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Area roundup: Raiders roll back, top Chargers in softball

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PREP SOFTBALL NICOLLET 12, MVL 6 NICOLLET — Despite a six-run lead early by Minnesota Valley Lutheran, the Nicollet Raiders stormed back to score 12 unanswered runs to beat the Chargers 12-6 in a nonconference softball game on Tuesday. Jazmyn Goettlicher was 3 for 4 with two doubles and two runs scored to lead Nicollet, while Chloe Kachelmeier was 2 for 4 with two doubles, three RBIs and a run scored. Kamryn Truebenbach was 1 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored also for Nicollet, while Lydia Martens had a walk, an RBI and two runs scored. Brielle Osborne got the win in the circle, ...

Greyhounds sweep Chargers in home meet

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NEW ULM — With a feels-like temperature in the low 30s on Tuesday, conditions weren’t ideal as New Ulm Cathedral took on Minnesota Valley Lutheran in a nonconference golf meet at the New Ulm Country Club. In the end, it was the Greyhounds who endured the elements the best, as Cathedral ...

Eagles romp, roll Westonka

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NEW ULM — In the bottom of the second inning of their nonconference baseball game against Westonka, the New Ulm Eagles trailed 2-0 to the Whitehawks. But after a Dirks Haynes groundout to start the inning, the Eagles erupted. New Ulm sent 18 batters to the plate and used seven walks, ...

Angel Reese traded to Atlanta Dream

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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — The Atlanta Dream acquired two-time WNBA All-Star Angel Reese from the Chicago Sky on Monday in exchange for first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028. Atlanta also receives the right to swap second-round picks with Chicago in 2028. The ...

Michigan men muscle way to program's 2nd national title

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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan's new Fab Five threw style points out the door and brought home a prize not even the school's most famous team could capture. The five fabulous transfers who make up coach Dusty May's starting lineup got down and dirty with the ...

Tigers have been baseball's best at ABS challenges

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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Catchers were far more successful than batters through Major League Baseball's first full week of challenges to robot umpires, led by the Detroit Tigers and Dillon Dingler. The overall success rate in the Automated Ball-Strike System was ...