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Area roundup: Jr. Gold win twice in Sioux Falls

NEW ULM JR. LEGION 8, SIOUX FALLS WEST 7 NEW ULM JR. LEGION 6, EAST GRAND FORKS 5 SIOUX FALLS — New Ulm Junior Legion defeated Sioux Falls West 8-7 and East Grand Forks 6-5 during the Sioux Falls Invitational on Friday. Parker Ranweiler earned the win on the mound in the win over Sioux Falls West, striking out one and allowing one run on two hits in 3 1/3 innings. Conlin McAlpine pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs on seven hits. At the plate, Ryler Collins was 3 for 5 with an RBI and two runs scored, whlie Owen Castleman was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run scored. ...

Gold down American in UMC quarterfinals

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Legion Gold broke a 5-5 tie with four runs in the top of the seventh and went on to down the Mankato American 9-5 in the quarterfinals of the Upper Midwest Classic Tournament at Johnson Park. Tanner Backer got the win for the Gold. He struck out five. Owen ...

Military Appreciation Day a success; Stade draws eyes

The third annual Military Appreciation Night at Johnson Park Wednesday night was another huge success as over 300 fans attended the Tomahawk East League game between the New Ulm Brewers and the Leavenworth Orioles. Last year approximately 250 fans attended. Last year, 99 veterans received a free meal while Wednesday night, 111 veterans got a free hamburger or cheeseburger, french fry and beverage courtesy of the New Ulm Baseball Association. A big thank you goes out to NUBA Concessions Chairman LeRoy Flor and all of his volunteers, who worked in the very busy concession stand not ...

Sleepy Eye opens UMC with win over National

NEW ULM — Sleepy Eye Legion’s two first-inning runs was all the offense it needed as it opened the Upper Midwest Classic with a 2-1 victory over Mankato National Thursday at Johnson Park. “Our junior legion set the tone last weekend when they won [the Junior Upper Midwest Classic],” ...

Kucera, Buegler, Arneson highlight All-Journal Boys Golf

Nolan Kucera, Fr., SEU The 2026 Tomahawk-Valley Conference Player of the Year, Kucera was also the Section 2A Individual champion and helped lead his team to a fifth-place finish at the state tournament. Kucera also placed 16th individually in Class A and had a nine-hole average of 37.4 on the year, second in all of Class A in the state. Mason Buegler, Jr., New Ulm While he had a slower start to his junior year of golf, Buegler stuck with it and improved on his scores when it mattered most. That led to his second consecutive state golf tournament appearance. He averaged a 79.3 ...

Kucera’s freshman phenom season shows growth

SLEEPY EYE — There are areas to his golf game that Sleepy Eye United’s Nolan Kucera wants to grow in, both physically and mentally. The good news for him is that he’s already made big improvements from last year and he just finished his freshman year of high school. The talented, ...