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Gallant finish sends Knights to state

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Story and photos by Ari Selvey aselvey@nujournal.com MANKATO – With just 27.7 seconds to play in the Section 2A Girls Basketball Tournament Finals, Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ Morgan Mathiowetz drove through the BOLD defense, made a layup through a foul and hit the free throw to go up by a ...

Gusties women win first round DIII tourney game in OT

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ST. PETER — The No. 5 Gustavus Gusties women’s basketball team earned a 61-49 overtime win over Wisconsin Lutheran in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament Friday night on Gus Young Court. The game was tied at 47-all heading into overtime. Springfield High School grad and ...

MLC men’s indoor track and field sees 8 named All-Conference

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Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID ST. PAUL — The 2025 UMAC Indoor Track and Field All-Conference Team was officially announced on Thursday, and MLC had eight student-athletes on the men’s team with honors. All-Conference accolades are based on performance results from the UMAC Indoor ...

Berg honored as NCBWA Division III ROTW

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DALLAS – The accolades have continued to pour in for Martin Luther College freshman Aidan Berg after his standout debut performance on the mound last Saturday, March 1, against Hamline. On Thursday, Berg caught the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) attention and was ...

Knights hold off BOLD, advance to state

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MANKATO – Top-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary's Knights survived a back-and-forth Section 2A girls basketball title game with second-seeded BOLD Friday night at Minnesota State University, Mankato, winning 57-54 to advance to the state tournament for the first time since 2021. The Warriors led ...

GETTING TO KNOW Blake Steffl

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Interview conducted by Travis Rosenau Steffl set the Cedar Mountain all-time assists record Tuesday in a home playoff win against Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey. He finished the game with 15 assists and now sits at 586 for his career. Q: Who is your favorite basketball player? A: Ant ...