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New Ulm completes final week of clay target shooting

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New Ulm competed in the fifth and final week of clay target shooting this week. Tilken Fruhwirth led the Eagles in trap shooting, scoring a 46/50. Leyton Miller was 44/50, and Isaac Beranek, Jaxon Hage and Tate Isaacson each hit 43 of 50 targets. Isaacson led the team in skeet shooting, hitting 48 of 50 targets. Charlie Arndt was 45/50, as was Fruhwirth and Addysen Wieland. State competitions are next up for the team. The Skeet Shooting Championship will be at Prior Lake on June 11, while the Trap Shooting Championship will be in Alexandria on June 23.

White Sox cool off Twins with 3-1 win

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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami homered, Anthony Kay pitched six sparkling innings and the Chicago White Sox stopped Minnesota's four-game win streak with a 3-1 victory over the Twins on Monday. Drew Romo also connected for Chicago in the opener of a seven-game homestand. Rikuu Nishida singled in the fourth for his first hit in a successful big league debut. The White Sox have won seven in a row against the Twins for the first time since an eight-game streak in 1995. The opener of the four-game series was the first meeting of the AL Central teams ...

TEL roundup: Saenz, Haala homer as Longhorns bully Bluejays

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STARK 22, ESSIG 0 (7 INNINGS) ESSIG — Zach Haala and Arian Saenz combined for seven hits, two homers and 11 RBIs Monday to power the Stark Longhorns to a 22-0 win over the Essig Bluejays in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game. The game ended in seven innings due to the 10-run lead rule. Haala went 4 for 5 with a two-run homer in the sixth, a double, four RBIs and five runs scored, while Saenz was 3 for 5 with a two-run homer in the fourth, seven RBIs and three runs scored. Brandon Helget also was 2 for 5 with a double, four RBIs and four runs scored for Stark, while Adam ...

Brewers overcome Cubs late

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NEW ULM — The New Ulm Brewers scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to erase a 5-4 Courtland lead and went on to beat the Cubs 6-5 Monday afternoon in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game. Mitch Bockenstedt worked out of a ninth-inning Cubs rally and got the win for ...

Section 2A softball roundup: Greyhounds rebound

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CATHEDRAL 7, SLEEPY EYE 1 NORTH MANKATO — After falling to Nicollet earlier in the day, New Ulm Cathedral bounced back with a 7-1 win over Sleepy Eye in the second round of the Section 2A Softball Tournament elimination bracket Tuesday at Caswell Park. Jayde Altermatt earned the win ...

Rabbits run back to beat LQPV in 3A playoffs

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​Story courtesy of Jake McNeill/Marshall Independent MARSHALL — Despite a slow start to the game, the Wabasso softball team’s pitching and bats prevailed in their Section 3A quarterfinal matchup against No. 2S Lac qui Parle Valley on Saturday. The Rabbits trailed 3-0 after the top of the second, but they responded with 10 unanswered runs to claim a 10-3 win and return to the section semifinals. “We try not to let the defense affect the offense, so we just try to keep picking ourselves up, pick each other up and keep pushing, never give up,” Wabasso outfielder Camryn Irlbeck ...