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Gold down American in UMC quarterfinals

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Legion Gold broke a 5-5 tie with four runs in the top of the seventh and went on to down the Mankato American 9-5 in the quarterfinals of the Upper Midwest Classic Tournament at Johnson Park. Tanner Backer got the win for the Gold. He struck out five. Owen Studtman ...

Sleepy Eye holds off Omaha Gross in UMC quarterfinals

ESSIG — Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7 had to weather a bit of a storm in the seventh inning Saturday evening, but early and consistent offense was enough to do the trick to top Omaha Gross 6-4 in an Upper Midwest Classic quarterfinals game at Essig Ballpark. Omaha Gross got on the board first ...

Sleepy Eye stays simple, wins Pool D

NEW ULM — For the third Upper Midwest Classic game in a row, Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7 leaned on doing the little things well. And for the third UMC game in a row, that led to victory. Bolstered by its pitching staff, Sleepy Eye finished pool play of the UMC 3-0 with two wins Friday at ...

Military Appreciation Day a success; Stade draws eyes

The third annual Military Appreciation Night at Johnson Park Wednesday night was another huge success as over 300 fans attended the Tomahawk East League game between the New Ulm Brewers and the Leavenworth Orioles. Last year approximately 250 fans attended. Last year, 99 veterans received a ...

Briggs sparks Gold comeback over Springfield, NE

NEW ULM — With bases loaded in the seventh inning in a Upper Midwest Classic legion baseball game between the New Ulm Gold and Springfield on Friday, Nebraska, New Ulm pitcher Colin Forstner got a strikeout swinging for the final out of the game, giving the Gold a 6-5 win at Johnson ...

Kucera, Buegler, Arneson highlight All-Journal Boys Golf

Nolan Kucera, Fr., SEU The 2026 Tomahawk-Valley Conference Player of the Year, Kucera was also the Section 2A Individual champion and helped lead his team to a fifth-place finish at the state tournament. Kucera also placed 16th individually in Class A and had a nine-hole average of 37.4 on ...