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MLC softball falls to Penn State schools on Day 4

By Adam Hussman/MLC SID LITTLE RIVER, S.C. — On the fourth day of Martin Luther College softball's spring break trip, the Knights fell to Penn State-Schuylkill 10-5 and Penn State-Altoona 10-7 on Wednesday in nonconference softball action. PSU-Schuylkill 10, MLC 5 (Game 1) The Knights persevered and overcame a two-run deficit by taking a 3-2 lead after manufacturing three runs off of a sac fly, wild pitch and an RBI ground out. MLC extended the lead to 4-2 when Kiara Humann singled up the middle to score Kierah Schultz. There'd be another lead change in the ensuing bottom half of ...

Poncelet sees bright future; New Ulm 12U girls ready for state

New Ulm Eagles head boys basketball coach Micheal Poncelet said that Saturday’s 85-45 loss to Mankato East in a Section 2AAA playoff game was a case of the top-ranked and heavily-favored Cougars jumping on the Eagles from the opening tip. “They jumped on us from the start and they kept on us and they finished us off,” he said. Poncelet said that he thought his team would shoot better than they did. “That was a big part of the issue,” Poncelet said. “East was really good defensively, but we came out absolutely ice cold. We were 4 of 22 from 3s. We had said going into ...

Four to join New Ulm Amateur Baseball HOF

NEW ULM — Two players and two non-players have been elected to the New Ulm Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame. Players Aaron Pfaff and Mitch Bockenstedt and non-players Bob Skillings and Al For will be formally inducted on Sunday, July 12, prior to the 5 p.m. New Ulm Brewers-Springfield Tomahawk East League game. AARON PFAFF Pfaf f joins his father, Todd, a 2010 inductee. In four of his five seasons with the New Ulm Brewers, the team made it to the state tournament, finishing runners-up in the 2014 Class C state tournament where he was named to the All-State Tournament team. He had ...

St. Mary’s rematches with Mayer Lutheran at state level

MINNEAPOLIS — Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ trip to the state tournament is going to be a lot more familiar this year. Not only did the Knights gain a lot of experience in last year’s tournament run, but they will also be facing an opponent they’ve played frequently in nonconference games ...

MLC softball opens season 1-2

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID LITTLE RIVER, S.C. — The Martin Luther College softball team made its annual spring break trip down to the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area to play 10 games against nonconference opponents. US Coast Guard Academy 5, MLC 2 (Game 1) The Knights began their trip playing the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Sunday and fell to them 5-2. In the first inning against the Bears, the Knights took an early 1-0 lead after MLC recorded four hits in the inning. Kiara Humann started it off with a lead-off double and the freshman later scored off of an error by the ...

Freshmen help Knights take Game 1 against Gordon

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Martin Luther College baseball took Game 1 of its doubleheader against Gordon College (MA) 5-4 to start Day 2 in Florida on Tuesday. The Fighting Scots defeated the Knights 14-2 in Game 2. MLC 5, Gordon 4 (Game 1) MLC received a nice outing from freshman Owen Proctor, who recorded his second collegiate win in as many starts. Gordon took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first when the game began with a couple of errors from the MLC defense. Gordon tacked on one more run in the second. MLC trailed 4-0 going into the bottom ...