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Greyhounds upset by Clippers in Thompson’s return to circle

NEW ULM — Not too many people’s bingo cards had New Ulm Cathedral falling short in its softball season opener. That was the case Friday, however, as Cleveland Clippers starting pitcher Delaney Thompson returned to the lineup and kept the defending Class A state champion Greyhounds in ...

Dennis steps down as New Ulm boys basketball head coach

NEW ULM — Matthew Dennis, who coached the New Ulm Eagles boys basketball teams to three straight Big South Conference titles from 2021-24 and two Section 2AAA title games, stepped down as head coach of the Eagles Wednesday night. Dennis, who compiled a 78-50 mark in his five years at the ...

Area roundup: Sleepy Eye baseball, softball win openers

PREP BASEBALL Sleepy Eye 3, Wabasso 1 WABASSO — Sleepy Eye downed Wabasso 3-1 in a Tomahawk Division baseball game on Thursday. Cody Schultz earned the win for Sleepy Eye, striking out five while allowing one run on one hit in seven innings. At the plate, Cole Eckstein was 2 for 4 with ...

Continued growth gets Schueller to the top

By Travis Rosenau trosenau@nujournal.com MORGAN — Cedar Mountain senior forward and center Blake Schueller has grown in more ways than one since he first stepped onto the court for the Cougars B-squad basketball team as a freshman. It’s hard to think of the dominant 6-foot-5 post player ...

Hopp earns Big South honors

New Ulm sophomore guard Mitchell Hopp was named a Big South Conference, Big Division Honorable Mention on Wednesday. The guard averaged 15.6 points per game as the Eagles finished 9-18. Waseca led the way with three players making the All-Conference, Big Division team, while St. Peter had one ...

Schueller, Wendinger, Sturm lead 2024-25 All-Journal Boys Basketball

First Team Blake Schueller, Sr., F, Cedar Mountain Schueller was the Tomahawk Division Player of the Year this season, averaging 27.3 points, 13.5 rebounds and two blocks per game. He also broke the record for career rebounds at Cedar Mountain with 905 and finished second all-time in ...