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GETTING TO KNOW Carson Schiller

Interview by Travis Rosenau Schiller battled tough winds on Monday but still finished sixth during the second leg of the Tomahawk-Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament at New Ulm Country Club, carding an 86. Q: What is your favorite restaurant? A: Plaza Garibaldi in Redwood, or either of ...

Schmiesing brings talents to SMSU softball

NEW ULM – After starring on the New Ulm Eagles softball team, senior shortstop Lauren Schmiesing is taking her talents to Southwest Minnesota State University for next season. “I’ve always wanted to go somewhere for college [for softball] ever since I was little,” Schmiesing said. ...

Area roundup: Wolverines top Knights despite Sanderson’s 14 K’s

LATE TUESDAY PREP BASEBALL SIBLEY EAST 5, LCWM 4 GAYLORD — Sibley East edged by Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 5-4 in a South Central Conference baseball game on Tuesday. Ben Friedrichs earned the win for the Wolverines, striking out one and allowing two runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings. Nathan Schauer pitched 5 1/3 innings, striking out five and allowing two runs, on earned, on two hits and seven walks. At the plate for Sibley East, Carson Schmidt was 2 for 4, while Schauer had a hit and an RBI. Griffin Larson took the loss for LCWM, striking out one and allowing one run ...

MVL/NUC girls take third in section meet

JANESVILLE — The Minnesota Valley Lutheran/New Ulm Cathedral girls track and field team placed third out of 14 teams during the Section 2A True Team meet on Tuesday, while the boys team placed fifth. St. Clair/Immanuel Lutheran won the girls side of the meet with a score of 719, followed by Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton/Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (707.5), MVL/NUC (702.5), Loyola/Cleveland/Mankato Christian Academy (602) and Sibley East (576.5). Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet took sixth (535.5) and River Valley placed eighth (477.5). On the boys side, LCWM/N placed first ...

GETTING TO KNOW Lauren Schmiesing

Schmiesing has been a cornerstone of the Eagles softball team for the past four seasons at shortstop. She recently committed to continue her softball career at Southwest Minnesota State University. Q: What is your favorite band/musical artist? A: My favorite artists are Rihanna or the ...

Johnson Park video scoreboard coming soon

NEW ULM — The new video scoreboard at Johnson Park is close at hand — or maybe you should say glove. Members of AIM Electronics, Daktronics, Hunt Electric (Paul’s Electric), the New Ulm Baseball Association and the City of New Ulm met on Thursday at Johnson Park to discuss the new video scoreboard. Installation of the video board is scheduled for the week of May 18 with the projected first game on Monday, May 25 when the New Ulm Brewers host Courtland at 5 p.m. in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game. John Grabow, co-owner of AIM Electronics, said that the new scoreboard ...