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Area roundup: Cathedral softball sweeps Springfield

PREP SOFTBALL CATHEDRAL 8, SPRINGFIELD 2 (GAME 1) CATHEDRAL 9, SPRINGFIELD 3 (GAME 2) SPRINGFIELD — New Ulm Cathedral finished conference play undefeated after a 8-2 and 9-3 sweep of Springfield in a Tomahawk Division doubleheader on Thursday. Jayde Altermatt earned the win in the circle in Game 1, striking out nine and allowing two runs on four hits in a complete game. At the plate for the Greyhounds, Altermatt was 3 for 4 with two RBIs, while Leah Wilson was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Ava Schmid had a home run and three RBIs. Regan Beadell took the loss for Springfield, ...

Tigers sweep Greyhounds, win Tomahawk

NEW ULM — The Springfield Tigers earned the out-right Tomahawk Division baseball title Thursday when they swept New Ulm Cathedral 7-3 in the opener and then hung on for a 9-8 win in the nightcap. In the opener, Madden Lendt picked up the mound win, going five innings and allowing three ...

Firebirds overcome Chargers with 11-run inning

FAIRFAX — Down 6-0 to Minnesota Valley Lutheran after 4 1/2 innings of a nonconference baseball game on Friday, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop needed a spark. That spark started in the bottom of the fifth inning as GFW put up four runs, then grew into an inferno as the Firebirds scored 11 runs in ...

GETTING TO KNOW Carson Schiller

Interview by Travis Rosenau Schiller battled tough winds on Monday but still finished sixth during the second leg of the Tomahawk-Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament at New Ulm Country Club, carding an 86. Q: What is your favorite restaurant? A: Plaza Garibaldi in Redwood, or either of ...

MVL/NUC girls take third in section meet

JANESVILLE — The Minnesota Valley Lutheran/New Ulm Cathedral girls track and field team placed third out of 14 teams during the Section 2A True Team meet on Tuesday, while the boys team placed fifth. St. Clair/Immanuel Lutheran won the girls side of the meet with a score of 719, followed by Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton/Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (707.5), MVL/NUC (702.5), Loyola/Cleveland/Mankato Christian Academy (602) and Sibley East (576.5). Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet took sixth (535.5) and River Valley placed eighth (477.5). On the boys side, LCWM/N placed first ...

Schmiesing brings talents to SMSU softball

NEW ULM – After starring on the New Ulm Eagles softball team, senior shortstop Lauren Schmiesing is taking her talents to Southwest Minnesota State University for next season. “I’ve always wanted to go somewhere for college [for softball] ever since I was little,” Schmiesing said. ...