NEW ULM — For the second year in a row, the New Ulm Eagles will be looking to take the title of Big South Conference softball champions into the postseason. After defeating Luverne in the Big South title game last season with a 10-4 win at home, the Eagles will have to travel to Jackson ...

By Travis Rosenau trosenau@nujournal.com NORTH MANKATO — While there wasn’t much any team could do to keep up with Faribault during a Mankato Girls Golf Invite, New Ulm took its wins where it could during a chilly and gusty Saturday afternoon at North Links Golf Course. Faribault ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s wrapped up its regular season of baseball on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Lyle. The Knights were led at the plate by Kessler Severson, who was 2 for 4 with an RBI, while Merrick Mathiowetz homered and Kameron Kosak added a double and an RBI. Tyler ...

SLEEPY EYE — After a stellar prep career at Sleepy Eye, Paige Haala will be taking her softball talents to Bethany Lutheran College next year. “Bethany is obviously really close to home,” Haala said. “Which is something kind of important to me, I didn’t want to go far. And on top ...

JACKSON — The New Ulm Eagles softball team captured its second consecutive Big South Conference championship on Saturday with an 11-5 win over Jackson County Central. Ramsey Hopp got the complete-game win for the Eagles, now 16-3. The senior right-hander finished with five strikeouts while ...

SLEEPY EYE — Dominating the girls relays and middle-distance events, the River Valley girls track team won the Tomahawk-Valley Conference Track and Field Championship with 194 points Thursday. River Valley Coach Heidi McCone was named Tomahawk Girls Track Coach of the year by a vote of all ...