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Area roundup: Cathedral baseball team blasts JWP

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PREP BASEBALL CATHEDRAL 24, JWP 2 (5 INNINGS) JANESVILLE — New Ulm Cathedral racked up 17 hits on the way to a 24-2 rout of Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton on Friday in a nonconference baseball game. Ryler Collins got the win in 3 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run on eight hits while striking out three. Evan Blekestad pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief and allowed no walks, hits or runs while striking out two. Collins helped his own cause at the plate, going 4 for 4 with four RBIs, while Elijah Rieser was 3 for 3 with two doubles and three RBIs. Blekestad also was 3 for 4 with a ...

No problem for Greyhounds

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NEW ULM — One day removed from their Tomahawk-Valley Conference softball title game defeat at the hands of Cleveland, the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds were quick to regain confidence on Friday. Led by senior Margo Finstad’s two-run homer and freshman Leah Wilson’s grand slam, the ...

Area roundup: MVL walks off GFW

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PREP SOFTBALL MVL 7, GFW 6 NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran defeated Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 7-6 in a nonconference softball game on Thursday. MVL won in the bottom of the seventh, with Jess Meunier scoring on a wild pitch to break a 6-6 tie. Katlyn Stadick earned the win for the Chargers, striking out one in 2/3 of an inning. Nora Grace Otto pitched six innings, striking out four and allowing two runs on three hits and five walks. At the plate for MVL, Grace Onken and Avery Menk each had two hits and a run scored, while Kenzie Graham, Morgan Black and Taryn Gunderson each ...

Aronimink proving to be a major test at PGA Championship

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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — The chilly start to the PGA Championship made it feel like May. The test Aronimink provided was more like June in a U.S. Open, with no one better than 3-under 67 among the early starters and Masters champion Rory McIlroy giving a stink ...

Blackhawks best Tigers for conference title

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SEARLES — After defeating Springfield 3-2 Thursday night at Searles Ballpark, the Madelia Blackhawks got a taste of what being a champion is like. After reliever Evan Coil forced a flyout to center fielder Dalton Tatro, the Blackhawks escaped a bases-loaded jam to win the Tomahawk-Valley ...