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Errors doom Chargers in loss to Blackhawks

NEW ULM – The Madelia Blackhawks used eight hits and the same amount of Minnesota Valley Lutheran errors to down the Chargers 10-3 Thursday in a nonconference baseball game at Mueller Park. Dalton Daltro — the second of four pitchers used by the Blackhawks in the game — got the ...

Walks, errors hurt MVL in softball opener against Madelia

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran had no problem getting its bats going in its season opener against Madelia Thursday, but the Chargers’ 14 hits weren’t enough to offset the damage the Blackhawks did with free passes and MVL errors. The Blackhawks (1-1) drew 11 walks and took ...

New Ulm tennis leans on senior leaders

NEW ULM — New Ulm will look to its strong senior leadership to help them have a strong spring tennis season, with its top three singles players returning from last year. Charlie Weidman, Dan Brownfield and Isaac Dittmer manned the number one, two and three singles spots, respectively, and ...

MVL/NUC sweeps first indoor track meet

MANKATO — Minnesota Valley Lutheran/New Ulm Cathedral placed first on the boys side and on the girls side of a prep indoor track and field meet at Minnesota State University on Tuesday to open its season on Monday. The MVL/NUC boys scored 98 points to lead the meet, followed by New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (64), Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (56), United South Central/Alden Conger (51) and Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central (41). The MVL/NUC girls paced the pack with 130 points, followed by GFW (64), NRHEG (46.5), WWG/RRC (36) and USC/AC (30.5). For the MVL/NUC boys, Ben ...

MLC baseball swept by BLC in weekend series

MANKATO — Martin Luther College opened the conference basketball season with a trio of losses to Bethany Lutheran College, losing 13-1 in six innings and 10-2 on Saturday and 11-3 on Sunday. GAME 1 Connor Heckendorf took the loss for MLC in Game 1, striking out three while allowing eight runs, six earned, on eight hits in five innings pitched. At the plate, Carlos Walta had two hits, while Parker Winghart scored the team’s only run. GAME 2 Aidan Berg took the loss for the Knights in the second Saturday game, striking out six while allowing two runs on seven hits in five innings ...

Knights softball swept in BVU doubleheader

STORM LAKE, IOWA — Martin Luther College lost 6-1 and 2-1 in a nonconference softball doubleheader against Buena Vista University on Monday. GAME 1 Kieghtan Rank took the loss for MLC in the first game, allowing six runs, two earned, on 11 hits with three strikeouts in seven innings of work. At the plate, Sarah Yonkovich was 2 for 3 with an RBI, while Chloe Berg and Kaylee Pickering were both 2 for 4. Rank had a hit and a run scored. GAME 2 Rank took the loss in the second game for the Knights as well, pitching 6 1/3 innings and striking out three while allowing two runs, one ...