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MLC softball opens season 1-2

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID LITTLE RIVER, S.C. — The Martin Luther College softball team made its annual spring break trip down to the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area to play 10 games against nonconference opponents. US Coast Guard Academy 5, MLC 2 (Game 1) The Knights began their trip playing the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Sunday and fell to them 5-2. In the first inning against the Bears, the Knights took an early 1-0 lead after MLC recorded four hits in the inning. Kiara Humann started it off with a lead-off double and the freshman later scored off of an error by the ...

Freshmen help Knights take Game 1 against Gordon

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Martin Luther College baseball took Game 1 of its doubleheader against Gordon College (MA) 5-4 to start Day 2 in Florida on Tuesday. The Fighting Scots defeated the Knights 14-2 in Game 2. MLC 5, Gordon 4 (Game 1) MLC received a nice outing from freshman Owen Proctor, who recorded his second collegiate win in as many starts. Gordon took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first when the game began with a couple of errors from the MLC defense. Gordon tacked on one more run in the second. MLC trailed 4-0 going into the bottom ...

Tigers outrun by Bulldogs in 2A finals

MANKATO — The third-seeded Springfield Tigers had their moments in Wednesday’s Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament title game at Bresnan Arena, but Gavin Bauer and his top-seeded Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs always seemed to be just a step ahead. The sophomore guard scored a ...

Tigers run away from Blackhawks in semis

ST. PETER — For the past few seasons, Springfield has just missed out on reaching the Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament championship game, falling one game short in each of the past two years. This year, the third-seeded Tigers finally got their redemption, taking on the team that ...

Three New Ulm boys hockey players honored by BSC

The Big South Conference released its Boys Hockey All-Conference team, with three New Ulm Eagles players represented. Juniors Hunter Larson and Carson Uecker made the All-Conference team, while senior Brody Nordby was an Honorable Mention.

Tigers, Bulldogs ready for section finals showdown

MANKATO — The Springfield Tigers boys basketball program has been hungry to play for a section championship since 2020. That year, they were to meet New Ulm Cathedral for a chance to get back to the state tournament for the second consecutive season after making it in 2019. But 2020 saw ...