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Homers by Buxton, Martin help Twins rally to beat Red Sox

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON — Byron Buxton and Austin Martin both hit two-run homers off reliever Justin Slaten in the seventh inning to help the Minnesota Twins rally from four runs down to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday night. Ryan Kreidler added an RBI double ...

MVL/NUC dominates at subsections

ARLINGTON — Minnesota Valley Lutheran/New Ulm Cathedral had the high scores on both sides of the Section 2A, North Subsection Track and Field Meet on Thursday. The top eight placers in each event advance to the Section 2A Track and Field Meet on May 30 at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton. The MVL/NUC boys won the meet with a 114, followed by Sibley East (111), St. Clair/Immanuel Lutheran (109), Loyola/Cleveland/Minnesota Christian Academy (85), Glencoe-Silver Lake (61), River Valley (58), Central Public Schools (43), Mayer Lutheran (35), Lester Prairie (32), Le Sueur-Henderson (31) and ...

Wolverines stop Cyclones in 2AA playoff opener

GAYLORD — The fifth-seeded Sibley East Wolverines rolled to a 9-2 win over the 12th-seeded St. Clair Cyclones on Thursday in the opening round of the Section 2AA Baseball Tournament at Walsh Field. Ashton McCue led the Wolverines at the plate in the win, going 3 for 3 with two runs scored, while catcher Henry Ott was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Alex Bachmann also was 1 for 2 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored for the Wolverines, while Riley Bussler added an RBI double. Nathan Schauer got the pitching win in six innings of work, allowing five hits and three walks for two runs, one ...

Morton comes home, joins Gophers wrestling team

When Drayden Morton graduated Sibley East High School as a three-time state individual wrestling champion in 2022, he had his eyes set on more gold. That gold was the continuation of his wrestling career with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. But Morton’s faith and a conversation with ...

Weidman, Brownfield, Lehne fall in semis

ST. PETER — New Ulm’s Griffin Lehne won his first two matches before falling in the semifinals of the Section 2AA Boys Tennis Individual Tournament on Friday, as did Dan Brownfield and Charlie Weidman in the Section 2AA Boys Tennis Doubles Tournament. Lehne defeated New Prague’s Max Streefland 6-3, 6-1 before defeating Shakopee’s Arnav Anandkumar 6-4, 6-1. Lehne fell 6-1, 6-0 to Prior Lake’s Jack Williams. Also in the singles tournament, Isaac Dittmer fell 6-2, 6-0 to Prior Lake’s Sam Williams in the first round. In the doubles tournament, Weidman and Brownfield ...

Knights down Warriors in playoff opener

SLEEPY EYE — Seventh-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s topped 10th-seeded BOLD 6-1 in the opening round of the Section 2A Baseball Tournament on Thursday. Folkens earned the win for the Knights, striking out nine and allowing one run on one hit in a complete game. At the plate, Ethan Schwartz was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored, while Tyler Mathioewtz was 2 for 3 with two runs scored. Merrick Mathiowetz added a hit, an RBI and two runs scored. BOLD scored the opening run of the game in the top of the first, but St. Mary’s tied it up in the third as Braulick singled to bring ...