Hockey roundup
New Ulm 6, Waseca 5 (OT)Austin Uecker scored two first-period goals in the back-and-forth game that saw five ties, the last of which sent the game to overtime.
February 2024
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Sharp shooters
The Sleepy Eye Knights of Columbus held its annual free-throw contest Sunday at St.
Fishing Derby big winners
Aaron Schwab of New Ulm won the Ice Castle fish house at the Sleepy Eye Sportsmen’s Club Fishing Derby, which canceled its fishing competition for the first time in event history because of warm temps and poor ice.
ON CALL
The origin story of one of the busiest teenage sports announcers in southern Minnesota starts with church, a leap of faith and a little hustle.The St.
Uecker breaks scoring record
Sleepy Eye senior Austin Uecker broke the all-time career points record for the New Ulm hockey program with one of his more prolific performances Friday against Windom.Uecker had a hand in eight of the Eagles’ nine goals, scoring two and assisting on six others.
Basketball roundup
The Indians improved to 18-2 with three consecutive blow-out victories in the past week, led by a couple of near triple-doubles by senior guard Kadence Hesse.Sleepy Eye 76MVL 25Hesse compiled 26 points, 11 steals, nine assists and six rebounds at MVL.
Mayor’s Message
The winter of 2024 may go down as one of the mildest on record.