Sports
Wrasslin’ bros
Sleepy Eye’s Evan Thompson and Winsten Nienhaus have the kind of friendship that starts in kindergarten and grows with the years, to where Nienhaus can now call Thompson, a state-ranked heavyweight wrestler, “a big ol’ baby” for a laugh – before talking about how much he’s seen his friend grow as an athlete on the mat.“He used to be able to just out-muscle kids and now he actually has so much more technique.
Indians, Knights advance to face each other
Sleepy Eye slogged through the start of its opening playoff game against New Ulm Cathedral, slowed by turnovers and missed layups, but the No.
Hockey roundup
Sleepy Eye’s Austin Uecker led the New Ulm Eagles into the Section 3A championship Wednesday with a state tournament berth on the line.Uecker, the Eagles’ all-time leading scorer, helped New Ulm reach the final against Marshall with two goals and two assists in a 6-3 semifinal victory over Mankato East on Saturday.
K of C District Free Throw Champs
Results of the District 25 Championship held Feb.