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Chargers sweep Greyhounds, Black celebrates 1K set assists

NEW ULM — A few days after passing 1,000 career set assists, Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s Graysie Black was able to celebrate that achievement with a 25-17, 25-11, 25-11 sweep of New Ulm Cathedral in a nonconference volleyball match Thursday at MVL High School. “Our passing really helped,” Black said of the win. “And our blocking and covering the ball. My hitters were really strong today and they found where the open spots were on the floor.” Black, a sophomore, surpassed the 1,000 career mark in a four-set loss at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial on Tuesday, but was able to ...

Tigers hang on, hold off SEU

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Tigers got some big plays in the first half of Thursday night’s Mid-South District, Purple Subdistrict football game against Sleepy Eye United, but SEU was right there to match those big plays. Despite SEU’s valiant effort and getting into the half with a ...

Tigers push past SEU in 2nd half

SPRINGFIELD — With the score knotted up at 14-all heading into halftime, Sleepy Eye United showed it wasn’t looking to come to Riverside Park and be another victim for the Springfield Tigers to steamroll. But at the end of the night, the Tigers did enough to get the job done thanks to ...

Eagles fall to Cards comeback in BSC title game

By Jake Olson jolson@fairmontsentinel.com FAIRMONT — Last season’s Big South Conference Girls Soccer Championship game between Fairmont and New Ulm went to a shootout. As the two teams repeated as representatives of the Gold and Black divisions, it was only fair that Thursday night's ...

Area roundup: Eagles boys soccer falls to TCU

MONDAY BOYS SOCCER TCU 4, NEW ULM 1 MONTGOMERY — The New Ulm Eagles fell to Tri-City United 4-1 on Monday night in a Big South Conference, Black Division boys soccer game. The win clinched the Black Division championship for TCU (12-1-1, 5-0) and will see the school host the Big South Conference title game against the Gold Division champion Worthington on Thursday. For the Eagles (10-5, 4-2), Methodious Amoah scored on an assist by Colten Evers with 34 minutes left in the game. Eagles goalie Brevinn Vandermause had 11 saves. The Eagles now ready themselves for the Section ...

Turning pumpkins to squash

NEW ULM – Demolition Derby enthusiasts were out in full force Saturday for the 2026 Pumpkin Smash held at the Brown County Fairgrounds. The Pumpkin Smash is held the first weekend in October and is typically Minnesota’s last demo of the year. As a result, any demo driver in the state who ...