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ST. CLOUD — With two outs and runners on the corners of a 2-1 Class A State Baseball Tournament semifinals game between top-seeded Madelia and fourth-seeded Murray County Central, Madelia’s Tony Zaleski hit a triple that cleared the bases for a 4-1 lead. Madelia turned that into a ...

Timm finishes long run at MVL with many memories

NEW ULM — Rollin Timm has many things to be proud of from his 28 years of coaching and teaching at Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School. But for all he has accomplished at MVL, Timm credits God, his athletes and his assistants more than anything. Timm will officially retire from MVL at ...

Arndt leads New Ulm at state skeet shoot

PRIOR LAKE — New Ulm’s Charlie Arndt hit 93 of 100 targets to place 11th out of 114 shooters at the State Skeet Shooting Championship on Thursday. Arndt had a perfect round during the meet, hitting 25 of 25 targets. Also from New Ulm in varsity competition, Tilken Fruhwirth placed ...

Sleepy Eye Jr. Legion down St. Clair

STARK — The Sleepy Eye Junior Legion baseball team downed St. Clair 10-1 on Wednesday night in a junior legion baseball game. Adam Braulick earned the win on the mound in six innings of work, allowing three hits and three walks for one earned run while striking out three. Tyler Sellner pitched the seventh and struck out two. Derek Wales led the Sleepy Eye bats, going 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, while Jaxon Saenz was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run scored.

Nicollet, Waseca finish co-champs at Nicollet 8U tourney

Submitted photos Nicollet held its second annual 8U Softball Tournament on Saturday, June 6. Co-champions were named due to the first championship game going nine innings. The tournament hosted 11 teams in a double-elimination bracket. The co-champions (pictured above) were the Nicollet ...

Mexico gets off to roaring World Cup start

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY — Mexico made an immediate impression on the largest World Cup in history, giving the roaring home crowd at the iconic Azteca Stadium a huge jolt of excitement four years after a major disappointment. Mexico's players understood the ...