By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Jake Oettinger wants it this way. Or, at least, the starting goaltender for Dallas is embracing it. The path through the Central Division to the Western Conference Final for his team and the Minnesota Wild is just about as treacherous as it gets. The ...
WALNUT GROVE — The Nicollet Raiders dropped just their second game of the season on Friday after falling to Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 6-5 in nonconference softball action. Chloe Kachelmeier led the Raiders in defeat with a 2-for-2 day at the plate that included two RBIs and a run scored. Madison Kettner and Aubrey Hulke were also 1 for 3 each, with Hulke adding a run scored. Brielle Osborne took the pitching loss, going 6 1/3 innings and allowing five hits and five walks for five earned runs while striking out five. Nicollet (8-2) hosts Martin County West in a ...
NEW ULM — New Ulm plated four runs in the bottom of the sixth and went on to a 10-3 win over Worthington Thursday night in a Big South Conference baseball game at Johnson Park. Owen Castleman got the win for New Ulm in relief of starter Dirk Haynes. Haynes went the first 3 1/3 innings and ...
NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights struggled to keep up with the Minnesota Morris bats Friday as the Cougars collected 15 hits on the way to a 12-2 win in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference softball game. The game ended in five innings due to the 10-run lead rule. Despite ...
PREP SOFTBALL SPRINGFIELD 22, LESTER PRAIRIE 0 (GAME 1, 4 INNINGS) SPRINGFIELD 19, LESTER PRAIRIE 1 (GAME 2, 4 INNINGS) LESTER PRAIRIE — Springfield outscored Lester Prairie 41-1 in a Tomahawk Division softball doubleheader on Thursday, winning 22-0 in Game 1 and 19-1 in Game 2. Both games ended in four innings due to the 15-run lead rule. In Game 1, Kali Nachreiner led the Tigers at the plate by going 3 for 4 with three RBIs, while Jada Reese was 3 for 5 with a triple and three RBIs, Kendall Krueger was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and Abby Dove had a double and two RBIs. Regan ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Los Angeles Lakers ' Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons ' Cade Cunningham will be eligible for awards such as MVP and All-NBA this season despite falling short of the 65-game minimum, the league and the National Basketball Players Association said Thursday. Doncic played in 64 games and Cunningham played in 63. But the league and the union both agreed that each should be on the ballot based on the "extraordinary circumstances provision" in the collective bargaining agreement. Doncic — who is one of the favorites to contend for MVP honors ...
