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Gold open season with big win

WASECA — The New Ulm Legion Gold opened their summer season of baseball with an 11-0 shutout of Waseca on Monday. A six-run third inning highlighted the game for the Gold, and a four-run fifth inning helped put things away in five innings due to the 10-run rule. Levi Hopp led the Gold at the plate, going 2 for 2 with a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored, while Kyle Albrecht was 2 for 4 with three RBIs and Hunter Larson was 2 for 4 with a triple, a double and an RBI. Zach Hubbard was 1 for 2 with a double, a walk and three runs scored also for New Ulm, while Jake Finstad was 1 for 4 ...

Stade strong in MLB tryout

NEW ULM — New Ulm’s Ethan Stade said his Major League Baseball tryout this past Saturday at Comerica Park in Detroit went really well. “I got to face a couple of batters — got two strikeouts and a pop-out,” he said. “Everything felt good — body felt good and my pitches were ...

Friese to play football for DI North Dakota

NEW ULM — Two weeks ago, New Ulm High School’s Isaiah Friese, a senior to be for the Eagles, attended the University of Minnesota Football camp where he talked with University of North Dakota football coaches. “I got to talk to the coaches a little bit,” he said. “We had been in ...

New Ulm leads in All-BSC Baseball selections

The Big South Conference released its Baseball All-Conference Team for 2026, with eight total New Ulm players represented, most of any team. On the Black All-Conference team were junior Tanner Backer, sophomore Owen Castleman and seniors Ryan Rathmann and Zach Hubbard. Juniors Mitchell Hopp and Levi Hopp and seniors Candon Briggs and Dirk Haynes were also Honorable Mentions. Marshall had six players make the All-Conference team, but had no Honorable Mentions.

Class A All-State Baseball Team announced

The Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association released its Class A All-State and All-Section selections, with several area athletes represented. Class A State Champion Madelia had two players make the All-State team in seniors Tate Becker and Tony Zaleski, as did Sleepy Eye with senior Kayden Klein and junior Carson Uecker. Junior Alex Portner represented New Ulm Cathedral, while sophomore Madden Lendt was selected from Springfield. All the All-State players were also selected to the Section 2A All-Section Team. Along with them, Sleepy Eye St. Marys' Landry Folkens, a ...

Morgan’s MVL chapter closing after 31 years

NEW ULM — Just weeks away from his official retirement, Craig Morgan has finally had some time to sit and reflect on his 31-year tenure at Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School. Morgan, a long-time coach, teacher and current Athletic Director at MVL, will be retiring and have his last day ...