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Junior Gold bring selfless, winning attitudes to state

BLOOMINGTON — For a team that spent most of the season ranked first or second in the Minnesota Legion Baseball/SCHEELS Top 20 Rankings, the New Ulm Junior Gold making their second consecutive trip to the junior legion state tournament quickly became an expectation. That expectation was ...

Stade to pitch for Bowling Green

NEW ULM — Playing DI college baseball has always been a dream for 2021 New Ulm High School grad Ethan Stade. Tuesday that dream became a reality as the 6-foot-4 left-handed pitcher announced he will be playing for Bowling Green State University next season in Ohio. “I have been in the ...

Nicollet 10U, 14U, 18U softball teams complete 2025 seasons

Submitted photos/information The Nicollet 10U, 14U and 18U softball teams recently wrapped their summer seasons. (Left) The 10U Nicollet softball team. Front row (l-r): Scarlett Krueger, Avary Thompson, Kenzie Emich, Khloe Wallman, Kaylee Emich, Sophia Klockziem and Lilli Kuehn. Back row ...

New Ulm baseball teams ending summer strong

To say that summer baseball this year in New Ulm has been a success thus far may be an understatement. On Saturday, both New Ulm Legion Gold and the New Ulm Junior Legion won DI Sub-State titles to advance to state tournament play. Legion Gold, seeded fifth in the Sub-State 2 Tournament, ...

Gold prep for state, meet Hastings first

ST. MICHAEL — When the 2025 baseball season started for New Ulm Legion Gold, head coach Curt Forbrook felt that this could be a good year for his team. “I knew that both high schools had pretty good seasons,” Forbrook said. “I did not know if we would be in this situation (D-I ...

Sievert crashes, escapes unharmed at Arlington Raceway

Courtesy of Arlington Raceway ARLINGTON — There was extra action in the EZ Wash & Storage Truck Cross feature when the 77 of Cody Sievert flopped on his side on lap three of the race. Sievert was uninjured, but out of the feature. The lead and eventual win went to Josh Compton as he ...