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New Ulm Area dominates All-Journal Wrestling Team

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 ...

MLC’s Loberger and Pearson earn All-UMAC honors

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 ...

Fourteen Knights named UMAC Indoor Track & Field All-Conference

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ST. PAUL — The 2026 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field awards were officially released on Wednesday, and Martin Luther College had 10 athletes named All-UMAC for their performance last weekend at the Indoor Championships. There, the Knights totaled 206 points, which was only behind the host school, UW-Superior, which scored 264 points. Jeremiah Stanton was the top scoring athlete of the meet, finishing in the top six in five separate events, including the 60m hurdles (3rd, 8.92 seconds), 400m (3rd, ...

No. 2 Blackhawks balanced in win over No. 7 Firebirds

ARLINGTON — When a player gets hot, they’re hard to stop. When an entire starting lineup gets hot, it’s a whole new game. The No. 2 Madelia Blackhawks showed that Thursday night with five players in double figures to hold off Cole Jacobson and the No. 7 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop ...

Raiders reach 2A semifinals

ST. PETER — Not only did No. 5 Nicollet advance to the Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament semifinals with a 74-68 win over No. 4 Mayer Lutheran on Thursday, but it also set the school record for wins as it improved to a 23-6 record. “We were [0-25] two years ago, and now we’re ...

Eagles take out Scarlets

MANKATO — No. 5 New Ulm used a hot start and a strong finish to take down No. 4 Mankato West 61-56 in a Section 2AAA Boys Basketball Tournament quarterfinals game Tuesday. West was the team that took out New Ulm in last year’s section tournament, and New Ulm was able to flip the ...