ARLINGTON — The No. 3 Springfield Tigers got rolling in the second half Thursday night, downing the No. 6 Mankato Loyola Crusaders 92-59 in a Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament quarterfinals game at Sibley East High School. Brecken Heiling led the Tigers (22-6) with 20 points and four ...
MANKATO — Last year, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s came away with a narrow section finals victory over BOLD to advance to the Class A State Girls Basketball Tournament, with Morgan Mathiowetz hitting the final shot for the Knights. In what felt like a repeat this season, the No. 1-seeded ...
NEW ULM — On paper, New Ulm Area senior Elijah Rieser’s wins and loss record this season was similar to his junior campaign. Regardless of the multiple wins he had for the second year in a row, however, Rieser worked hard during the offseason to not only put himself in a better spot ...
NEW ULM — After qualifying for the state tournament in 2022 and 2023, New Ulm Area’s Ellie Dake had to wait her time for her next chance. Dake just missed the state tournament in 2024, and her 2025 season was lost to injury. Now in her senior year, Dake had just one more shot to make ...
Bryce Siem, 7th, 107, St. James/Madelia Siem came on to the varsity wrestling scene with a bang, going 47-2 with 36 pins, 232 team points and 54 takedowns. Siem won the St. James Classic, the Big South Conference individual tournament, the Wabasso Tournament, the Springfield tournament, finished as runner-up at the Redwood River Riot and placed third in the section tournament. Siem’s work ethic and coachability allowed him to earn an All-Conference selection this season as well. Regan Johnson, Jr., 114, NUA Johnson finished his junior season with his second consecutive ...
Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The 2025-26 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference men’s basketball awards were officially released on Wednesday, and the Martin Luther College had two sophomore players recognized in Adam Loberger and Benjamin Pearson. Loberger was named second-Team All-Conference, leading the UMAC in scoring (23.0 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (7.9 rpg). The forward was also second on MLC in assists (56) and led the Knights in free-throw percentage (81.5). Pearson earned Honorable Mention in the UMAC and was third in the conference in rebounding (8.5 ...
