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MLC football collects 11 All-UMAC selections

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Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL – On Thursday, the 2025 UMAC Football All-Conference awards were officially announced, and the MLC football squad received 11 selections. Eight players were voted to the First Team, while three were named to Second Team All-UMAC. The MLC offense ...

Drexler earns 17th Coach of the Year award

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NEW ULM — Former New Ulmite Glen Drexler has been named the UMAC (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) Coach of the Year in track and field and cross-country at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Drexler, who is in his 18th season as head coach, began his college coaching career in 2000 at ...

Chargers stifle Blackhawks

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NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran put up a statement win in the opening game of the season, defeating Madelia 87-19 in a nonconference girls basketball game on Thursday. “I think it means a lot to us, just because we haven’t been that strong of a program in the past couple of years,” ...

Pipers rout Knights behind 10-0 start

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By Ari Selvey aselvey@nujournal.com NEW ULM — Hamline University scored the first 10 points of a nonconference men’s basketball game against Martin Luther College and never looked back, going on to win 90-49 on Wednesday. The Pipers outscored the Knights 42-20 in the first half and ...

MLC women fall behind late to Hamline

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NEW ULM — Martin Luther College stayed close with Hamline University for the first half but fell behind in the in the second, losing 77-61 in a nonconference women’s basketball game on Wednesday. The game was tied 32-32 at halftime, but the Knights were outscored 21-15 in the third and ...

New Ulm area schools see several new coaches

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This winter sports season in New Ulm for the local high schools will see something that I have not seen in my 37 years at The Journal. This year there are six new head coaches at three high schools. At New Ulm High School, Michael Poncelet is the new head boys basketball coach replacing ...