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Raiders roll to 40-point rout over Crusaders

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MANKATO — In the first half of a Valley Division girls basketball game on Tuesday, Nicollet’s Jazmyn Goettlicher exploded for 25 first-half points as the Raiders took a 52-25 halftime lead over Mankato Loyola. While Goettlicher added just 2 more points in the second half, her first-half ...

Knights survive Cougar comeback

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MORGAN — With building pressure and tension throughout Tuesday evening’s Tomahawk Division girls basketball game, things didn’t get any tougher for Morgan Mathiowetz and Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s than when Cedar Mountain came back from a 13-point deficit to tie the game up. Mathiowetz ...

Eagles work paint, roll Cardinals

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NEW ULM — With a team that can and did hit from the 3-point line like Redwood Valley on Monday night, the New Ulm Eagles were able to counter that with a pesky defense and an offensive focus inside the paint. The Eagles ended up using that approach to take down the Cardinals 78-67 in a Big ...

Chargers turn up heat in 2nd half, down Giants

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NEW ULM — A first-half defensive slog turned into a 17-point Minnesota Valley Lutheran victory as the Chargers defeated Le Sueur-Henderson 73-56 in a South Central Conference boys basketball game on Monday. The Chargers held a 29-23 halftime advantage, but the offense’s wheels got ...

Area roundup: Steffl sets Cedar Mountain assists record

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GIRLS BASKETBALL Cedar Mountain 72, Sleepy Eye 45 SLEEPY EYE — Aubrey Steffl set the Cedar Mountain school record for career assists on Friday as the Cougars cruised to a 72-45 win over Sleepy Eye in a Tomahawk Division girls basketball game. Steffl passed her older brother, Blake, in ...

Finstad’s career high carries Greyhounds by Rabbits

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NEW ULM — With extra attention on Shay Wilfahrt and Jayde Altermatt, Margo Finstad had to remind everyone what she’s capable of. Finstad did that with a career-high 24 points as she led the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds to a 57-43 win over the Wabasso Rabbits in a Tomahawk Division girls ...