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Eagles record 19 hits, knock off Tigers

NEW ULM — New Ulm and Marshall were both able to put up numbers in a Big South Conference baseball game on Tuesday. Both teams surpassed double-digit hits, and at least one run was scored in all but one half inning over the course of the game. But in the end, it was the Eagles that were able ...

Outstanding Senior Athletes of the Year named

NEW ULM — The 72nd annual New Ulm Club Athletic Appreciation Banquet took place Saturday at Martin Luther College, with six senior athletes from the three New Ulm high schools being selected as the 2025-2026 Male and Female Outstanding Senior Athletes of the Year. Each school had one ...

Area roundup: Eagles softball rolls Worthington

LATE THURSDAY PREP SOFTBALL NEW ULM 22, WORTHINGTON 5 (5 INNINGS) WORTHINGTON — New Ulm rolled by Worthington 22-5 on Thursday in a Big South Conference softball game. The game ended in the fifth due to the 10-run lead rule. Gracie Baker was 4 for 5 with a double, a triple, four runs scored, three RBIs and four stolen bases to lead New Ulm, while Lauren Schmiesing was 3 for 5 with four runs scored, three RBIs and four stolen bases. Natalie Fischer went 2 for 3 with a triple, two runs scored, three RBIs, one stolen base and one walk also for New Ulm, while Maddi Olson was ...

Raiders suffer narrow loss to RRC/WWG

WALNUT GROVE — The Nicollet Raiders dropped just their second game of the season on Friday after falling to Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 6-5 in nonconference softball action. Chloe Kachelmeier led the Raiders in defeat with a 2-for-2 day at the plate that included two RBIs and a run scored. Madison Kettner and Aubrey Hulke were also 1 for 3 each, with Hulke adding a run scored. Brielle Osborne took the pitching loss, going 6 1/3 innings and allowing five hits and five walks for five earned runs while striking out five. Nicollet (8-2) hosts Martin County West in a ...

Backer shuts out Hubmen, Eagles win 2-0

JORDAN — Tanner Backer’s complete-game shutout led the New Ulm Eagles to a 2-0 win over the Jordan Hubmen on Friday in a nonconference baseball game. The left-hander struck out 10 in his seven innings on the mound, allowing just three hits and one walk. Ryan Rathmann led the Eagles at the plate, going 2 for 3 with an RBI, while Candon Briggs doubled, Zach Hubbard was 1 for 3 with a walk and Owen Castleman was 1 for 3. New Ulm scored right away in the first inning when Hubbard, who led off with a walk, ended up scoring on a passed ball. The Eagles added another run in the fourth ...

MLC roundup: Knights set track and field records

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ROMSDAHL SETS MLC WOMEN’S RECORD ST. PETER — The Martin Luther College women's outdoor track and field team delivered an all-around performance across multiple events at Gustavus on Wednesday. In total, the Knights collected seven top-three finishes. The 4x800m relay team placed first with a mark of 10:30.17 (Sarah Felsing, Jemimah Habben, Carys Wendland, Rachel Weed). Madelinn Romsdahl had an active day as a thrower and broke an MLC outdoor record in the shot put (12.12 meters), which surpasses the previous mark ...