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Area roundup: Berkner batters Bulldogs

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PREP SOFTBALL SLEEPY EYE 13, LESTER PRAIRIE 3 (5 innings, Game 1) SLEEPY EYE 17, LESTER PRAIRIE 4 (5 innings, Game 2) SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye swept Lester Prairie 13-3 and 17-4, both in five innings, in a Tomahawk Division softball doubleheader on Thursday. Taylor Berkner won Game 1 for the Indians, striking out 9 while allowing three runs on two hits. At the plate, Berkner was 3 for 4 with four RBIs and a home run, while Callie Evers was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Jaelynn Schauman was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Berkner won Game 2 as well in the circle, ...

Altermatt, Hillesheim hold GFW scoreless in doubleheader

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NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral’s star pitchers Jayde Altermatt and Abbey Hillesheim each captained a shutout win over Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop as the Greyhounds won 15-0 in four innings in Game 1 and 11-0 in five innings in Game 2 Thursday in a Tomahawk Division softball doubleheader. With ...

‘Back into Eagles softball’

Local Sports

NEW ULM — While the New Ulm Eagles’ season opener Tuesday was one they’ll want to forget, Thursday’s home opener with Waseca was one the Eagles will want to remember going forward. The Eagles showed the type of softball their head coach Kristi Andersen Loose is accustomed to seeing ...

GETTING TO KNOW Tanner Backer

Local Sports

Interview by Travis Rosenau Backer, a senior pitcher and first baseman for the Eagles, collected two hits and three RBIs in New Ulm’s 23-2 rout of Westonka on Tuesday. Q: Who is your favorite baseball player, past or present? A: Miguel Sano. Q: What is your favorite pitch to ...

Hard to know what to expect at Masters for Scheffler

National Sports

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler's son Bennett turns 2 next month, and Remy was born less than two weeks ago. Neither is old enough to understand the significance of Augusta National, the Masters and the green jacket their father sometimes wears. "(His wife Meredith) got this great picture of me and Bennett walking into the clubhouse with me with my green jacket and holding his hand. But, I mean, he has no idea what it means," Scheffler said. "This place signifies so much for me in my golf journey, and that's something I'd love to be able to share ...

Magic beat Timberwolves for 4th straight win

MN State Sports

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Paolo Banchero had 20 points and eight rebounds, Desmond Bane added 18 points and six assists and the Orlando Magic beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-120 on Wednesday night. Franz Wagner scored 17 points and Goga Bitadze came off the ...