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Eagles fall short to Jordan in 2AAA semis

Courtesy of Jake McNeill sports@marshallindependent.com ST. PETER — Despite some big scoring performances from Maggie Joyce and Brooklyn Lewis, the No. 3 New Ulm girls basketball team wasn’t able to come out on top in its Section 2AAA semifinals matchup against No. 2 Jordan, Saturday at ...

Frericks, Guetter power Wabasso to quarterfinals win

Courtesy of Samantha Davis sdavis@marshallindependent.com MONTEVIDEO — Caden Frericks broke a school record with 34 rebounds while Brayden Guetter went off for 32 points to lead the No. 3 Wabasso boys basketball team to an 81-60 postseason-opening win over No. 6 Minneota on Saturday in ...

Neuman likes growth from young Eagles in 2025-26 hockey season

NEW ULM — New Ulm Eagles head boys hockey coach Ryan Neuman said that he felt that his team had a good season for a young team. “We saw a lot of guys develop as the season went along,” Neuman said of his team that ended with a 15-12 record after an 8-2 loss to Luverne in the Section 3A ...

Area roundup: Nicollet, Cedar Mountain girls advance in 2A

GIRLS BASKETBALL Nicollet 55, MLA/C 54 ST. PETER — Fourth-seeded Nicollet held off fifth-seeded Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey on Thursday in a down-to-the-wire Section 2A Girls Basketball Tournament quarterfinals game, winning 55-54. After Jazmyn Goettlicher sank the go-ahead free throws for ...

Five area wrestlers win 1st matches at state individuals

ST. PAUL — Five area wrestlers won their first match of the State Individual Wrestling Tournament on Thursday at Grand Casino Arena. In Class AA, New Ulm Area’s Elijah Rieser defeated Pierz’s Carter Young by a 6-2 decision at 139, while NUA’s Alex Portner earned a 16-1 technical fall ...

Rieser, Dake, Adams advance to state semis

ST. PAUL -- New Ulm Area’s Elijah Rieser, NUA’s Ellie Dake and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial’s Mason Adams all won their quarterfinals matches on Friday at Grand Casino Arena and will wrestle in the State Individual Wrestling Tournament Semifinals later in the day. Rieser, who was ...