Zone review: New Ulm girls place 5th at Big South East Meet

Staff photo by Ari Selvey Brooklyn Hagberg of New Ulm takes a photo at the New Ulm Country Club Monday afternoon.

GIRLS GOLF

New Ulm ranks 5th

Deep South Conference

Meeting East

NEW ULM – The New Ulm women’s golf team placed fifth out of six teams in a Big South Conference Eastern Division women’s golf meet at New Ulm Country Club on Monday.

Blue Earth Area ranked first with a 359, followed by Fairmont (291), Waseca (414), St. Peter (432), New Ulm (479) and Jackson County Central (520).

BEA’s Payten Gudahl was the medalist with an 83.

New Ulm’s Elyse Dreckman tied for 16th with a 112. New Ulm also saw Rory Gieseke shoot a 115 to place tied for 21st, while Sophia Cooke and Brooklyn Hagberg tied for 24th with a 126.

New Ulm will compete in a Fairmont Invitational tournament on Tuesday.

BOYS GOLF

The new boys from Ulm take

2nd at JCC

JACKSON – The New Ulm men’s golf team placed second out of six teams in a Big South Conference East Division men’s golf meet Monday.

St. Peter won with a 320, followed by New Ulm (342), Blue Earth Area (345), Jackson County Central (346), Fairmont (355) and Waseca (364).

Kaiden Brovold of St. Peter was medalist with a 76, while teammate Anthony Nicolai took second (78) and Will Fossen of New Ulm placed third (80). Brecken Neuman shot an 86 to tie New Ulm for 10th, while Will Weidman and Mason Buegler each shot an 88 to tie for 16th.

New Ulm will compete in a Fairmont Invitational tournament on Tuesday.

SOFTBALL PREPARATION

New Ulm 10, Saint-Pierre 0

(6 rounds)

ST. PETER — New Ulm beat St. Peter 10-0 in six innings in a Big South Conference softball game Monday.

New Ulm was led by Ramsey Hopp, who went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, while Gracie Linbo went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Amber Lee went 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs also for the Eagles.

Kenzie Enter earned the win in six innings, allowing no runs on five hits and two walks. She also struck out eight.

New Ulm (11-1, 7-0) will face Worthington on Thursday.

Cathedral 11, BLHS 0

(5 rounds)

STEWART — New Ulm Cathedral defeated Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 11-0 in five innings in a Tomahawk Conference softball game Monday.

Cathedral was led by Jenna Hotovec, who went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and three RBIs, while Kiah Helget went 2-for-4 with a double and three runs scored.

Abbey Hillesheim earned the win, allowing no runs on three hits while striking out four.

BLHS was led by Sadie Kirtz, who went 2-for-2.

Chloe Schultz was the losing pitcher, allowing eight hits and three walks while striking out four.

Cathedral (15-1, 13-0) will face Springfield on Thursday. BLHS (2-11, 2-7) travels to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City on Tuesday.

Sleepy Eye 15, GFW 3 (

5 rounds)

SLEEPY EYE – Sleepy Eye defeated Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 15-3 in five innings in a Tomahawk Conference softball game Monday.

Sleepy Eye was led by Katelyn Tauer who went 2 for 4 with a home run with two RBIs, while Taylor Berkner went 3 for 4 with an RBI and Callie Evers went 1 for 1 with three walks.

Katelyn Tauer earned the win, going five innings and allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks. She also struck out eight.

GFW was led by Ella Nachriener, who went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, while Katelyn Beranek went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk. Micahl Nachreiner went 1 for 2 with a double also for GFW.

Ellison Fitzpatrick suffered the loss for GFW in four innings, allowing 12 runs on 12 hits and nine walks.

GFW (0-11) will host Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart on Tuesday.

Sleepy eye 14,

Redwood Valley 4

(5 rounds)

SLEEPY EYE – Sleepy Eye defeated Redwood Valley 14-4 in 5 innings in a non-conference softball game Monday.

