sleepyeyenews.com http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/section/NEWS sleepyeyenews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sat, 18 May 2013 5:32:13 +0000 New inductees into National Honor Society http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519807/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519807/1001/NEWS Three new firemen join the department http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519788/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519788/1001/NEWS Senior Dining http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519765/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 6:15:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519765/1001/NEWS Bloodmobile collects 131 units of blood http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519810/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 6:00:00 +0000 By Terri Melheim Editor http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519810/1001/NEWS Senator Dahms awarded the honorary FFA degree http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519817/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519817/1001/NEWS Yellow tubes temporarily removed from Highway 14 Nicollet to North Mankato http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519670/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 14:07:19 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519670/1001/NEWS Late spring has kept field work to a minimum for MN farmers http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519821/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519821/1001/NEWS Community Education http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519774/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 6:00:00 +0000 By Pat Stevermer Community Ed. Director http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519774/1001/NEWS Community Calendar http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519776/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 6:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519776/1001/NEWS A day at the farm http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519818/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 6:00:00 +0000 By Terri Melheim Editor http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519818/1001/NEWS Torkelson says renewable energy legislation will lead to higher bills http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519822/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519822/1001/NEWS Preliminary budget topic of discussion at school board meeting http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519816/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 By Terri Melheim Editor http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519816/1001/NEWS All conference golf selections, SEPS wins conf. championship http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519784/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 10:51:33 Chris Flores/Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519784/1001/NEWS Knights baseball team extends record to 12-1, loses first game of season http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519789/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 10:47:27 Chris Flores/Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519789/1001/NEWS (No heading) http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519791/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 10:42:36 Chris Flores/Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519791/1001/NEWS JUNIOR NIKKI CARR sprints across the finish line in the 100-meter dash on May 14 in Sleepy Eye. Carr has been an exceptional athlete and has helped the Sleepy Eye United girls track and field team be at the top of the leaderboard for most track events.
]]> Brinkman hits two home runs, Knights prevail http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519794/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 10:38:53 Chris Flores/Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519794/1001/NEWS May 13 Game 1: St. Mary’s 7, Springfield 0; Game 2: St. Mary’s 10, Springfield 5
 
St. Mary’s softball team hosted the Tigers on May 13 where the Knights swept them two games to zero.
 
St. Mary’s showed solid fielding, not letting any runs throughout the first game. Senior Maddy Helget pitched six [...]]]> SEPS baseball go 1-2 in past three games http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519798/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 10:36:16 Chris Flores/Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519798/1001/NEWS May 10: New Ulm Cathedral 5, Sleepy Eye Public 2
 
Sleepy Eye Public hosted the Greyhounds on May 10. Matt Berkner and John Mangen hit some base hits to get a run in the third, but it wasn’t enough momentum to get past New Ulm Cathedral.
 
"Anytime you give Cathedral extra bases, extra outs they capitalize on it [...]]]> SEU girls win Sleepy Eye meet, struggle in St. James http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519802/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 10:28:50 +0000 Chris Flores/Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519802/1001/NEWS May 7 Girls team results: Sleepy Eye United 163, CMCS 120, BOLD 75, MLA 66, Wabasso 61, GFW 33
Boys team results: GFW 172, MLA 120, CMCS 82, Sleepy Eye United 58, BOLD 47, Wabasso 42
 
Sleepy Eye United hosted five area teams to compete in a track and field meet on May 7. The Sleepy Eye United girls team dominated in most events while the boys could only manage just a few [...]]]> Prosperous softball games for Indians http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519806/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 10:24:00 +0000 Chris Flores/Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519806/1001/NEWS May 7: Sleepy Eye Public 8, Redwood Valley 7
 
Sleepy Eye Public traveled to Redwood Valley on May 7 where they lost 7-8 to the Cardinals. The Indians got off to a good start, but Redwood responded in the last couple of innings to narrowly pull out the win.
 
Sophomore McKayla Ahlrich threw nine strikeouts to lead the Indians.
 St. Mary's wins two exciting doubleheaders http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519808/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 10:23:46 Chris Flores/Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519808/1001/NEWS May 7 Game 1: St. Mary’s 4, New Ulm Cathedral 3; Game 2: St. Mary’s 6, New Ulm Cathedral 5
 
New Ulm Cathedral hosted St. Mary’s on May 7 for a softball doubleheader in which the Lady Knights barely prevailed.
 
St. Mary’s scored all four of their runs in the fourth inning. The Greyhounds scored three [...]]]>