New Ulm Area Eagles wrestler Evan Thompson, a junior at Sleepy Eye High School, earned a berth in the Minnesota Class AA Individual Wrestling Tournament held last weekend. Wrestling at 285, Thompson had a 44-4 record going in to the state tournament. He finished in 6th place among the field of 16 wrestlers in his weight class. As a junior, he has another chance at State next year.
The New Ulm Area Eagles boys hockey team, the 1-seed in Section 3A met up against 2-seed Luverne in the Section Championship game on Wednesday, March 1, at Gustavus Adolphus College. After defeating Luverne in their two previous games this season, the Eagles came up short this time with Luverne getting the 4-2 win and a trip to the state tournament. SEHS junior Austin Uecker got one assist in the loss.
The Indians boys basketball team entered Section 2A North Subsection playoffs as the 8-seed, hosting 9-seed Mayer Lutheran on Friday, March 3. Mayer had size over Sleepy Eye, but the Indians’ grit covered the distance that their size didn’t. Trailing a couple points throughout the game, the Indians took a few fouls at the end and Mayer made their free throws for the slim-win.
The Lady Knights won over Springfield in their Section 2A South Subsection quarterfinal game on Thursday, March 2 at St. Peter High School. It was Sleepy Eye night as the Indians played the following game, defeating Mt. Lake Area. The two wins set the Knights and Indians up for the Subsection Championship game Monday.
Thursday, March 2 the Indians girls basketball team defeated Mt. Lake Area in their quarterfinal game in Section 2A South Subsection playoffs. The win put them up against the Knights for the Subsection Championship on Monday night.
KOFFEE KUP, March 2—HIGH GAME: Jan Seidl 159, Brenda Marti 155, Brenda Walden 149. HIGH SERIES: Brenda Walden 416, Jan Seidl 396, Brenda Marti 370. HIGH TEAM GAME: Hills 414. SERIES: Hills 1,118. STANDINGS: Yuban 96-37; Hills 89-44; Butternut 69-64.
On Monday, March 6, the 2-seed Sleepy Eye Indians took down the 1-seed St. Mary’s Knights, to claim the Section 2A South Subsection title, in a game played at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.
The 1-seed Knights boys basketball team entered Section 2A North Subsection playoffs with a home game against 9-seed Mayer Lutheran on Tuesday, March 9. It was a rematch of the Knights final regular season game, when they traveled to Mayer Lutheran on Feb. 20 and defeated the Crusaders by 6 points. In this home playoff game, the Knights increased that spread, winning by 15 points. To top it off, Knights’ junior Will Walter scored his 1,000th career point in the win.
•Thursday, March 9 Boys Basketball: Section 2A North Subsection, Sibley East High School Boys Basketball: Section 2A North Subsection quarterfinal, Knights vs. Cedar Mountain, 6 p.m.
Sleepy Eye High School junior Kadence Hesse topped the 2,000 varsity points mark in a home game on Monday, Feb. 20. She is the first… Login to continue reading Login…