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No problem for Greyhounds

NEW ULM — One day removed from their Tomahawk-Valley Conference softball title game defeat at the hands of Cleveland, the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds were quick to regain confidence on Friday. Led by senior Margo Finstad’s two-run homer and freshman Leah Wilson’s grand slam, the ...

Area roundup: Cathedral baseball team blasts JWP

PREP BASEBALL CATHEDRAL 24, JWP 2 (5 INNINGS) JANESVILLE — New Ulm Cathedral racked up 17 hits on the way to a 24-2 rout of Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton on Friday in a nonconference baseball game. Ryler Collins got the win in 3 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run on eight hits while striking out three. Evan Blekestad pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief and allowed no walks, hits or runs while striking out two. Collins helped his own cause at the plate, going 4 for 4 with four RBIs, while Elijah Rieser was 3 for 3 with two doubles and three RBIs. Blekestad also was 3 for 4 with a ...

Glowing on the greens

NORTH MANKATO — The New Ulm Eagles girls golf team had a rare — and bright — opportunity to truly play as teammates Saturday at North Links Golf Course. In their first scramble event of the season, the Eagles sent two teams of two players each to the links to compete in the Mankato ...

Cathedral comeback falls short in conference title game

NORTH MANKATO — While New Ulm Cathedral found some momentum late, the Greyhounds were ultimately unable to overcome a 9-0 deficit, falling 10-6 to Cleveland Thursday in the Tomahawk-Valley Conference softball championship game at Caswell Park. Early defensive errors proved to be costly for ...

Eagles fall in extra innings to Orono

NEW ULM — Michael Walker’s one-out RBI single in the top of the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie and Walker then shut down New Ulm in the bottom of the inning as Orono edged the Eagles 4-3 Thursday in a nonconference baseball game at Johnson Park. Walker got the win in relief, going the last ...

Area roundup: MVL walks off GFW

PREP SOFTBALL MVL 7, GFW 6 NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran defeated Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 7-6 in a nonconference softball game on Thursday. MVL won in the bottom of the seventh, with Jess Meunier scoring on a wild pitch to break a 6-6 tie. Katlyn Stadick earned the win for the Chargers, striking out one in 2/3 of an inning. Nora Grace Otto pitched six innings, striking out four and allowing two runs on three hits and five walks. At the plate for MVL, Grace Onken and Avery Menk each had two hits and a run scored, while Kenzie Graham, Morgan Black and Taryn Gunderson each ...