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Eagles struggle to get key hit in loss

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NEW ULM — They say that baseball is a game of inches. That was never more evident in the St. Peter-New Ulm Big South Conference baseball game at Johnson Park on Friday. The Eagles trailed St. Peter 2-0 going into the bottom of the seventh when New Ulm’s Candon Briggs drew a leadoff ...

Area roundup: Springfield stays unbeaten, moves to 10-0

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PREP BASEBALL Springfield 8, Wabasso 0 (Game 1) Springfield 10, Wabasso 0 (5 innings, Game 2) WABASSO — Springfield shut out Wabasso 8-0 and 10-0 in five innings in a Tomahawk Division baseball doubleheader on Friday. Kade Nachreiner earned the win for Springfield in Game 1, ...

Raiders rally, hold off Knights for victory

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SLEEPY EYE — Led by the bottom of the order, Nicollet surged ahead of Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s in the top of the seventh inning. The Raiders then held strong defensively in a bases-loaded situation in bottom of the seventh to secure a 5-3 win in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover ...

Madelia mows down MCW again

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By Caleb Brinton sports@nujournal.com WELCOME — Despite the rain, the Martin County West Mavericks took to the field against Madelia on Thursday, but a seven-run second inning was too much of a deficit to overcome as the Mavericks fell 14-3 in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference, Valley Division ...

Rainy day shortens New Ulm track and field home opener

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NEW ULM — New Ulm hosted a weather-shortened track and field meet on Tuesday, with both the boys and girls finishing the 100-meter dash and the 4x800 relay, the boys competing in the discus and the girls competing in the shot put. On the boys’ side of the meet for New Ulm, Isaac Friese ...

Eckberg executes

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NEW ULM — For hitting out of the No. 9 spot, sophomore Aiden Eckberg made all the difference for Minnesota Valley Lutheran on Friday at Mueller Park. Eckberg’s two-run single to right broke a 1-1 tie and put the Chargers in front of Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s on the way to a 5-1 win in a ...