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Area roundup: Knights, Cougars earn sweeps

PREP VOLLEYBALL ST. MARY’S 3, SPRINGFIELD 0 SPRINGFIELD — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s swept Springfield 26-24, 25-10, 25-19 in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Tuesday. Morgan Mathiowetz had seven kills and 10 digs for the Knights, while Audra Hoffmann had nine kills and seven digs. Olivia Schieffert had six kills, and Brynne Ibberson had 21 set assists. Kendall Krueger led the Tigers with eight kills and five digs, while Olivia Milbrath had five kills. Sophie Mude and Fayelynn Williams both had 11 set assists, while Belle Groebner had 10 digs. St. Mary’s (17-3-1, ...

Eagles fall to top-ranked Stars despite improved second half

NEW ULM — While New Ulm gave up six goals in the first half to undefeated Southwest Christian, the Eagles cleaned up the defense in the second half, holding the Stars scoreless. However, the Eagles were unable to match the scoring as they fell 6-2 in a nonconference girls soccer match on ...

Area roundup: Tigers get by Falcons in 5

FRIDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL SPRINGFIELD 3, RRC 2 LAMBERTON — Springfield topped Red Rock Central 25-24, 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 18-16 in a nonconference volleyball match on Friday. Kendall Krueger led the Tigers with 14 kills and six digs, while Olivia Milbrath had 13 kills and two blocks. Belle Groebner had 30 digs, and Sophie Mude had 23 set assists and five digs. Faye Williams added 17 set assists and nine digs with three kills. Natasha Erickson led the Falcons with 12 kills and 19 set assists, while Lilly Batalden and Paige Wondercheck heach had seven kills. Amelia Ubl had 28 ...

Knights come up short of comeback against Eagles

NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights had momentum on their side following a 42-yard catch by Noah Huebner in the closing two minutes of Saturday's Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football game against the University of Northwestern Eagles. But after that throw from Knights ...

MLC women breeze past Faith Baptist

NEW ULM – As the wind picked up and rain began to fall in the first half of Saturday’s nonconference women’s soccer game, the Martin Luther College Knights held a 1-0 lead and knew they’d have their backs to the wind eventually. Kicking with the wind in the second half, the Knights ...

Greyhounds hit back, drop Raiders

NEW ULM — When the Nicollet Raiders opened Saturday night’s Nine-Player South District, West Subdistrict football game with a nine-play touchdown drive, the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds weren’t surprised. They weren’t worried either. Scoring 42 unanswered points after that, the ...