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Eagles relay records lead to state

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ST. PETER — The New Ulm boys track and field team broke three school records and qualified two relay teams to the state meet, showing their best in the Section 2AA Boys Track and Field Championships Friday at Gustavus Adolphus College. The Eagles’ 4x100-, 4x200- and 4x400-meter relay ...

Eagles fall to Cougars in Section 2AAA finals

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NORTH MANKATO — Second-seeded New Ulm took two five-inning losses to top-seeded Mankato East in the Section 2AAA Softball Championship, ending its season short of the state tournament. East pitcher and University of Minnesota commit Kylinn Stangl held New Ulm to just five hits and one ...

Area roundup: Chargers end season with loss to Loyola

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PREP BASEBALL Loyola 6, MVL 4 NEW ULM — Fifth-seeded Minnesota Valley Lutheran rallied from five runs down on Thursday but couldn’t get enough in the end to defeat No. 8-seeded Mankato Loyola as the Crusaders held on for a 6-4 win in a Section 2A baseball playoff elimination bracket ...

Rabbits hop to top, advance to state

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By Jake McNeill sports@nujournal.com MARSHALL — For the first time since 2010, the Wabasso softball team is headed to the state tournament. The Rabbits battled their way through the elimination bracket to the Section 3A championship each of the last two years, falling to ...

Greyhounds get to Blackhawks late for 2A quarterfinals win

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NEW ULM — In the bottom of the second inning in their Section 2A winners bracket baseball game against Madelia and Blackhawks right-hander Tate Becker, New Ulm Cathedral’s Joey Schugel drove a two-out base hit to right field for the Greyhounds first hit of the game. It would be the only ...

Sleepy Eye scores 5 in 6th to down St. Mary’s

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SLEEPY EYE — Trailing 5-4 heading into the sixth inning, the No. 7-seeded Sleepy Eye Indians needed to pick things up again in a hurry if they wanted to advance to Saturday’s Section 2A Baseball Tournament semifinals in Mankato. At the expense of crosstown rivals and the No. 6-seeded ...