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Toomer becomes OCB Pro

NEW ULM — One small bump in the road didn’t stop Brandy Toomer from reaching her goal. After coming up just short of capturing her IFBB (International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation) Pro Cards on May 16 at NPC Worldwide Pittsburgh Natural Pro Qualifier, also known as Natural ...

Area roundup: Coil lifts top-seeded Blackhawks by MLA/C

PREP BASEBALL MADELIA 3, MLA/C 2 SEARLES — The top-seeded Madelia Blackhawks stayed in the winners bracket of the Section 2A Baseball Tournament in dramatic fashion on Tuesday, earning a 3-2 walk-off win on an RBI single from Evan Coil. The win moves Madelia on to a 5 p.m. quarterfinals game against Mankato Loyola on Thursday in Searles. MLA/C will play at New Ulm Cathedral in an elimination bracket game on Thursday. Madelia trailed 2-0 after four innings and scored single runs in both the fifth and sixth innings before walking it off in the seventh on Coil’s big hit, a ...

New Ulm completes final week of clay target shooting

New Ulm competed in the fifth and final week of clay target shooting this week. Tilken Fruhwirth led the Eagles in trap shooting, scoring a 46/50. Leyton Miller was 44/50, and Isaac Beranek, Jaxon Hage and Tate Isaacson each hit 43 of 50 targets. Isaacson led the team in skeet shooting, hitting 48 of 50 targets. Charlie Arndt was 45/50, as was Fruhwirth and Addysen Wieland. State competitions are next up for the team. The Skeet Shooting Championship will be at Prior Lake on June 11, while the Trap Shooting Championship will be in Alexandria on June 23.

Knights knock off Tigers in 2A tourney

SPRINGFIELD — Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ Landry Folkens allowed just two hits as he led the seventh-seeded Knights to a 4-2 upset victory over second-seeded Springfield in the second round of the Section 2A Baseball Tournament on Tuesday. Folkens put up six strikeouts in his complete-game win ...

Brewers overcome Cubs late

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Brewers scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to erase a 5-4 Courtland lead and went on to beat the Cubs 6-5 Monday afternoon in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game. Mitch Bockenstedt worked out of a ninth-inning Cubs rally and got the win for ...

TEL roundup: Saenz, Haala homer as Longhorns bully Bluejays

STARK 22, ESSIG 0 (7 INNINGS) ESSIG — Zach Haala and Arian Saenz combined for seven hits, two homers and 11 RBIs Monday to power the Stark Longhorns to a 22-0 win over the Essig Bluejays in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game. The game ended in seven innings due to the 10-run lead rule. Haala went 4 for 5 with a two-run homer in the sixth, a double, four RBIs and five runs scored, while Saenz was 3 for 5 with a two-run homer in the fourth, seven RBIs and three runs scored. Brandon Helget also was 2 for 5 with a double, four RBIs and four runs scored for Stark, while Adam ...