By Chad Koenen Publisher After a first half in which just about everything that could have went wrong did, the New York Mills Eagles fought back and matched the Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds point-for-point in the final 18 minutes of action on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately the second half comeback fell short as the Eagles fell to the Thunderbirds… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The New York Mills Eagles wrapped up a busy first week of action with three tough non-conference losses. On Tuesday night the Eagles fell to Underwood by a score of 67-26, before falling to Park Christian by a score of 59-49 on Thursday and Mahnomen/Waubun by a score of 61-52 on Saturday…. Read More

M State has drafted former NFL player Bernard Holsey to serve as the new head coach of the Spartans Football team. Holsey was the Spartans’ Defensive Coordinator this past football season. His new role with the team will take effect Wednesday, Dec. 6. A former defensive tackle for the New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots… Read More

Members of the New York Mills volleyball team were recently honored at an end of season awards banquet. Award winners included: Hustle Award-  Gabi Vaden, Eagle Award- Ayla Olson, Most improved- Annika Dunrud, Rookie of the year- Gabi Vaden, Serving Award- Grace Brasel, Offense Award- Ayla Olson, Defense Award- Gabi Vaden, Assist Leader- Haley Korkowski… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Perham/New York Mills divers Brittney Lorentz and Avery McAllister wrapped up their diving careers at the state swimming and diving competition last week. The meet was held at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the University of Minnesota campus.  Lorentz secured a fifth place finish with a final score of 354.7, while… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen New York Mills quarterback Finn Roder followed his linemen across the end zone during the Section 6A championship game against Parkers Prairie in the FargoDome. The touchdown tied the game at 6-6 as the Eagles attempted to pull off their third straight upset in the section tournament. Unfortunately, the Panthers scored 20-unanswered… Read More

Contributed photos The New York Mills junior high knowledge bowl team recently competed in their second event. NY Mills had three junior high teams compete against Perham, Alexandria, Osakis and Lake Park-Audubon. After the written round, NY Mills’ highest place team was New York Mills Nutmeg in seventh place. This team bounced around throughout the… Read More

NYM finishes season with a record of 4-7 overall By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills had its magical run through the section tournament come to a close on Friday night as the sixth seeded Eagles fell to the top seeded Parkers Prairie Panthers 26-6. The loss ends  the season for the Eagles, who entered the… Read More