New Ulm Sports Central - Preserving and Sharing New Ulm Area Sports History

HANSKA - The three VFW level teams from the immediate New Ulm area were down to one, and that in a precarious position, as VFW Second District sub-district play headed for conclusions today.

With Gold already ousted at the Northwest tournament at Hutchinson, Blue picked up a 3-2 win over Wells but then lost 7-2 to Sherburn for it's eliminating second loss. But the real stunner was powerhouse Jr. Legion again getting snake-bite and losing 3-2 to Fairmont in a repeat of 2008. Fairmont had earlier squeaked by Blue, New Ulm's third team, 1-0. New Ulm will need three wins, the first over Sherburn and two over Fairmont, in order to win the championship.

The loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for Jr. Legion (28-2).

<>At Hutchinson, Sleepy Eye advanced to the finals even though it lost 7-4 to Dassel-Cokato but then topped Hutchinson 7-2 to eliminate Hutchinson. Sleepy Eye plays Dassel today for the title. Both have been guaranteed spots in the Distirct tournament at Sleepy Eye. Results reported by New Ulm Journal.

The attachment available here is a graphic on the bracket created by Sports Central for the southwest tournament concluding today at Hanska.