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Eagles close regular season with loss to Cardinals

REDWOOD FALLS — Redwood Valley swept New Ulm 25-18, 25-23, 25-19 in a Big South Conference volleyball match on Friday. Lily Poehler led the Eagles with eight kills, 12 digs and an ace, while Karly Meier had seven kills and three digs. Mckenna Hulke had 15 set assists and 11 digs with two aces, and Calli Koop had 17 digs and two kills. Eighth-seeded New Ulm (9-17) plays at top-seeded Marshall on Wednesday in the first round of the Section 2AAA Volleyball Tournament.

Three MLC golfers earn All-UMAC honors

Courtesy of Jordan King/MLC SID ST. PAUL — Martin Luther College junior Benjamin Pearson and senior John Martin both earned All-UMAC men’s golf selections for the 2026 season, the conference announced on Wednesday. Pearson was selected to the second team and Martin was an honorable mention pick. Pearson posted an adjusted average score of 77.2 in the fall season, which included two top-5s and five top-10s. His low round of the year came on Sept. 1 at the Northwestern Invite, where he fired a 1-over 73. At the UMAC Championship at Pebble Creek, Pearson finished tied for fifth at ...

DeCann crowned Tomahawk-Valley Champion in first-ever win

MADELIA — After being part of a four-runner pack for the first half of the Tomahawk-Valley Conference Cross-Country Boys Championship meet, Madelia's Caleb DeCann saw an opening to move ahead to the front. “Right when we got to the halfway point, I saw [Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop’s Juan Sunun-Perez], he decided he was going to push,” DeCann said. “I decided to go with him, and I decided I was feeling good and I got out there. See if anybody went with me. Nobody did, and I just needed to continue the race and push through.” DeCann never relinquished that lead, winning his ...

Kendra Erickson digs surprise

MORGAN — Early on in Thursday night’s nonconference volleyball match against Red Rock Central, a dig by senior Kendra Erickson led to a kill by her twin sister Sophia Erickson to put Cedar Mountain up 11-8 in the first set. Everyone on the court for the Cougars were extra fired up for ...

Area roundup: New Ulm falls in 4 to East

THURSDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL MANKATO EAST 3, NEW ULM 1 NEW ULM — Mankato East defeated New Ulm 25-13, 25-17, 22-25, 25-11 in a nonconference volleyball match on Thursday. Leah Brustad had six kills and four digs for the Eagles, while Karly Meier had five kills and five digs. Mckenna Hulke ...