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MLC roundup: Women’s soccer team bests UMM

Courtesy of Jordan King/MLC SID TUESDAY WOMEN’S SOCCER MLC 1, UMM 0 MORRIS — For the second time in less than a week, Heather Wendt scored an important, late goal for Martin Luther College women's soccer to run its unbeaten run to five matches. After scoring in the final minute of last week's draw vs. Crown, Wendt scored the Knight's goal in a 1-0 win at the University of Minnesota Morris on Tuesday afternoon. In the 78th minute, Morris goalkeeper CJ Frear-Boerner saved Wendt's original shot from the left side, but she was able to convert the rebound. “Heather was very ...

GETTING TO KNOW Merrick Mathiowetz

Mathiowetz scored three total touchdowns for Sleepy Eye United during its game last Friday against Murray County Central, earning one on the ground, one in the air and one on a kickoff return. Mathiowetz added 46 yards rushing and 36 yards receiving, scoring his three touchdowns on just six ...

Area roundup: Cougars sweep Firebirds

THURSDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL CEDAR MOUNTAIN 3, GFW 0 GIBBON — Cedar Mountain swept Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 25-15, 25-15, 25-16 in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Thursday. Kendra Erickson led the Cougars with 12 kills, nine assists and seven digs, while Reagyn Kleinschmidt had nine kills and 19 set assists. Aubrey Steffl had nine kills and nine digs. Kora Schwarzrock had eight kills and six digs with a block for GFW, while Lauren Schafer had five kills and a block. Maren Kemkes had 13 set assists. Cedar Mountain (10-3, 4-0) hosts Cedar Mountain on Tuesday, while GFW (2-5, ...

GETTING TO KNOW Jesalyn Skoglund

Interview by Travis Rosenau Despite missing the first two weeks of the girls soccer season with a quad injury, Skoglund has been on her game since her return for the New Ulm Eagles. She scored three goals in a home win over Marshall last Thursday and added four more goals in a road win at ...

SEU silences TMB in 2nd half

SLEEPY EYE — After Tracy-Milroy-Balaton was able to make some noise in the first half of Friday night’s Mid-South District, Purple Subdistrict football game, Sleepy Eye United made it a quiet second half for the Panthers. With 33 unanswered points in that second half, SEU was able to ...

Eagles bounce back for Homecoming thriller

NEW ULM — With just 1:13 to play in New Ulm’s Homecoming football game against Belle Plaine on Friday, the Eagles defense suffered a blow, allowing a 40-yard touchdown from quarterback Reed Creighton to wideout Evan Cahalan to cut the New Ulm lead to 14-12. But just as they had done ...