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Late pars carry Thordson to 2nd place

NEW ULM — New Ulm Eagles senior Brogan Thordson wasn’t going to let jitters get the better of her Monday during the season’s first Big South Conference, Black Division girls golf event. After double-bogeying three of the first four holes at New Ulm Country Club, Thordson got her ...

Chargers win fourth in a row

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran improved its winning streak to four with an 8-2 victory over Medford Monday in a nonconference softball game on Monday. “We’re running the bases quite well,” MVL head coach Nate Otto said. “We’re trying to force a lot of those pieces to get our ...

Outstanding Senior Athletes of the Year named

NEW ULM — The 72nd annual New Ulm Club Athletic Appreciation Banquet took place Saturday at Martin Luther College, with six senior athletes from the three New Ulm high schools being selected as the 2025-2026 Male and Female Outstanding Senior Athletes of the Year. Each school had one male ...

Area roundup: Eagles softball rolls Worthington

LATE THURSDAY PREP SOFTBALL NEW ULM 22, WORTHINGTON 5 (5 INNINGS) WORTHINGTON — New Ulm rolled by Worthington 22-5 on Thursday in a Big South Conference softball game. The game ended in the fifth due to the 10-run lead rule. Gracie Baker was 4 for 5 with a double, a triple, four ...

Raiders suffer narrow loss to RRC/WWG

WALNUT GROVE — The Nicollet Raiders dropped just their second game of the season on Friday after falling to Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 6-5 in nonconference softball action. Chloe Kachelmeier led the Raiders in defeat with a 2-for-2 day at the plate that included two RBIs and a ...

Backer shuts out Hubmen, Eagles win 2-0

JORDAN — Tanner Backer’s complete-game shutout led the New Ulm Eagles to a 2-0 win over the Jordan Hubmen on Friday in a nonconference baseball game. The left-hander struck out 10 in his seven innings on the mound, allowing just three hits and one walk. Ryan Rathmann led the Eagles at ...