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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 ...

Eagles beaten by bolstered Bluejays

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles had their moments Wednesday night, but there weren’t enough of them to take down one of Class AAA’s top teams in the Waseca Bluejays. The tough and physical Bluejays held the Eagles off the scoreboard in the first half and built a four-touchdown lead in ...

Area roundup: Cougars win bracket title in Chaska

SATURDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL CEDAR MOUNTAIN GOES 3-1 IN CHASKA TOURNEY CHASKA — Cedar Mountain fell to Mayer Lutheran 25-16, 22-25, 15-23 but defeated Cotter 25-19, 25-17, Bemidji 2-0 and Hopkins 25-22, 25-20 to win their bracket's championship in a prep volleyball tournament on Saturday. Kendra Erickson totaled 33 kills, 42 set assists and 40 digs, while Reagyn Kleinschmidt had 43 kills and 34 set assists. Aubrey Steffl had 21 kills and 21 digs. Cedar Mountain (20-7) hosts Red Rock Central on Thursday. WEDNESDAY PREP FOOTBALL PIPESTONE AREA 42, SIBLEY EAST 22 PIPESTONE — ...

Knights earn first win of season at Morris

Courtesy of Jordan King/MLC SID MORRIS — Martin Luther College overcame a turnover deficit, finding a way to grind out a 24-21 road win, its first of the season on Saturday at Minnesota Morris in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football game. The Knights led by as many as 14 before seeing their advantage slip away in the fourth quarter. They then went on a 12-play, 70-yard drive that resulted in a 20-yard Gabriel Nottling field goal with just five seconds remaining. The game-winning drive featured three key passing plays. The first was a pass interference on second-and-10, ...