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100 compete in Golden Gate Hillclimb drag races

BROWN COUNTY — For the first time since 2023, the River Valley Dutchmen Snowmobile Club held its Hillclimb Side by Side Drag Races at Golden Gate Campground on Saturday. Participation in the races were high this year, due in part to the two-year absence. Just over 100 racers entered the ...

Weekend area roundup: Dake qualifies for girls state wrestling

GIRLS WRESTLING Dake wins girls 3A 170-pound title 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 over Marshall’s Esther Say in 1:02 in the championship round. Also from the area, Red Rock Central’s Izzy Chmelar placed fifth at 118, while NUA’s Anna Pollard placed sixth at 124. St. James Area/Madelia’s Ellie Romsdahl placed ...

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 ...

Eagles roll to big win over Titans

NEW ULM — The last time the New Ulm Eagles boys basketball team played Tri-City United they came away with an 88-52 win. Monday night the Eagles got another win and by almost the same score. Owen Castleman scored 18 points, with Mitchell Hopp adding 16 and Zach Hubbard 12 in an 86-52 win over the Titans in a Big South Conference game. Jaylen Nhem led Tri-City (0-17, 0-10) with a game-high 22 points. For New Ulm head coach Michael Poncelet, it was a game where he felt that his team had some ups and downs but played very well. “The final score showed that,” Poncelet said. ...

Greyhounds down Firebirds

By Jeff Meder sports@nujournal.com NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral defeated Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 69-43 on Monday in a Tomahawk Division girls basketball game. It was a contest that featured some good defense and rebounding but costly turnovers by both teams. The Greyhounds were able to ...

Area roundup: Rengstorf’s game-winner lifts Raiders

GIRLS BASKETBALL Nicollet 69, BLHS 67 NICOLLET — A buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Zoie Rengstorf sent Nicollet over BLHS 69-67 in a nonconference girls basketball game on Monday. Rengstorf finished with 18 points, while Jazmyn Goettlicher had 20 points. Cheyenne Klockziem had 17 points, while Chloe Kachelmeier added 12 points. No statistics were reported for BLHS. Nicollet (18-6) plays at New Ulm Cathedral on Thursday, while BLHS (11-8) hosts Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s on Tuesday. New Ulm 89, TCU 52 MONTGOMERY — New Ulm rolled Tri-City United 89-52 in a Big South Conference ...