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Five Eagles earn All-Conference Softball honors

The Big South Conference announced its All-Conference Softball Team this past weekend, with five New Ulm Eagles represented. Junior Gracie Baker, sophomore Natalie Fischer and senior Lauren Schmiesing all made Black All-Conference team, while seniors Maddie Olson and Miley Flor both earned Honorable Mention honors. Jackson County Central had the most selections overall with eight after winning the conference. St. Peter had the most selections in the Black Division with six.

Four Eagles earn All-BSC Tennis honors

The Big South Conference released its All-Conference Boys Tennis team for the 2026 season, with four New Ulm players represented. Seniors Charlie Weidman and Dan Brownfield both made the team for the Black Division, while senior Wyatt Feucht and junior Thomas Lehne were both Honorable Mention selections. New Ulm finished second in the Black Division with a 3-1 record.

VFW Silver win Luverne tourney

LUVERNE — The New Ulm VFW Silver won the Luverne Junior Legion Baseball Tournament this past weekend, defeating Sanford 8-0 on Friday, the Midwest Vandals 6-1 on Saturday and the Marshall VFW Orange 4-2 on Sunday. In the win over Sanford, Hudson Lieser was 2 for 3 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead the Silver, while Blake Aufderheide was 1 for 2 with two RBIs. Owen Drill earned the win in five innings, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out five. In the win over the Vandals on Saturday, the Silver were led by Owen Drill, who was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI. ...

New Ulm Jr. Legion sweeps Waconia

NEW ULM — New Ulm Junior Legion swept Waconia 13-2 and 17-7, both in five innings, in a junior legion baseball game on Monday. Miles Castleman earned the win in Game 1 for New Ulm, striking out thee in one inning of work. Ryler Collins pitched four innings, allowing one earned run on one hit with five strikeouts. At the plate, Trevon Thordson was 2 for 2 with an RBI, while Owen Castleman had a hit, four RBIs and two runs scored. Noah Gode had a hit and three RBIs. Miles Castleman also earned the win in Game 2, striking out one and allowing one run and two hits in two innings. At ...

SEU boys in fifth after Day 1

Sleepy Eye United sits in fifth place as a team after the first day of the Class A State Boys Golf Tournament, shooting a 321 Tuesday at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker. Central Minnesota Christian leads the team tournament with a 300. Individually, SEU’s Nolan Kucera and Blaine ...

Springfield tops Post 510 in six

NEW ULM — Springfield’s Eli Heglund allowed just two hits through six innings and Post 251 took advantage of six Nicollet Post 510 errors as they cruised to a 13-0 win in a DII legion baseball game. Heglund, who threw just 70 pitches in his stint, struck out seven and walked just ...