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Consistent Cathedral runs past Sleepy Eye

SLEEPY EYE — Consistent offensive production and strong defensive plays sent New Ulm Cathedral 8-0 over Sleepy Eye in a Tomahawk Conference baseball game on Monday. “[Sleepy Eye is] a good baseball team,” Cathedral head coach Alan Woitas said. “They’re going to be tough ...

Pollard picks Mustangs

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s and New Ulm Area wrestling record holder Wyatt Pollard will saddle up next season with the Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs wrestling team. Last week the senior, who wrestled at 172 pounds and finished with a Class AA sixth-place medal at ...

Draft takes: Kenneth Grant should be Vikings’ top target

The NFL draft is less than a week away now, and the Vikings, from top to bottom, look a lot deeper than they did at the beginning of free agency after signing a slew of players in the trenches on both sides of the ball. Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave fill the immediate need the Vikings ...

Sleepy Eye softball wins sixth straight

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye stayed undefeated with a 6-0 win over Mountain Lake Area Thursday in a nonconfernce softball game. Taylor Berkner was the winning pitcher for Sleepy Eye, striking out 16 and allowing no runs on three hits. At the plate, Callie Evers was 2 for 3 with two RBIs, while ...

New Ulm baseball teams off to strong starts

All three high schools in New Ulm are having early season success on the baseball diamond as they have combined for a 13-2 mark. Both New Ulm High School and New Ulm Cathedral are unbeaten at 4-0 and 5-0, respectively, with Minnesota Valley Lutheran at 4-2. CHARGERS’ PITCHING DUO ...

Macho, New Ulm hockey icon, remembered for impact, dedication

By Jim Bastian sports@nujournal.com NEW ULM — For the second time this year, New Ulm lost an iconic coach when Tom Macho, who was the head coach of the New Ulm High School boys hockey team for 31 years, died Sunday, April 6, at the age of 78. Macho’s death came just 37 days after Jim ...