North Union roundup: Warriors wrap up regular season strong

July 3, 2025

The North Union baseball and softball teams added to their win column on Tuesday evening with victories over conference rival Eagle Grove. This was the last home game for both squads before postseason play starts up in the coming days. Here are a few takeaways from each game. PREP SOFTBALL North Union 5, Eagle Grove 2 SWEA CITY, Iowa – The Warriors continue their winning ways with another victory over the Eagles this season. North Union advances to 20-5 on the year, holding onto first place in the Top of Iowa-West Conference and posting the 10th best record in Class A. Ulrich ...

Area roundup: Warriors softball victors over Lake Mill

July 2, 2025

PREP SOFTBALL LATE MONDAY NORTH UNION 12, LAKE MILLS 1 LAKE MILLS – The North Union Warriors continued their winning streak by beating Top of Iowa Conference opponent Lake Mills in four innings 12-1 Monday North Union drew first with three runs in the first, with Lake Mills firing back with a run in the second to make it 3-1. The Warriors then exploded with seven runs in the third, then put the cherry on top with two runs in the fourth. Lake Mills was unable to get back in the game, ending it in four innings. Brylie Deim went 3 for 3 with three RBIs and one run. Olivia Price ...

Martins top Milroy Irish in extra innings

June 28, 2025

MILROY — Nine innings weren’t enough to determine a winner in Friday’s First Nite/Gopher League matchup between the Milroy Irish and the Fairmont Martins. Tyler Maeyaert kept the Irish in the game with stellar pitching and some clutch hitting in the ninth, but the Martins walked away ...

Area Roundup: Warriors Baseball secures upset victory

June 26, 2025

PREP BASEBALL LATE TUESDAY NORTH UNION 6, GHV 5 GARNER – The North Union Warriors secured their sixth victory of the year with an upset over 11-win Top of Iowa Conference opponent Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 6-5. North Union and GHV traded blows in the second, with GHV leading 5-2. North Union then chipped away at the lead with one run in the third, before taking over with three runs in the fourth to make it 6-5. GHV was unable to mount a comeback, as the defense and pitching left both teams scoreless in the final three innings. Cole Nicoson went 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Max ...

Madsen earns clay target state championship

June 21, 2025

PRIOR LAKE — Fairmont’s Ethan Madsen finished his time in the Clay Target State Tournament on Friday with a state-championship performance at the Minneapolis Gun Club, shooting all 100 targets he saw to tie for first place overall in the male individual division. After finishing the first session of the individual competition with a round-one score of 25 straight targets hit, Madsen did it again in the second round to close out the first session. He then shot another 25 straight in round one of the second session and another 25 straight in the second round of the second session to ...

Tomahawk-Valley Conference Golf Teams announced

June 18, 2025

The Tomahawk-Valley Conference announced its boys and girls golf teams this weekend. New Ulm Cathedral’s Owen Strei was announced as the Boys Conference MVP. Joining him on the All-Conference team are Sleepy Eye United’s Blaine Arneson, Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther’s Landon Zimmer, SEU’s Nolan Kucera, GHEC/T/ML’s Gavin Kester, Cedar Mountain’s Blake Schueller, Alden-Conger’s Ryan Hintz, SEU’s Anders Coulson, SEU’s Isaac Christensen, Martin County West’s Kale Larson, MCW’s Knox Larson, Cedar Mountain’s Carson Schiller, SEU’s Josh Sellner, ...