed a rebound off of a missed free throw and made the putback shot. That ended up being the game-winner for Sleepy Eye, as it defeated Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 73-69 in a nonconference girls basketball ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s rolled to a 77-41 win over BOLD on Friday night in a girls basketball game during the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Tip-Off. Despite being face-guarded through much of the game and holding her to 11 points at the half, Morgan Mathiowetz finished with 26 ...

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran put up a statement win in the opening game of the season, defeating Madelia 87-19 in a nonconference girls basketball game on Thursday. “I think it means a lot to us, just because we haven’t been that strong of a program in the past couple of years,” ...

WABASSO — A good set assist is only as good as the dig or pass leading up to it. Wabasso seniors Audrey Johnson and Sara Carlson knew that well during their five seasons with the Rabbits’ varsity volleyball team, finishing their final year together this past fall as the school’s career ...

This winter sports season in New Ulm for the local high schools will see something that I have not seen in my 37 years at The Journal. This year there are six new head coaches at three high schools. At New Ulm High School, Michael Poncelet is the new head boys basketball coach replacing ...