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Bode sets sights on softball future at Iowa Lakes

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NICOLLET — Leah Bode, formerly a standout three-sport athlete for the Nicollet Raiders, has known for a while what she’s wanted to do with the next chapter of her life after graduating Nicollet High School in 2025. While she could have pursued a collegiate athletic career in any of the ...

New Ulm boys open soccer season with win

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NEW ULM — New Ulm opened up the new boys soccer season with a 3-1 win over Southwest Minnesota Christian Thursday at New Ulm High School. “We’re working on our formation and what to do off the ball,” New Ulm head coach Tim Plocher said. “A lot of it was situational awareness, ...

Risen on the rise

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FERGUS FALLS — During his time as a member of the New Ulm Eagles boys basketball team, Nick Risen worked and waited for his opportunity to get more varsity playing time. While the Eagles recently had multiple 1,000-point career scorers and a stable starting rotation for several years, ...

Brewers ready for Princeton at state

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NEW ULM— All season long, the New Ulm Brewers have been ranked in the top 10 in Class B by the Minnesota Baseball Association after a reshuffling of teams bumped them up from Class C last off-season. And after rolling through the new District 8B tournament, the Brewers earned the right to ...

Probst wins again at Arlington

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Courtesy of Arlington Raceway ARLINGTON — Another steamy night at Arlington Raceway produced some hot racing action, with Cory Probst prevailing once again in the Jack Pines Resort IMCA Hobby feature. Probst took the lead on the seventh lap from RJ Esquedo in the flag-to-flag race. Chad ...

Eagles girls tennis team earns two wins against Giants

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SATURDAY LSH 5, New Ulm 2 NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles girls tennis team fell to the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants 5-2 on Saturday in a home meet, with two singles players earning wins for the Eagles. At No. 2 singles, New Ulm’s Natalie Fischer earned a hard-fought 4-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5 win ...