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Area roundup: Cardinals cross country concludes regular season

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PREP CROSS COUNTRY JORDAN – The Fairmont boys' and girls' cross country teams closed the regular season with Tuesday’s participation in the Jordan XC Invitational. The boys placed 9th while the girls finished 10th. Both races had 16 teams. The Cardinals start postseason play next Tuesday at the Big South Conference Meet in Jackson. The MSHSL Section 2AA Championships take place on Thursday, October 29. Boys Cole Hanson placed ninth with a time of 16:53.9, his second-fastest 5,000-meter time this season. Devin Hanson finished 32nd after recording a time of 18:05.2, while Michael ...

Section implications loom when Fairmont takes on Titans

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FAIRMONT – Fairmont football left Montgomery last October with a sour taste in its mouth. The Section 3AAA quarterfinal matchup against Tri-City United ended with then Cardinals quarterback Joe Long unable to connect with Merritt Pomerenke for a 3-yard, game-tying touchdown as time expired. ...

Klanderud, Slama advance in Section 2A doubles

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PREP TENNIS ST. JAMES – A handful of Fairmont High School girls' tennis players competed in the opening rounds of the 2026 Section 2A Girls Tennis Individual Brackets on Monday in St. James. Here are results from Cardinal players. Singles Ada Edmundson took down Maple River’s Kennedi Oliver, 6-0, 6-1, before losing to Elizabeth Shores from St. James, 6-1, 6-4. Carly Gustafson was defeated by Blue Earth’s Jessi James, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles After having an opening round bye, Emelia Klanderud and Allison Slama got the best of Redwood Valley’s Eloise Brozek and Elle Iverson, 6-1, ...

Jaguars taken down by Cedar Mountain

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MORGAN — The Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther Jaguars put up a good block but struggled to handle an experienced Cedar Mountain attack Monday night as the Cougars rolled to a sweep, winning 25-19, 25-10, 25-9 in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover volleyball match. The ...

Mavericks win final regular season home match

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TRIMONT – Martin County West volleyball head coach Kari Brolsma used just one timeout during Monday night’s match against Blue Earth Area. It happened in the first set when the visiting Buccaneers took an initial 15-12 lead, thanks to front-row hitters Caitlin Eitzmann and Brynlee ...

Ground game powers MCW past St. James

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TRIMONT – St. James’ best opportunity to score came with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter. Martin County West had controlled the game, leading 22-0 after a trio of rushing scores by Pierce Rohman, Maddex Faber, and Kaedin Lange. The Saints came up short on a fourth-and-goal after ...