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GETTING TO KNOW Josie Helget

St. Mary's H.S., Sr. Helget recorded her 2,000th career set assist in a sweep of Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop on Thursday. Helget added 28 more set assists during a sweep of Sleepy Eye on Tuesday. Q: What is your go-to fast food place? A: Chipotle. Q: What is your favorite subject in ...

Chargers prep for tough Homecoming

The sixth week of the local high school football schedule has both Minnesota Valley Lutheran and New Ulm Cathedral at home for Friday night and Saturday afternoon games, respectively, with the Eagles of New Ulm High School on the road for a Friday night contest. The Chargers of MVL will ...

Cohesive Eagles seek Big South title

By Travis Rosenau and Jake Olson sports@nujournal.com NEW ULM — In the nearly two decades Matt Nielsen and Jonathan Johnson have coached varsity girls soccer at their respective schools, both coaches have seen changes in coaches, conferences and competition. One recent change the ...

Fluegge, Lumberjacks win again in Vegas

Submitted information LAS VEGAS — New Ulm’s Myron Fluegge and his MN Lumberjacks 75AA senior softball team came back from the Senior Softball USA World Championships with a national championship of their own. The team played seven games from Sept. 22-24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was ...

Area roundup: Greyhounds top Raiders in 4

PREP VOLLEYBALL Cathedral 3, Nicollet 1 NICOLLET — New Ulm Cathedral downed Nicollet 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 25-14 in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover volleyball match on Tuesday. Shay Wilfahrt led the Greyhounds with 22 kills and two blocks, while Margo Finstad had eight kills and 20 ...

Goos Jr. wins 45th anniversary sprint car race

Courtesy of Arlington Raceway ARLINGTON — Lee Goos Jr. had a clean sweep for the 45th anniversary sprint car race at the Arlington Raceway on Saturday night. He started on the pole and never looked back the entire 25 lap distance to capture the win and the $4,500 prize money. There was ...