Sleepy Eye was led by Callie Evers, who went 2 for 3 with a double, a triple and three RBIs, while Paige Haala went 2 for 4 with a double and Katelyn Tauer went 1 for 2 with two walks and two RBIs.

Taylor Berkner earned the win in five innings, allowing one run on three hits and four walks. She also struck out five.

Sleepy Eye (10-6, 7-6) will host Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman on Tuesday. Redwood Valley (1-8, 1-7) will face Montevideo on Tuesday.

Nicollet 11, AC/GE 1

(5 rounds)

NICOLLET — Nicollet defeated Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 11-1 in five innings in a Valley Conference softball game Monday.

Leah Bode earned the win for the Raiders, striking out four while allowing one hit and one earned run. Eleanore Carleton was 1 for 2 with a double and three RBIs for Nicollet, while Jasmyn Goettlicher was 2 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs. Carson Forbrook also had a hit and two RBIs.

Nicollet welcomes Madelia on Thursday.

LCWM 6, Fairmont 1

FAIRMONT — Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial defeated Fairmont 6-1 in a non-conference softball game Monday.

LCWM was led by Avery Voges, who went 3 for 3, while Sydney Kramer had two hits.

Voges also earned the victory on the mound in seven innings, allowing one run on five hits and striking out eight.

LCWM (11-0, 6-0) will play a doubleheader against Pipestone Area on Tuesday, while Fairmont (8-9, 4-4) travels to Worthington on Tuesday.

BASEBALL PREPARATION

MVL 5, Wabasso 3

WABASSO — Minnesota Valley Lutherans defeated Wabasso 5-3 in a Tomahawk Conference baseball game Monday.

MVL was led by Josh Carlovsky and Bradyn Kube, who both had a double and a single with an RBI. Josh Vander Plas had a double and a single with an RBI and a stolen base.

Zach Riederer earned the win in six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk. He also struck out nine.

Wabasso was led by Joe Liebl, who had two doubles and a walk, while Zach Skoblik had two singles and Jaxson Wagner had a double and a single.

Zach Skoblik suffered the loss in five innings, allowing three runs on four hits and four walks. He struck out four.

MVL (6-8, 5-7) travels to Sleepy Eye on Thursday, while Wabasso (2-11, 2-10) faces St. Mary’s on Thursday.

Sleepy Eye 7, GFW 3

SLEEPY EYE – Sleepy Eye defeated Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 7-3 in a Tomahawk Conference baseball game Monday night.

Austin Uecker picked up the win on the mound for Sleepy Eye, striking out five while allowing three runs, one earned, on four hits and two walks. Marcus Martinez pitched three innings in relief, striking out eight while allowing two hits and no runs with two walks. At the Indians’ plate, Winsten Nienhaus went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored, while Isaac Lednt was 2 for 4 with a run scored. Carson Uecker added a hit and two RBIs, while Cody Schultz had two RBIs.

Sam Berkner took the loss for GFW, striking out two while allowing six earned runs on eight hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings. Layton Uecker-Hamre had a hit and a run scored, while Will Bastian went 2 for 3. Kaden Rieke had a hit, a run scored and an RBI.

Sleepy Eye visits Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman on Tuesday. GFW will travel to Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart on Tuesday.

Madelia 11, NRHEG 1

NEW RICHLAND — Madelia beat New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 11-1 Monday in a non-conference baseball game.

Tony Zaleski earned the win for Madelia, striking out 11 while allowing three hits and one unearned run. At the plate for the Blackhawks, Eric Anderson was 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Tate Becker was 1 for 4 with three RBIs and a run scored. Zaleski added a hit and two RBIs.

Madelia hosts St. James on Friday.

BOYS TENNIS

Prior Lake 4, New Ulm 3

PRIOR LAKE — Prior Lake held off New Ulm 4-3 in a non-conference men’s tennis match Monday.

Charlie Weidman (singles No. 2, 6-1, 6-3), Gideon Heins (singles No. 3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3) and Ian Schotzko (6-3, 2-6, 7 -5) each had wins for New Ulm, which hosts Redwood Valley on Thursday.

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