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‘Go big or go home’

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FAIRMONT – Thoughts of making the Minnesota High School girls' gymnastics state tournament are prevalent in any athlete's mind heading into their respective section meets. While teams can qualify with first-place finishes, the other gymnasts have to fight, scratch, and claw their way past one ...

‘We never gave up’

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FAIRMONT – Fairmont faithful began to rise to their feet. After Brylee Miller found Emelia Klanderud on an in-bound’s cut to the hoop, a once 25-point Marshall advantage had dwindled to 14 with over eight minutes to play in the contest. With the shot-clock winding down, Tiger guard ...

Fairmont boys run out of time against Huskies

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JACKSON – Fairmont’s Logan Junkermeier didn’t have a lot to work with. Fitting anything inside a 1.6-second timeframe is difficult. But a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer? Even harder. The Cardinals had one shot to deliver the equalizing blow against Jackson County Central on Saturday night. ...

‘They are a resilient group’

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TRIMONT – Joe Long scanned the 2-3 zone while looking to make a decision. After a quick move to the basket, Long instinctively made a pass to the right corner of the court as he felt the defense begin to collapse. The recipient of the toss was Joseph Hackett, who calmly grabbed the ball ...

Complimentary basketball fuels Cardinal girls past JCC

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JACKSON – Fairmont girls basketball’s hot scoring first half propelled the team to its 16th consecutive win of the season this past Saturday night, taking down Jackson County Central 79-54 and improving its record to 24-1. The Cardinals had five players score eight or more points in an ...