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Area roundup: Tigers score 41 runs in softball sweep

PREP SOFTBALL SPRINGFIELD 22, LESTER PRAIRIE 0 (GAME 1, 4 INNINGS) SPRINGFIELD 19, LESTER PRAIRIE 1 (GAME 2, 4 INNINGS) LESTER PRAIRIE — Springfield outscored Lester Prairie 41-1 in a Tomahawk Division softball doubleheader on Thursday, winning 22-0 in Game 1 and 19-1 in Game 2. Both games ended in four innings due to the 15-run lead rule. In Game 1, Kali Nachreiner led the Tigers at the plate by going 3 for 4 with three RBIs, while Jada Reese was 3 for 5 with a triple and three RBIs, Kendall Krueger was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and Abby Dove had a double and two RBIs. Regan ...

Knights unable to match Morris bats in loss

NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights struggled to keep up with the Minnesota Morris bats Friday as the Cougars collected 15 hits on the way to a 12-2 win in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference softball game. The game ended in five innings due to the 10-run lead rule. Despite ...

Eagles down Trojans, Castleman strikes out 6 in relief

NEW ULM — New Ulm plated four runs in the bottom of the sixth and went on to a 10-3 win over Worthington Thursday night in a Big South Conference baseball game at Johnson Park. Owen Castleman got the win for New Ulm in relief of starter Dirk Haynes. Haynes went the first 3 1/3 innings and ...

GETTING TO KNOW Nora Grace Otto

Otto had a strong outing in both games of a softball doubleheader against Sibley East on Tuesday, going 4 for 4 with a double and four RBIs in Game 1 and earning the win in the circle in Game 2, striking out three in the victory. Q: What is your favorite band/musical artist? A: JVKE. He ...

GETTING TO KNOW Charlie Weidman

New Ulm H.S., Sr. Weidman defeated Yellow Medicine East’s Liam Hadfield 6-0, 6-1 on Tuesday during the Eagles’ second home meet of the season at New Ulm High School. Q: What is your favorite food? A: My favorite food is probably pizza or Italian food. I like pasta and pizza. Q: What ...

Backer named finalist as Freshman of the Year

NEW ULM — Maddie Backer, a freshman from New Ulm, is one of three finalists at Central College at Pella, Iowa, for the Freshman Female Athlete of the Year. Backer finished as runner-up for the Freshman Athlete of the Year in the American Rivers Conference. The award winner is announced later in the spring.