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Nicollet girls keep it moving, take down Cathedral

NEW ULM — Despite the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds taking the first lead in Thursday’s Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover girls basketball game against Nicollet, that was the only time the Raiders trailed. The Raiders went on a 15-0 run after that first Cathedral bucket and continued ...

Eagles advance to semis

NEW ULM — As New Ulm Area held a 22-5 lead in a Section 3AA prep wrestling dual with Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Area, the Eagles’ 139 wrestler, Elijah Rieser, and 145 wrestler, Tegan Kral, had a chance to all but end the dual in the next two bouts. And in two of the most ...

Raiders race past Greyhounds

NEW ULM — Outside of an early 8-5 New Ulm Cathedral lead on a 3 from Eli Anderson, it was all Nicollet. The Raiders — who have been averaging 78 points a game — hit a new season high Thursday. The Raiders jumped to a 55-22 halftime lead as they downed the Greyhounds 91-45 in a ...

Area roundup: Blackhawks take down Tigers

BOYS BASKETBALL Madelia 80, Springfield 67 SPRINGFIELD — Madelia downed Springfield 80-67 in a nonconference boys basketball game on Thursday. Kaydon Firchau led the Blackhawks with 31 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and three blocks, while Caden McMullen had 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. Tate Becker had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists, Bryce Borkenhagen had 13 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Dalton Tatro had 11 points, six rebounds and three steals. Aiden Moriarty led the Tigers with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Parker ...

Loberger hits 1,000-point milestone in MLC win

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. BONIFACIUS — Adam Loberger reached the 1,000-point milestone for Martin Luther College in Wednesday’s 77-66 win at Crown College. Loberger achieved the feat in just his sophomore season, leading the Knights with a season-high 35 points on 54 percent shooting from the field, and helped MLC bounce back from its home loss last Saturday against UW-Superior. Loberger leads the UMAC in scoring (22.7 ppg) and also paced the Knights in assists (4) and steals (2). MLC completed the season sweep of the Polars, with Benjamin Pearson also playing a ...

Wenz breaks MLC single season rebounding record in loss to Crown

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. BONIFACIUS — The Martin Luther College women’s basketball lost in a close game at Crown 71-69 on Wednesday. The game featured 24 lead changes and seven ties in the tightly contested Upper Midwest Athletic Conference game. The Polars got a big boost from Brayli Reimer, who scored 33 points and Morgan Bednarek (10 points, 17 rebounds). Ava Walz had a big night for MLC and put up a career high 21 points in 24 minutes on the court, shooting 69 percent, while Wilhelmina Wenz recorded a double-double (11 points, 12 rebounds). Wenz also broke the ...