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Area roundup: GFW tops Sleepy Eye in 2A playoffs

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BOYS BASKETBALL GFW 76, Sleepy Eye 65 GIBBON — No. 7 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop topped No. 10 Sleepy Eye 76-65 in the Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday. Cole Jacobson scored 43 points for the Firebirds, while Owen Swenson had 9 and Kaden Rieke had 8. Robert Romberg led the ...

Coach Briggs reflects on Eagles’ state wrestling run

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NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Eagles wrestling team did a lot more this season than make the state wrestling tournament for the first time since 1999. While winning a lot of matches this season and going on to make state was a crowning achievement, the Eagles also won the interest of several ...

New Ulm-Sleepy Eye 12UB girls hockey team punches state ticket

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Submitted photo/information The New Ulm-Sleepy Eye 12UB girls hockey team qualified for this year’a state tournament and is seeded second in the South Region. Their first state game is 4 p.m. on Friday, March 13, in Minnetonka. Front row (l-r): Kailee Kloeckl, Kaybree Schwab. Middle row ...

MLC’s Wenz, Kieselhorst earn All-UMAC basketball honors

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Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The 2025-26 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball All-Conference awards were officially released on Tuesday, and the Martin Luther College Knights had two players given the distinction. Wilhelmina Wenz was named First Team ...

No. 3 Wabasso comes away with upset over No. 2 Blackjacks

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By Samantha Davis sports@nujournal.com MONTEVIDEO — Holding a lead for the majority of the night, the No. 3 Wabasso boys basketball team came away with a thrilling 89-70 semifinal win over No. 2 Dawson-Boyd Tuesday night to advance to the Section 3A North subsection championship. The loss ...

BSC honors 4 New Ulm dancers

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The Big South Conference released its All-Conference Dance Team, with four New Ulm Eagles being recognized. On the High Kick All-Conference team from New Ulm was Ty-lee Haefner-Richardson, while Addison Buysse earned an Honorable Mention. On the Jazz All-Conference Team from New Ulm was ...