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Firchau, Blackhawks hold off Knights with late rally

SLEEPY EYE — Madelia took a narrow 59-58 lead late in a nonconference boys basketball game against Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s and went on a 12-4 run to close with a 72-62 win on Thursday. “We knew coming in here it’s a different atmosphere,” Madelia head coach Jeff Van Hee said. “[St. ...

GETTING TO KNOW Carson Kettner

Interview by Travis Rosenau Kettner, who joined the 1,000-point club for his career at Nicollet High School this past January, also helped his Raiders defeat Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 85-65 this past Monday in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover boys basketball game. During the win over St. ...

GETTING TO KNOW Taylor Berkner

Interview by Travis Rosenau Berkner led the Sleepy Eye girls basketball team to a dominant 80-55 win over Cleveland on Monday in the team’s regular season finale, finishing with 31 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists. Q: What is your favorite restaurant? A: My favorite ...

Anderson joins 1,000-point club; Lewis shooting for 2,000

Some basketball history was made Tuesday night and more high school basketball history may be made Friday on the local scene. Tuesday night, New Ulm Cathedral’s Eli Anderson became the 61st player to score 1,000 career points when he scored 29 for the Greyhounds in a road game at Cleveland ...

Madelia girls basketball team earns 1st win of season

MADELIA — The Madelia girls basketball team got over the hump Tuesday and into the win column with a 69-21 nonconference win over the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. Alicia Lugo led the Blackhawks in the win with 17 points, while Adrianne Missling had 13 points and Grace Tatro had 10. ...