NEW ULM — Maddie Backer, a freshman from New Ulm, is one of three finalists at Central College at Pella, Iowa, for the Freshman Female Athlete of the Year. Backer finished as runner-up for the Freshman Athlete of the Year in the American Rivers Conference. The award winner is announced ...

NEW ULM — Two of the youngest varsity golfers Thursday ended up leaving the biggest splashes at New Ulm Country Club. Those splashes weren’t water hazards either, they were the varsity golf debuts of eighth-grader Asher Wendinger and seventh-grader Ethan Schmidt. Asher Wendinger shot a ...

NEW ULM — While plenty of New Ulm Cathedral players got their moment during a Tomahawk Division baseball sweep of Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Thursday at Mueller Park, perhaps the highlight of the night was Elijah Rieser's. The senior left fielder was able to touch all four bags in the first ...

PREP SOFTBALL MVL 12, SIBLEY EAST 1 (GAME 1) MVL 13, SIBLEY EAST 3 (GAME 2, 5 INNINGS) ARLINGTON — Minnesota Valley Lutheran swept Sibley East in a South Central Conference softball doubleheader on Tuesday, winning 12-1 in Game 1 and 13-3 in a five-inning Game 2. In Game 1, Katlyn ...

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — Martin Luther College sophomore Benjamin Pearson and junior John Martin were named UMAC Co-Golfers of the week. The MLC men's golf team competed on Saturday at Eagle Creek Golf Club along with other UMAC schools for the UMAC Spring Event. The ...

BOYS TENNIS New Ulm 6, Farmington 1 NEW PRAGUE — New Ulm downed Farmington 6-1 on Monday in a prep tennis meet. The event was scheduled as a triangular but the Eagles were unable to finish their meet with New Prague. New Ulm’s lone loss came at No. 1 singles as Riley Watson defeated ...