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MLC’s Wenz wins UMAC women’s basketball POTW again

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL – On Tuesday, Wilhelmina Wenz was voted the UMAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week (2/9-2/15) was one of four MLC student-athletes to be awarded UMAC Athlete of the Week, along with Adam Loberger, Gideon Heins, and R.J. Perry. Despite MLC falling to Crown and Minnesota Morris this past week, Wenz showed up in each game. The sophomore finished with a double-double against Crown (11 points, 12 rebounds) to add to her breaking the MLC single-season record in rebounds (241). Wenz leads all UMAC players in rebounds per game (10.0) and ...

Knights fall to Rams’ comeback in season finale

NEW ULM — Although the Martin Luther College Knights brought a solid defensive effort Wednesday, a cold night of shooting saw their season come to an end as the North Central University Rams earned a 61-54 win in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball game. The loss ...

Firebirds hold off Wolverines on new Gibbon home floor

By Ari Selvey aselvey@nujournal.com GIBBON — In the debut of the new Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop gym of the new high school in Gibbon, the Firebirds started things off right with a 54-44 win over Sibley East in a nonconference girls basketball game on Monday. “That was one of the first ...

Eagles overcome poor shooting to top Raiders

NEW ULM — Brooklyn Lewis paced four Eagles in double figures with 21 points as New Ulm downed Central 70-61 Monday night in a non-conference girls basketball game. Maggie Joyce added 15, Riley Wilson 12 and Leah Brustad 10 as the Eagles improved to 17-8 on the season. Brooklyn Lewis is ...

Area roundup: Nicollet boys, Sleepy Eye girls win

BOYS BASKETBALL Nicollet 85, St. Mary’s 65 NICOLLET — The Nicollet Raiders downed the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights 85-65 on Monday night in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover boys basketball game. The Raiders were led by Carson Kettner 26 points and 18 rebounds, while Henry Kennedy had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Abe Madson had 16 points. Adam Steffensmeier led the Knights with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Michael Balko had 14 points and five rebounds. Eli Christensen added 12 points, while Brecken Hulke had 11 points and 15 rebounds. Nicollet ...

Weekend area roundup: Raiders roll Panthers for 19th win

BOYS BASKETBALL Nicollet 95, NRHEG 50 NEW RICHLAND — Nicollet cruised by New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 95-50 in a nonconference boys basketball game on Saturday. Henry Kennedy led the Raiders with 26 points and eight rebounds, while Carson Kettner had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Henry Oscarson and Abe Madson both added 15 points. Cleveland 92, Sleepy Eye 84 CLEVELAND — Cleveland topped Sleepy Eye 92-84 in a nonconference boys basketball game on Saturday. Braylon Nelson led the Indians with 33 points and six rebounds, while Brayden Heiderscheidt had 14 points ...