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MVL/NUC sweeps first indoor track meet

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MANKATO — Minnesota Valley Lutheran/New Ulm Cathedral placed first on the boys side and on the girls side of a prep indoor track and field meet at Minnesota State University on Tuesday to open its season on Monday. The MVL/NUC boys scored 98 points to lead the meet, followed by New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (64), Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (56), United South Central/Alden Conger (51) and Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central (41). The MVL/NUC girls paced the pack with 130 points, followed by GFW (64), NRHEG (46.5), WWG/RRC (36) and USC/AC (30.5). For the MVL/NUC boys, Ben ...

MLC baseball swept by BLC in weekend series

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MANKATO — Martin Luther College opened the conference basketball season with a trio of losses to Bethany Lutheran College, losing 13-1 in six innings and 10-2 on Saturday and 11-3 on Sunday. GAME 1 Connor Heckendorf took the loss for MLC in Game 1, striking out three while allowing eight runs, six earned, on eight hits in five innings pitched. At the plate, Carlos Walta had two hits, while Parker Winghart scored the team’s only run. GAME 2 Aidan Berg took the loss for the Knights in the second Saturday game, striking out six while allowing two runs on seven hits in five innings ...

Minnesota introduces Greg May as new women's hockey coach

MN State Sports

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has promoted Greg May to head coach of the women's hockey team, after he spent the past three seasons as an assistant under Brad Frost. May, who was introduced at a news conference on Monday, agreed to a four-year contract, pending the completion of a ...

Knights softball swept in BVU doubleheader

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STORM LAKE, IOWA — Martin Luther College lost 6-1 and 2-1 in a nonconference softball doubleheader against Buena Vista University on Monday. GAME 1 Kieghtan Rank took the loss for MLC in the first game, allowing six runs, two earned, on 11 hits with three strikeouts in seven innings of work. At the plate, Sarah Yonkovich was 2 for 3 with an RBI, while Chloe Berg and Kaylee Pickering were both 2 for 4. Rank had a hit and a run scored. GAME 2 Rank took the loss in the second game for the Knights as well, pitching 6 1/3 innings and striking out three while allowing two runs, one ...

Laughingstock to March Madness darling

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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Fred Hoiberg carried the nickname "The Mayor" during his playing days at Iowa State, a reflection of his popularity in Ames, Iowa. With the following he's gained as Nebraska's head basketball coach, perhaps "Governor" would be fitting. And ...

NHL mourns death of Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children

MN State Sports

By JESSICA HILL Associated Press The NHL is grieving the death of reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children from a house fire in Minnesota. Pierce, 37, covered the Wild as a correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade and was a prominent podcaster among several other roles she held in sports media in the Twin Cities area. Having learned of the news before their game on Saturday against the Dallas Stars, the Wild returned to the ice for practice on Monday with their hearts and minds still heavy from the tragedy. "We're just at a loss for words. She was a special person who ...