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United comes back but falls late to NRHEG

SLEEPY EYE — Down by 21 in the third quarter of a nondistrict football game against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva at Sleepy Eye High School, Sleepy Eye United made a comeback to take a 37-36 lead with under six minutes to play in the game. But NRHEG was able to march down and ...

MVL boys win cross-country opener Friday

SPRINGFIELD — The Minnesota Valley Lutheran boys won a cross-country opener in Springfield on Friday with 40 points, edging out the win over Mankato Loyola/Cleveland/St. Clair, who finished second with 42 points. Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin took third (79), while Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s/Sleepy Eye/New Ulm Cathedral took fourth (80) and Springfield/Cedar Mountain took fifth (128). The girls side was won by Loyola/Cleveland/St. Clair (19), while Springfield/CM took second (60), Wabasso took third (73) and MVL took fourth (88). Rollie Matejcek of Loyola/Cleveland/St. Clair won ...

Eagles drop 5-setter to Irish

NEW ULM — For a pair of teams just beginning their volleyball seasons, their was no shortage of energy from the New Ulm Eagles or the Maple Lake Irish in Thursday night’s nonconference matchup. After the Eagles forced a fifth set with an electric fourth-set comeback, however, the Irish ...

Greyhounds fall to Clippers in season opener

NEW ULM — While New Ulm Cathedral was swept by Cleveland in its opening prep volleyball match of the season, Cathedral put up a fight in the third set against last year’s Section 2A Champion. The final game was tied at 21 before Cleveland won the final four points of the set to win it ...

Area roundup: Johnson scores five goals for Eagles

BOYS SOCCER NEW ULM 6, SMC 0 EDGERTON — New Ulm rolled Southwest Minnesota Christian 6-0 in a nonconference boys soccer match on Thursday. Levi Johnson recorded five goals for New Ulm. Jace Lohman scored the final goal for New Ulm, while Logan Goblirsch had three assists. Methodious ...

Lakers look for continued state success in second round

JORDAN — A young Atwater Chuckers team and a veteran Lakers team from Hanska will battle this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Mini Met in Jordan to keep their amateur baseball season alive in the second round of the Minnesota Class C Amateur Baseball Tournament. Hanska manger Chris Koob said ...