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New Ulm Area dominates All-Journal Wrestling Team

Bryce Siem, 7th, 107, St. James/Madelia Siem came on to the varsity wrestling scene with a bang, going 47-2 with 36 pins, 232 team points and 54 takedowns. Siem won the St. James Classic, the Big South Conference individual tournament, the Wabasso Tournament, the Springfield tournament, ...

MLC’s Loberger and Pearson earn All-UMAC honors

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The 2025-26 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference men’s basketball awards were officially released on Wednesday, and the Martin Luther College had two sophomore players recognized in Adam Loberger and Benjamin Pearson. Loberger was named ...

Springfield routs Loyola in Section 2A quarterfinals

ARLINGTON — The No. 3 Springfield Tigers got rolling in the second half Thursday night, downing the No. 6 Mankato Loyola Crusaders 92-59 in a Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament quarterfinals game at Sibley East High School. Brecken Heiling led the Tigers (22-6) with 20 points and four ...

Fourteen Knights named UMAC Indoor Track & Field All-Conference

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ST. PAUL — The 2026 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field awards were officially released on Wednesday, and Martin Luther College had 10 athletes named All-UMAC for their performance last weekend at the Indoor ...

Raiders reach 2A semifinals

ST. PETER — Not only did No. 5 Nicollet advance to the Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament semifinals with a 74-68 win over No. 4 Mayer Lutheran on Thursday, but it also set the school record for wins as it improved to a 23-6 record. “We were [0-25] two years ago, and now we’re going ...

New Ulm-Sleepy Eye 12UB girls hockey team punches state ticket

Submitted photo/information The New Ulm-Sleepy Eye 12UB girls hockey team qualified for this year’a state tournament and is seeded second in the South Region. Their first state game is 4 p.m. on Friday, March 13, in Minnetonka. Front row (l-r): Kailee Kloeckl, Kaybree Schwab. Middle row ...