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Hammer sisters lead MVL behind season highs

NEW ULM — Excited to finally share the varsity floor this season, Minnesota Valley Lutheran junior Olivia Hammer and her freshman sister, Violet Hammer, each turned in their best games yet this season when the Chargers needed it most. Against a Cedar Mountain team that entered Monday’s ...

MLC roundup: Balge reaches 1,000 points

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID MEN’S BASKETBALL UW-Superior 79, MLC 60 NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College men’s basketball team took on UW-Superior for the second time this season on Parents’ Day Saturday afternoon. The Yellowjackets made it hard for MLC to get much going ...

Eagles fall to Marshall 7-1 in section semifinals 

By Samantha Davis  MARSHALL — The No. 4 New Ulm girls hockey team’s season came to an end after coming up short 7-1 to top-seeded Marshall in the Section 3A semifinals Saturday afternoon.  Although facing just a 2-1 deficit after the first period, the Tigers took control the rest of ...

Lake Heron man takes Golden Gate Hillclimb drag race

For the first time since 2023, the River Valley Dutchmen Snowmobile Club held its Hillclimb Side by Side Drag Races at Golden Gate Campground, located near New Ulm, on Saturday. Races began at 10 a.m. and continued throughout the day. One of the earlier events, the Fossil Division, saw Heron ...

Dake qualifies for state tourney

REDWOOD FALLS — New Ulm Area’s Ellie Dake returns to the Individual State Wrestling Tournament after winning the 170 division of the Section 3A Girls Wrestling Tournament on Saturday. Dake defeated Jackson County Central’s Riley Peterson by fall in 1:18 before winning by fall again ...

Eagles girls look to upset No. 1 Marshall

By Jake McNeill sports@nujournal.com MARSHALL — Looking to earn its third consecutive section championship game appearance, the top-seeded Marshall girls hockey team opens its postseason run by hosting the No. 4 New Ulm Eagles in the Section 3A semifinals Saturday at Red Baron Arena at 3 ...