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Kral advances in section tournament

BUFFALO LAKE — New Ulm’s Lillian Kral qualified to advance to the second day of the Section 3AA tournament after shooting a 100 in the first day at Oakdale Golf Club on Wednesday. The top five teams and the next 14 individuals not on the top five teams advance to the second day. Also from New Ulm, Brogan Thordson shot a 113, while Maddy Wellmann shot a 116. Lydia Osborne shot a 121, while Chloe Kelly shot a 142. Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s Kara Hinrichsen shot a 104 on the day, missing the qualifying cutoff by three strokes. Also for the Chargers, Eden Grubbs shot a 109, while ...

Greyhounds advance to section quarterfinals

NEW ULM — While New Ulm Cathedral only scored in one inning, that was all the scoring the third-seeded Greyhounds needed as they came away with an 8-2 victory over sixth-seeded Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey in the second round of the Section 2A Softball Tournament on Thursday. Cathedral put ...

Cathedral routs RRC/WWG in 2A opener

NEW ULM — Thursday afternoon in a Section 2A Baseball Tournament playoff game, New Ulm Cathedral ran by Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove — literally. The Greyhounds were 10 for 10 on stolen bases and banged out 11 hits as they eliminated the Falcons 15-1 at Mueller Park. The ...

Sleepy Eye selected as FOX9 Town Ball Tour stop

SLEEPY EYE — FOX9 has selected Sleepy Eye Ballpark as one of its Town Ball Tour stops this season. FOX9 will be visiting Sleepy Eye on Wednesday, June 24 to highlight the community for the day, with live broadcasts beginning at 5 p.m. ahead of the Sleepy Eye Indians vs. Stark Longhorns Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game at 7:30 p.m. The evening will also include youth baseball games and additional activities at the ballpark prior to the featured game, with more event information to be announced closer to June 24. Admission to the game is free for all fans.

Fifth-seeded Sleepy Eye holds off RRC/WWG

SLEEPY EYE — Being the fifth seed in the Section 2A Softball Tournament and hosting a first-round game Tuesday didn’t mean the Sleepy Eye Indians expected an easy game against Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove. That was especially true considering RRC/WWG lost to Sleepy Eye by ...

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 ...