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Stade strong in MLB tryout

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NEW ULM — New Ulm’s Ethan Stade said his Major League Baseball tryout this past Saturday at Comerica Park in Detroit went really well. “I got to face a couple of batters — got two strikeouts and a pop-out,” he said. “Everything felt good — body felt good and my pitches were ...

New Ulm Jr. Legion sweeps Mankato National

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NEW ULM — New Ulm Junior Legion came away with a pair of tight victories over Mankato National Tuesday, winning 2-1 and 7-6 in a junior legion baseball doubleheader on Tuesday. Ryler Collins earned the win for New Ulm in Game 1, striking out four and allowing no runs on three hits and ...

Friese to play football for DI North Dakota

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NEW ULM — Two weeks ago, New Ulm High School’s Isaiah Friese, a senior to be for the Eagles, attended the University of Minnesota Football camp where he talked with University of North Dakota football coaches. “I got to talk to the coaches a little bit,” he said. “We had been in ...

Area roundup: New Ulm falls to New Prague

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LEGION BASEBALL NEW PRAGUE 8, NEW ULM 2 NEW PRAGUE — The New Ulm Legion Gold was defeated 8-2 by New Prague on Tuesday in a legion baseball game. Josh Forstner was 1 for 2 with two RBIs to lead New Ulm, while Jake Finstad had the team’s other hit in the game. Colin Forstner pitched ...

New Ulm leads in All-BSC Baseball selections

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The Big South Conference released its Baseball All-Conference Team for 2026, with eight total New Ulm players represented, most of any team. On the Black All-Conference team were junior Tanner Backer, sophomore Owen Castleman and seniors Ryan Rathmann and Zach Hubbard. Juniors Mitchell Hopp ...

Class A All-State Baseball Team announced

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The Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association released its Class A All-State and All-Section selections, with several area athletes represented. Class A State Champion Madelia had two players make the All-State team in seniors Tate Becker and Tony Zaleski, as did Sleepy Eye ...