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Amped-up Knights sweep Cougars in quarterfinals

SLEEPY EYE – For a pair of teams focused on getting each other out of system Thursday night in a Section 2A Volleyball Tournament quarterfinals match, the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights and Cedar Mountain Cougars both did a good job of doing that. But after eking out a pair of ...

Eagles look to build on improved season

NEW ULM — New Ulm Eagles head football coach Derek Lieser said that his team left some wins on the field this season after the Eagles season came to a close with a 35-0 loss to Hutchinson in a Section 2AAAA playoff game Tuesday. “But when I look through the lens as a head coach and you ...

Brewers win first World Series title in franchise history

By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history. Hey, Milwaukee: grab a brat, raise a beer and prepare for that parade. Young ace ...

Mustangs surprise Raiders with 2nd-half surge

NICOLLET – It was no secret what the Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Mustangs needed to do Tuesday night against a Nicollet Raiders squad that defeated them earlier in the year: win the turnover battle and limit the Raiders’ big plays. The sixth-seeded Mustangs won that turnover battle ...

Area football roundup: Falcons top Jaguars in playoffs

TUESDAY RRC 28, RCW 22 LAMBERTON – Fifth-seeded Red Rock Central topped fourth-seeded Renville County West 28-22 in a Section 2, Nine-Player Football Tournament game on Tuesday. Jordan Therkilsen had 37 carries for 248 yards and four touchdowns, while Jackson Radmaker had seven carries for 20 yards and Jonah Skarupa had six carries for 23 yards. RRC (4-5) plays at top-seeded Wabasso at 2 p.m. on Saturday. CEDAR MOUNTAIN 28, WWG 16 WESTBROOK – Cedar Mountain ended its season with a win over Westbrook-Walnut Grove on Tuesday night in a Section 2, Nine-Player non-playoff ...