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Wild winds, wild win

NEW ULM — The New Ulm softball team put up 16 runs on 13 hit, including a home run, with nine separate player recording at least one hit and three players earning multiple hits in a Big South Conference softball game against Marshall on Tuesday. In just the first inning. The Eagles ...

Eagles serve Scarlets shutout in playoffs

NEW ULM — Despite high winds Tuesday afternoon, the New Ulm Eagles didn’t let it hurt them a bit. In the first round of the Section 2AA Boys Tennis Tournament, the No. 8-seeded Eagles coasted with the wind to a 7-0 shutout win over the No. 11-seeded Mankato West Scarlets at New Ulm ...

Prokosch powers Bluejays by Cardinals in TEL opener

ESSIG — The Essig Bluejays took down the Fairfax Cardinals 9-2 on Sunday in the Tomahawk East League amateur baseball season opener. Erich Prokosch led Essig at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs, while Zach Riederer was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Joey Schugel was 2 for 4 and Winsten Nienhaus was 2 for 5 with an RBI. Nienhaus got the win on the mound in three innings, allowing two hits and two walks for two unearned runs while striking out three. Josh Vander Plas pitched four innings to start for Essig, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out seven, while ...

Area roundup: Evers collects 100th hit, homers in Sleepy Eye win

PREP SOFTBALL SLEEPY EYE 12, SPRINGFIELD 2 (6 INNINGS) SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye sophomore Callie Evers picked up her 100th career hit on Monday as the Indians downed Springfield 12-2 in six innings of a Tomahawk Division softball game. The game ended in six innings due to the 10-run lead rule. Evers led Sleepy Eye at the plate also, going 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs, while Jace Schauman was 4 for 4 with a triple and an RBI and Taylor Berkner was 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Jaelynn Schauman also was 2 for 5 with a two-run homer, while Kenley Jensen was 2 for 4 with an RBI. ...

Weekend area roundup: Wabasso wins home tourney

PREP SOFTBALL WABASSO GOES 3-0 IN HOME TOURNEY WABASSO — The Wabasso Rabbits won their home softball tournament on Saturday, defeating Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 16-7, Redwood Valley 11-3 and New Ulm Cathedral 3-2. In a first-round, five-inning win over TMB, Macy Rohlik was 2 for 3 with a grand slam to lead Wabasso, while Cassie Bliss was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI and Delaina Eis was 2 for 4 and Sara Carlson homered and had five RBIs. Aylah Jenniges took the win in two innings, allowing five hits and three walks for four earned runs while striking out three. In a six-inning ...

Greyhounds race past Chargers

NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral used a four run third inning and then added five more in the sixth as the Greyhounds downed Minnesota Valley Lutheran 13-3 Monday night in a Tomahawk Division game at Johnson Park. Eli Anderson got the mound win for the Greyhounds (11-6, 9-4). Anderson allowed ...