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Chargers struggle with control in loss to LCWM

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LAKE CRYSTAL — The Minnesota Valley Lutheran defense held Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial to 58 points, but the offense scored just 43 as the Chargers fell to the Knights in the third-place game of the LCWM girls basketball tournament on Tuesday. MVL made just five shots from the floor in ...

Eagles eke out win over Chargers late

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MANKATO — In a game with a lead change seemingly every possession, New Ulm came out on top of Minnesota Valley Lutheran 64-63 in the third-place game of the Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament Monday at Bethany Lutheran College. “I would say a lot of the defensive stops [helped ...

Eagles fall late to Bulldogs

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MANKATO -- New Ulm fell behind after a 12-0 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton run in the second half of a Kwik Trip Bethany Holiday Tournament boys basketball game on Saturday as the Eagles lost 83-76 to the Bulldogs in the semifinals round. “I thought we came out and competed really hard,” ...

MVL falls in semifinals to Maple River

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MANKATO – Minnesota Valley Lutheran struggled to contain Maple River as it fell to the Eagles 62-42 in the semifinals round of the Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Saturday. Owen Birkholz and Pierson Brau both had 10 points for the Chargers, while Connor Bode had 7 points. ...

Benson back from foot injury at MSU

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NEW ULM — Last season at this time, Colton Benson was working rehabbing his broken right foot that pretty much shelved his freshman basketball season at Minnesota State. “For three months I was working with the trainers every day trying to get back to 100 percent,” said Benson, who ...

Eagles rout LCWM in Kwik Trip tourney opener

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MANKATO — New Ulm started both halves of a first-round Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament game against Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial in dominant fashion Friday, cruising to an 82-57 win at Bethany Lutheran College. “It gives us momentum in the tournament,” New Ulm’s ...