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Weidman, Brownfield, Lehne fall in semis

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ST. PETER — New Ulm’s Griffin Lehne won his first two matches before falling in the semifinals of the Section 2AA Boys Tennis Individual Tournament on Friday, as did Dan Brownfield and Charlie Weidman in the Section 2AA Boys Tennis Doubles Tournament. Lehne defeated New Prague’s Max Streefland 6-3, 6-1 before defeating Shakopee’s Arnav Anandkumar 6-4, 6-1. Lehne fell 6-1, 6-0 to Prior Lake’s Jack Williams. Also in the singles tournament, Isaac Dittmer fell 6-2, 6-0 to Prior Lake’s Sam Williams in the first round. In the doubles tournament, Weidman and Brownfield ...

Knights down Warriors in playoff opener

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SLEEPY EYE — Seventh-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s topped 10th-seeded BOLD 6-1 in the opening round of the Section 2A Baseball Tournament on Thursday. Folkens earned the win for the Knights, striking out nine and allowing one run on one hit in a complete game. At the plate, Ethan Schwartz was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored, while Tyler Mathioewtz was 2 for 3 with two runs scored. Merrick Mathiowetz added a hit, an RBI and two runs scored. BOLD scored the opening run of the game in the top of the first, but St. Mary’s tied it up in the third as Braulick singled to bring ...

Degner works to start legion program in Nicollet

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NEW ULM — In an effort to build the Minnesota Valley Lutheran baseball program, Chargers head baseball coach Micah Degner said that starting a DII American Legion baseball team that will have a home base in Nicollet is a way to get his Chargers players to play summer baseball together. “This is a way to get a lot of our players — who currently are not playing any summer baseball — to figure out a way to play together.” Degner said. “Some of the players who do play summer baseball are scattered around and playing in different places. So in order to build a program and give ...

Lakers, Cubs begin amateur season ranked

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When the Class C amateur baseball rankings came out this year, two Tomahawk East League teams — the Hanska Lakers and the Courtland Cubs — found themselves in the top 10. The Lakers, after falling in the semifinals last year, are ranked No. 1 after the two teams that made last year’s ...

Two-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41

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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch ...

Area roundup: Nicollet knocks off USC in 2A tourney

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PREP SOFTBALL NICOLLET 1, USC 0 (8 INNINGS) Seventh-seeded Nicollet upset second-seeded and fourth-ranked United South Central 1-0 in a Section 2A Softball Tournament game on Thursday. “I just kept telling the girls, ‘Give me one run here and we can do this,’” Nicollet head ...