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Wolverines stop Cyclones in 2AA playoff opener

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GAYLORD — The fifth-seeded Sibley East Wolverines rolled to a 9-2 win over the 12th-seeded St. Clair Cyclones on Thursday in the opening round of the Section 2AA Baseball Tournament at Walsh Field. Ashton McCue led the Wolverines at the plate in the win, going 3 for 3 with two runs scored, while catcher Henry Ott was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Alex Bachmann also was 1 for 2 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored for the Wolverines, while Riley Bussler added an RBI double. Nathan Schauer got the pitching win in six innings of work, allowing five hits and three walks for two runs, one ...

Morton comes home, joins Gophers wrestling team

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When Drayden Morton graduated Sibley East High School as a three-time state individual wrestling champion in 2022, he had his eyes set on more gold. That gold was the continuation of his wrestling career with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. But Morton’s faith and a conversation with ...

Weidman, Brownfield, Lehne fall in semis

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ST. PETER — New Ulm’s Griffin Lehne won his first two matches before falling in the semifinals of the Section 2AA Boys Tennis Individual Tournament on Friday, as did Dan Brownfield and Charlie Weidman in the Section 2AA Boys Tennis Doubles Tournament. Lehne defeated New Prague’s Max Streefland 6-3, 6-1 before defeating Shakopee’s Arnav Anandkumar 6-4, 6-1. Lehne fell 6-1, 6-0 to Prior Lake’s Jack Williams. Also in the singles tournament, Isaac Dittmer fell 6-2, 6-0 to Prior Lake’s Sam Williams in the first round. In the doubles tournament, Weidman and Brownfield ...

Knights down Warriors in playoff opener

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SLEEPY EYE — Seventh-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s topped 10th-seeded BOLD 6-1 in the opening round of the Section 2A Baseball Tournament on Thursday. Folkens earned the win for the Knights, striking out nine and allowing one run on one hit in a complete game. At the plate, Ethan Schwartz was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored, while Tyler Mathioewtz was 2 for 3 with two runs scored. Merrick Mathiowetz added a hit, an RBI and two runs scored. BOLD scored the opening run of the game in the top of the first, but St. Mary’s tied it up in the third as Braulick singled to bring ...

Degner works to start legion program in Nicollet

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NEW ULM — In an effort to build the Minnesota Valley Lutheran baseball program, Chargers head baseball coach Micah Degner said that starting a DII American Legion baseball team that will have a home base in Nicollet is a way to get his Chargers players to play summer baseball together. “This is a way to get a lot of our players — who currently are not playing any summer baseball — to figure out a way to play together.” Degner said. “Some of the players who do play summer baseball are scattered around and playing in different places. So in order to build a program and give ...

Lakers, Cubs begin amateur season ranked

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When the Class C amateur baseball rankings came out this year, two Tomahawk East League teams — the Hanska Lakers and the Courtland Cubs — found themselves in the top 10. The Lakers, after falling in the semifinals last year, are ranked No. 1 after the two teams that made last year’s ...