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NUA takes down LCWMA

NICOLLET — New Ulm Area started off a nonconference prep wrestling match against Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Area with three consecutive pins and never looked back, winning 51-12 on Tuesday. Chase Wilson, Regan Johnson and Brayden Miller all pinned their opponents at 107, 114 and 121, ...

MVL girls power past Giants

NEW ULM — From the jump, the Minnesota Valley Lutheran girls basketball team was off and running Monday evening. With quick hands and feet, the Chargers turned a 45-19 halftime lead into a 72-31 rout over the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants in a South Central Conference girls basketball ...

Chargers slam, sink Raiders

NEW ULM — With slam dunks and plenty of shots sinking from beyond the arc, the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers put on a show Monday night, downing the Central Raiders 84-66 in a nonconference boys basketball game. Pierson Brau led the Chargers (11-5) with 21 points, nine rebounds, four ...

Greyhounds come up short to Warriors

NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral nearly erased a 9-point deficit late in the second half of a nonconference boys basketball game against BOLD, but the Greyhounds came up just short, falling 62-57 on Monday. Cathedral’s Jimmy Jensen had a chance to tie the game at 60 with under 30 seconds to ...

GETTING TO KNOW Morgan Mathiowetz

Interview by Ari Selvey Mathiowetz became the 29th girl in Minnesota to score 3,000 career points with a 28-point performance against New Ulm Cathedral on Monday. Q: Who is your favorite pro athlete? A: Paige Bueckers. Q: What is your favorite subject in school? A: Science. Q: What is ...

Firchau stays positive amid injury setback

MADELIA — When Madelia sophomore guard Kaydon Firchau drove to the hoop during a Jan. 6 home game against Atwater-Cosmos/Grove City, the expected finish to that drive was another Blackhawks bucket. The young standout, who passed 1,000 points for his career earlier this season, instead ...