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Week 5: Greyhounds host unbeaten Raiders

The fifth week of the high school football season on the local front has both the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers and the Greyhounds of New Ulm Cathedral with home games on Friday and Saturday nights, respectively, while New Ulm High School has a road game Friday at Worthington. The Chargers host Jackson County Central and the Huskies’ 30-game winning streak on Friday at 7 p.m. at Johnson Field in MVL's Homecoming game, while the Eagles hit the road to face the Trojans also at 7 p.m. On Saturday, New Ulm Cathedral entertains an unbeaten Nicollet team at 7 p.m. at Johnson ...

Eagles fall short in battle with Scarlets

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles found themselves on the short end of a couple three-set matches on Thursday, allowing the Mankato West Scarlets to pick up a 5-2 victory in a nonconference girls tennis meet at New Ulm High School. Despite the defeat, the Eagles had their moments and made it ...

Eagles hold off Saints 1-0

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles and St. Peter Saints went head to head in an intense showdown on Thursday night in a Big South Conference boys soccer game. Both teams fought hard to the end, but it was the Eagles who finished strong with a 1-0 win. The ball flew up and down the field and ...

Mathiowetz’s milestone night leads Knights past Cougars

SLEEPY EYE — Early in the third set of a Tomahawk Division volleyball match between Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s and Cedar Mountain, St. Mary’s Morgan Mathiowetz got her 12th kill of the match to take a 2-1 lead for the Knights with the match score tied at 1. That kill made Mathiowetz the ...

Area roundup: Greyhounds beat Bulldogs, Rabbits rout Storm

PREP VOLLEYBALL CATHEDRAL 3, LESTER PRAIRIE 2 LESTER PRAIRIE — New Ulm Cathedral edged Lester Prairie 21-25, 27-25. 19-25, 26-24, 15-23 in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Friday. Jayde Altermatt led the Greyhounds with 20 kills, 19 digs and two aces, while Maddy Hazuka had eight kills and 13 digs. Kinley Berdan had 18 set assists, while Morgan Beranek had 13 digs and two aces. Cathedral (3-19, 1-5) hosts Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop on Tuesday. WABASSO 3, SLEEPY EYE 0 SLEEPY EYE — The Wabasso Rabbits rolled to a win in straight sets on Thursday, defeating the Sleepy Eye ...

GETTING TO KNOW Parker Kuehn

Interview by Ari Selvey Kuehn has quaterbacked the Tigers to a 4-0 record so far this season, including a 21-10 win over Dawson-Boyd last Friday. In that game, Kuehn completed 12 of 24 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns. Q: What is a hobby you have outside of sports? A: I play piano ...