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Chargers hold off late Bucs rally

NEW ULM — A pretty start to the second half turned ugly for the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers on Monday night, but they were able to get the job done in the end. After seeing a 24-point lead chiseled down to 3 late, the Chargers held off the Blue Earth Area Buccaneers 66-61 in a ...

Firebirds fly by Warriors

WINTHROP — Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop took a 29-24 lead at halftime and took that to a 66-42 win over BOLD in a nonconference boys basketball game on Monday. “Defensively in the half court I think our guys really picked it up,” GFW head coach Ryan Jacobson said. “I think we started the ...

Dreckman ends 22-month setback, returns to the court

When Daviney Dreckman stepped onto the court for the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team on Nov. 14 in a nonconference game against Dickinson State, it marked 22 months since Dreckman, a redshirt freshman from New Ulm High School, had played a competitive basketball. Dreckman, ...

Pearson sends MLC to overtime win over Bethel

NEW ULM — With just 5.2 seconds to play in regulation of a nonconference men’s basketball game against Bethel University on Saturday, Martin Luther College’s Ben Pearson drove to the basket and made a game-tying layup as the buzzer sounded, sending the game to overtime. Pearson also ...

Morris breaks MLC single-game 3-point record, Knights beat Carleton

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID NORTHFIELD — The 3-pointers came early and often for the MLC women’s basketball team as they defeated Carleton College handily, 72-51, on Friday. Last season MLC beat Carleton 63-57, and tonight the Knights picked up another win, tying their own MLC ...

Area roundup: Rabbits eclipse 100 in win

BOYS BASKETBALL Wabasso 101, Sleepy Eye 71 SLEEPY EYE — Wabasso crossed the century mark for a 101-71 win over Sleepy Eye in a Tomahawk Division boys basketball game on Friday. Brayden Guetter led the Rabbits with 29 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, while Caden Frericks had 21 ...