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Rolling Thunder takes 2nd in home tourney

Submitted photo/information The New Ulm Rolling Thunder K-6 wrestling team finished second in team duals this past Saturday at New Ulm High School, defeating Lake Crystal 53-27, Worthington 60-23 and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 52-27. New Ulm lost in the finals to St. James ...

MLC’s Morris earns UMAC POTW honors for 2nd consecutive week

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL – For the second consecutive week, junior Mya Morris was voted the UMAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week (December 8-14). Morris averaged 26.5 ppg in two games against Luther and Carleton this past week. She had a big night against ...

NUBBA fifth-grad boys take 3rd in Chanhassen

Submitted photo/information The NUBBA fifth-grade boys traveled to Chanhaseen to take part in the Winter Storm Classic. They defeated Chanhassen 44-22 to move them into the winners bracket. In Game 2, Edina bested New Ulm 35-25. In the final game of the day, New Ulm got an early lead and held ...

Dake takes 1st at Hopkins Athena Invitational

HOPKINS — New Ulm Area’s Ellie Dake took home first place at 170 at the Hopkins Athena Invitational on Saturday. Dake pinned Forest Lake’s Savana Stans in 36 seconds before winning by fall over Hastings’ Lily Watts in 1 minute. In the championship match, Dake won by fall over ...

Firebirds fly by Warriors

WINTHROP — Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop took a 29-24 lead at halftime and took that to a 66-42 win over BOLD in a nonconference boys basketball game on Monday. “Defensively in the half court I think our guys really picked it up,” GFW head coach Ryan Jacobson said. “I think we started the ...

Birkholz beats buzzer, Chargers top GFW

NEW ULM — Down 33-20 at halftime and trailing throughout much of the Tuesday night’s game, the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers just needed something to bounce in their favor. They got that bounce — or a few of them — off the hands of junior Owen Birkholz. Birkholz’s long 3 near ...