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Greyhounds unable to keep up with Crusaders

NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral struggled to keep pace with Mankato Loyola on Friday night as the Crusaders outhit the Greyhounds 13-5 on the way to a 10-1 win in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover baseball game at Johnson Park. Evan Blekestad got the start on the mound for Cathedral (7-4) and was jumped on right away for two runs in the first inning. The right-hander ended up taking the loss in 3 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits and a walk for six runs, five earned, while striking out one. He also hit a batter with a pitch. Alex Portner led the Greyhounds at the plate, going 2 for ...

New Ulm walks off Holy Family Catholic

NEW ULM — Zach Hubbard’s two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Dirk Haynes from third and lifted the New Ulm Eagles to a 2-1 win over Holy Family Catholic Friday afternoon at Mueller Park in a nonconference baseball game. Tanner Backer got the win for the Eagles ...

Area roundup: Sexton homers in 8th, Chargers down Knights

PREP BASEBALL MVL 9, ST. MARY’S 7 (8 INNINGS) SLEEPY EYE — Minnesota Valley Lutheran topped Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 9-7 in eight innings in a nonconference baseball game on Friday. Rogan Scriver earned the win for the Chargers, striking out two while allowing no runs on two hits in 2 ...

GETTING TO KNOW Connor Bode

MVL H.S. Senior Bode helped Minnesota Valley Lutheran avoid a sweep against Sibley East on Tuesday, pitching a compete-game win in Game 2. Bode struck out three on the mound and added two hits with a double at the plate to secure the 6-5 victory. Q: What is your favorite band/musical ...

BoCo real Estate wins rec league

The 2026 New Ulm Park and Recreation Basketball League champions this year is team BoCo Real Estate. The season started in January 11 and concluded April 26. Games are played Sunday evenings at the SouthPoint Recreation and Wellness Center. This year the league had 10 teams. The league is an ...

North Park installs new dugouts

NEW ULM — Thanks to the Minnesota Twins Community Fund, the New Ulm Junior Baseball Association and the City of New Ulm, North Park has two new baseball dugouts. “We applied for the Twins Community Fund grant last spring,” Joe Stadheim, Treasurer of the NUJBA said. “And we were ...