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Jacobson, Guetter, Firchau lead 2025-26 All-Journal Boys Basketball

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First Team Cole Jacobson, Sr., G, GFW Jacobson finishes his career at GFW as the school’s most prolific scorer, closing his time with the Firebirds with 2,102 career points. Jacobson added 684 career rebounds (second in school history), 286 assists (sixth in school history) and 226 steals (fourth in school history), making him a contender for the best boys basketball player in program history. This season, the 6-7 guard averaged 29.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game on his way to his third All-Conference selection. Jacobson’s other school records include ...

Cernak scores on crazy carom late as Lightning beat Wild

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Erik Cernak scored a tiebreaking goal with 2:53 left in the third period when Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson misplayed a carom off the end boards and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Wild 6-3 on Tuesday night. Cernak scored his second of the season after Charle-EdouardD'Astous' pass traveled the length of the ice and bounced off the end boards toward Gustavsson, who failed to control the puck with his glove. The puck went between Gustavsson's legs into the crease and Cernak pounced, sending it into the open net. Tampa Bay rallied from a two-goal deficit, ...

New Ulm tennis leans on senior leaders

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NEW ULM — New Ulm will look to its strong senior leadership to help them have a strong spring tennis season, with its top three singles players returning from last year. Charlie Weidman, Dan Brownfield and Isaac Dittmer manned the number one, two and three singles spots, respectively, and ...

Minnesota's homegrown stars Battle and Braun have found their reward for staying through rough times

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By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — When Amaya Battle's last-second jump shot swished through the net to give Minnesota the lead in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the largest crowd for the Gophers at Williams Arena in more than two years let out maybe the loudest roar yet. The atmosphere was raucous all afternoon, as Mara Braun fueled further with her game-tying 3-pointer about a minute earlier against Mississippi. Their decision to stay home — and maintain that commitment — never felt better than on Sunday when they advanced to the Sweet 16. "It just ...

MVL/NUC sweeps first indoor track meet

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MANKATO — Minnesota Valley Lutheran/New Ulm Cathedral placed first on the boys side and on the girls side of a prep indoor track and field meet at Minnesota State University on Tuesday to open its season on Monday. The MVL/NUC boys scored 98 points to lead the meet, followed by New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (64), Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (56), United South Central/Alden Conger (51) and Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central (41). The MVL/NUC girls paced the pack with 130 points, followed by GFW (64), NRHEG (46.5), WWG/RRC (36) and USC/AC (30.5). For the MVL/NUC boys, Ben ...

MLC baseball swept by BLC in weekend series

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MANKATO — Martin Luther College opened the conference basketball season with a trio of losses to Bethany Lutheran College, losing 13-1 in six innings and 10-2 on Saturday and 11-3 on Sunday. GAME 1 Connor Heckendorf took the loss for MLC in Game 1, striking out three while allowing eight runs, six earned, on eight hits in five innings pitched. At the plate, Carlos Walta had two hits, while Parker Winghart scored the team’s only run. GAME 2 Aidan Berg took the loss for the Knights in the second Saturday game, striking out six while allowing two runs on seven hits in five innings ...