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VFW Silver win Luverne tourney

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LUVERNE — The New Ulm VFW Silver won the Luverne Junior Legion Baseball Tournament this past weekend, defeating Sanford 8-0 on Friday, the Midwest Vandals 6-1 on Saturday and the Marshall VFW Orange 4-2 on Sunday. In the win over Sanford, Hudson Lieser was 2 for 3 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead the Silver, while Blake Aufderheide was 1 for 2 with two RBIs. Owen Drill earned the win in five innings, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out five. In the win over the Vandals on Saturday, the Silver were led by Owen Drill, who was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI. ...

Mackenthun, Hatlestad win in Arlington

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Courtesy of Arlington Raceway ARLINGTON — A wild night of racing provided extra thrills and spills for the fans Saturday night at the Arlington Raceway. It started out in the first feature of the Jack Pines Resort IMCA Hobby on the on the second lap when the 53 of Travis Koester broke his trailing arm and rolled over. He was OK but his car received substantial damage. At the same time, Carter Holmquist’s rearend broke sending him to the pit area. As the cars lined up again, coming out of Turn 4 the cars of Ben Davis, Chad Volk and Scott Porter making contact on the front stretch ...

New Ulm celebrates top clay target shooters from 2026

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NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles recently wrapped up their regular clay target season and celebrated the year with awards for the top shooters in both trap and skeet competition. New Ulm’s top shooters in trap this season were Tilken Fruhwirth, Ian Lee, Charlie Arndt and Tate Isaacson. ...

TEL roundup: Lakers roll by Brewers

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HANSKA 14, NEW ULM 4 (8 INNINGS) HANKSA — The Hanska Lakers rolled the New Ulm Brewers 14-4 in eight innings in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game on Sunday. Aaron Portner earned the win for Hanska, striking out four and allowing no runs on three hits in three innings. Colin Anderson pitched five innings, striking out seven and allowing four runs on seven hits. At the plate for the Lakers, Chris Knowles hit three home runs, going 4 for 5 with five RBIs and four runs scored, while Sawyer Olson was 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Jake Finstad was 2 for 4 with a ...

Five Eagles earn All-Conference Softball honors

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The Big South Conference announced its All-Conference Softball Team this past weekend, with five New Ulm Eagles represented. Junior Gracie Baker, sophomore Natalie Fischer and senior Lauren Schmiesing all made Black All-Conference team, while seniors Maddie Olson and Miley Flor both earned Honorable Mention honors. Jackson County Central had the most selections overall with eight after winning the conference. St. Peter had the most selections in the Black Division with six.

Area golfers ready for 2026 state tourney

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This year, 15 area golfers will be attending the state golf tournament, many returning with experience and hoping to improve on previous years’ finishes. New Ulm junior Mason Buegler is the lone Class AA golfer from the area, returning to the state tournament after placing third overall ...