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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has promoted Greg May to head coach of the women's hockey team, after he spent the past three seasons as an assistant under Brad Frost. May, who was introduced at a news conference on Monday, agreed to a four-year contract, pending the completion of a ...
STORM LAKE, IOWA — Martin Luther College lost 6-1 and 2-1 in a nonconference softball doubleheader against Buena Vista University on Monday. GAME 1 Kieghtan Rank took the loss for MLC in the first game, allowing six runs, two earned, on 11 hits with three strikeouts in seven innings of work. At the plate, Sarah Yonkovich was 2 for 3 with an RBI, while Chloe Berg and Kaylee Pickering were both 2 for 4. Rank had a hit and a run scored. GAME 2 Rank took the loss in the second game for the Knights as well, pitching 6 1/3 innings and striking out three while allowing two runs, one ...
