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Prokosch powers Bluejays by Cardinals in TEL opener

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ESSIG — The Essig Bluejays took down the Fairfax Cardinals 9-2 on Sunday in the Tomahawk East League amateur baseball season opener. Erich Prokosch led Essig at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs, while Zach Riederer was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Joey Schugel was 2 for 4 and Winsten Nienhaus was 2 for 5 with an RBI. Nienhaus got the win on the mound in three innings, allowing two hits and two walks for two unearned runs while striking out three. Josh Vander Plas pitched four innings to start for Essig, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out seven, while ...

Area roundup: Evers collects 100th hit, homers in Sleepy Eye win

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PREP SOFTBALL SLEEPY EYE 12, SPRINGFIELD 2 (6 INNINGS) SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye sophomore Callie Evers picked up her 100th career hit on Monday as the Indians downed Springfield 12-2 in six innings of a Tomahawk Division softball game. The game ended in six innings due to the 10-run lead rule. Evers led Sleepy Eye at the plate also, going 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs, while Jace Schauman was 4 for 4 with a triple and an RBI and Taylor Berkner was 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Jaelynn Schauman also was 2 for 5 with a two-run homer, while Kenley Jensen was 2 for 4 with an RBI. ...

Weekend area roundup: Wabasso wins home tourney

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PREP SOFTBALL WABASSO GOES 3-0 IN HOME TOURNEY WABASSO — The Wabasso Rabbits won their home softball tournament on Saturday, defeating Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 16-7, Redwood Valley 11-3 and New Ulm Cathedral 3-2. In a first-round, five-inning win over TMB, Macy Rohlik was 2 for 3 with a grand slam to lead Wabasso, while Cassie Bliss was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI and Delaina Eis was 2 for 4 and Sara Carlson homered and had five RBIs. Aylah Jenniges took the win in two innings, allowing five hits and three walks for four earned runs while striking out three. In a six-inning ...

Greyhounds race past Chargers

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NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral used a four run third inning and then added five more in the sixth as the Greyhounds downed Minnesota Valley Lutheran 13-3 Monday night in a Tomahawk Division game at Johnson Park. Eli Anderson got the mound win for the Greyhounds (11-6, 9-4). Anderson allowed ...

Price captures 4th straight conference title

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SHERBURN — While the Sleepy Eye United girls golf team wasn’t quite ready to relinquish its control of the Tomahawk-Valley Conference after winning the three-leg tournament last year, it did have to share the title this season as SEU and Springfield tied for the conference ...

Lukasek leads MVL in SCC tourney final leg

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NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran junior Philip Lukasek didn’t quite hit his goal during the final leg of the South Central Conference Golf Tournament Monday, but he scrambled well enough to be satisfied with a seventh-place finish at New Ulm Country Club. Lukasek shot an 86 to lead ...