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New Ulm boys fall short to speedy Waseca

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NEW ULM — The Waseca Bluejays scored four unanswered goals to erase a 2-1 first period lead and went on to a 6-4 win over New Ulm in a Big South Conference boys hockey game at the New Ulm Civic Center. Griffin Storey had two goals for the 20th ranked team in Class A as they improved to ...

Sabres writer’s roots trace back to New Ulm

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One of the first sports writers for The Journal who covered the New Ulm High School boys hockey team in its infancy back in the late 70s was Kevin Oklobzija, who now covers the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. “I was a senior in high school for the 1977-78 school year,” said Oklobzija now ...

Area roundup: Steffl passes 2,000 career points for Cougars

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GIRLS BASKETBALL Cedar Mountain 70, Cathedral 37 MORGAN — Cedar Mountain’s Aubrey Steffl became the 19th Journal area basketball player to score 2,000 career points with a 15-point performance against New Ulm Cathedral Tuesday in a Tomahawk Division girls basketball game. Steffl ...

Knights face adversity, fall short in OT

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NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights battled through foul trouble, injury and overtime on Wednesday night but were unable to get past the University of Minnesota Morris in the end. The Cougars had a couple of key buckets late in overtime to hold off the Knights for an 80-75 win in ...

MLC struggles to stop Pieper, falls to UMM

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NEW ULM — Behind a dominant, career-high scoring performance from the University of Minnesota Morris Cougars’ Kaden Pieper, the Martin Luther College Knights couldn’t afford to have many slip-ups on Wednesday night in their Upper Midwest Athletic Conference men’s basketball ...

Eagles to host Red Bulls, United on Mental Health Night

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NEW ULM — The No. 4-ranked New Ulm Area Eagles wrestling team will host the Martin County Red Bulls and Dawson-Boyd/Lac Qui Parle Valley/Montevideo United in a prep wrestling triangular on Tuesday evening on Mental Health Night. The pep band will also be playing and the evening will kick ...