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Area roundup: Christenson cracks top 40 in state race

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PREP CROSS COUNTRY HAM LAKE – Fairmont’s Cole Hanson and Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin’s Evelynn Christenson finished their prep cross country seasons at Saturday’s MSHSL State Cross Country Championships at the Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake. Christenson ran first in the Girls Class A competition. She finished in 39th place with a time of 19:47.9, five-tenths of a second behind St. Cloud Cathedral’s Rosalie Schad. It’s the second-fastest time Christenson recorded this fall. Hanson was a part of the afternoon’s final race, Boys Class AA. There, the freshman ...

Fairmont Area players named to BSC All-Conference team

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FAIRMONT – Five players from Fairmont Area boys' and girls' soccer were named to the Big South Conference All-Conference Soccer team. Starting with the boys, goalkeeper Brody Deuel and forward Nathan Paris earned all-conference selections. Defenders Vaughn Thompson and Jackson Henning made the honorable mention category. Midfielders Mollie Leiding and Abbie Simpson, and defender Audrey Nemmers, highlighted the Cardinal girl representatives on the all-conference team. Defender Lauren Zarling and midfielder Olive Kawecki got nods in the honorable mention category.

'They were ready for it'

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TRIMONT – Martin County West’s preseason scrimmage showed head football coach Tom Elliott and his staff that this season’s team could be special. Flashback to July. Elliott and his Mavericks were set to face Sibley East and Atwater Cosmos Grove City in a pair of organized scrimmages. ...

Two area runners ready to represent their schools at state

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FAIRMONT – Minnesota State High School League Cross Country State Championships are here. This Saturday, boys and girls runners in Class A, AA, and AAA will compete at the Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake. Last Thursday, two area runners punched their tickets to this prestigious race: ...

Mavericks fall to Knights in section semifinals

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ST. PETER – Martin County West volleyball had its season come to a close on Monday night. The No. 2 Mavericks fell to No. 3 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s, 24-26, 19-25, 22-25, during the Section 2A Semifinals at St. Peter High School. Martin County West concluded the fall with a 23-3 record, ...

Cardinals drop rematch to TCU

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PREP FOOTBALL TCU: 20, FAIRMONT: 13 MONTGOMERY – Fairmont season has come to a close. On Saturday afternoon, No. 1 Tri-City United defeated the No. 5 Cardinals 20-13 in the Section 3AAA semifinals in Montgomery. The Titans will face No. 2 Waseca this Friday in New Ulm for the section championship. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. Brayden Williamson helped the Cardinals take a 13-7 lead into halftime. Williamson got Fairmont on the board first after intercepting Tri-City United quarterback Kellen Jirik and scoring from 60 yards out. Williamson was the recipient of Jensen Livesay’s ...