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Eagles fall short of upset over Willmar

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles boys basketball team gave the unbeaten and the fifth-ranked team in Class AAA all they wanted Saturday afternoon in a non-conference game. But in the end, an 11-3 run by the Willmar was the difference as the Cardinals came away with an 83-75 win. Avery ...

Knights get 45-0 run in rout of Mustangs

SLEEPY EYE — The No. 2-ranked Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights pride themselves on their defense and Friday night certainly showed that. With 29 steals on the night and a 45-0 run in the first half, the Knights rolled past the Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Mustangs 93-35 in a Tomahawk ...

Area roundup: Hagberg scores 4 goals in Eagles’ win

BOYS HOCKEY New Ulm 14, Worthington 0 WORTHINGTON — Bodey Hagberg had a four-goal night for New Ulm Thursday night to help the Eagles roll by Worthington 14-0 in a nonconference boys hockey game. Hunter Larson also had a hat trick and two assists for New Ulm, while Mason Buegler had ...

Firebirds hold off Greyhounds’ rally

NEW ULM — Halfway through the first 18 minutes of their Tomahawk Division boys basketball game with New Ulm Cathedral, the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Firebirds closed out the first half with a 17-3 run for a 25-17 halftime lead. But it was their 7-0 run in the last minute of the game that ...

Area roundup: St. Mary’s boys power past BLHS

BOYS BASKETBALL St. Mary’s 81, BLHS 38 SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s rolled Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 81-38 in a Tomahawk Division boys basketball game on Friday. Adam Steffensmeier had 26 points, six rebounds, six steals and three assists for the Knights, while Brecken ...

Chargers tame Wolverines’ offense in win

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran played strong defense for the entirety of a South Central Conference boys basketball game against Sibley East as the Chargers defeated the Wolverines 56-38 on Friday. “I loved our intensity, honestly,” MVL head coach Kory Kettner said. “We ...