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Raiders survive Knights in playoff opener

NICOLLET — No. 7-seeded Nicollet was able to survive a four-run seventh inning by No. 10-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s to come away with a 7-5 win in the opening round of the Section 2A Softball Tournament on Tuesday. “It’s really cool because we get to move on,” Nicollet pitcher ...

Wabasso opens 3A tourney with two wins

WABASSO — Aylah Jenniges’ perfection on the mound and the Wabasso softball team’s consistency at the plate led the Rabbits to a pair of wins to kick off the Section 3A softball tournament. Entering the postseason as the top seed in the South bracket, Wabasso routed Murray County ...

Area roundup: Greyhounds ground GHEC/T/ML in playoffs

PREP SOFTBALL CATHEDRAL 12, GHEC/T/ML 1 (5 INNINGS) NEW ULM — No. 3-seeded New Ulm Cathedral made short work of 14th-seeded Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther on Tuesday, winning 11-1 at Harman Park in the first round of the Section 2A Softball Tournament. The game ended in five innings due to the 10-run lead rule, which came into effect after an RBI double by Jayde Altermatt. Altermatt got the pitching win in five innings, allowing three hits and no walks for one run while striking out seven. Five Greyhounds had two hits apiece in the win. Ava Schmid led the way for ...

Stade looks to reach next level

NEW ULM — For the fourth time this season, New Ulm’s Ethan Stade has been named the Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) Pitcher of the Week. That comes on the heels of Stade’s 15-strikeout performance against Western Michigan in his 7 2/3 innings of work. Stade had been previously named ...

Eagles host conference meet, prep for sections

NEW ULM — New Ulm placed seventh out of eight teams on both the boys and girls side of the Big South Conference Track and Field Championships on Tuesday. It was the first time in several years that New Ulm hosted the conference championship, and New Ulm head coach Brian Lundgren and the ...

Johnson Park scoreboard taken down

NEW ULM — The baseball scoreboard at Johnson Park said “Auf Wiedersehen” to New Ulm Monday morning when it was disassembled and laid on a flatbed truck headed for its new home at Memorial Field in Fairfax. The scoreboard was purchased from the City of New Ulm by ...