MONTGOMERY — A first-half defensive standoff between South Central District Red football rivals Fairmont and Tri-City United morphed into a second-half offensive shootout on Friday night in Montgomery. Quarterback Nate Kallenbach connected for two touchdown tosses, scampered for two more ...
SHERBURN — The Martin County West Mavericks’ 30th Homecoming football game didn’t go exactly as planned. The Mavericks were held scoreless as the defensively-minded Blue Earth Area Bucs shut out the home team, 21-0, during South Central White district play on Friday night. “We always ...
BLUE EARTH — “Trust the process” was a phrased that evolved as the Philadelphia 76ers’ rallying cry in response to former general manager Sam Hinkie’s team introduction speech about patience and process in 2013. A year later, 76ers big man Joel Embiid made the phrase even more ...
BLUE EARTH — The wins keep adding up for the Blue Earth Area Bucs girls tennis team. The Bucs closed out the regular season on a nine-meet winning streak with a 6-1 Big South Conference victory against the New Ulm Eagles on Thursday at Schroeder Courts in Blue Earth. “It feels pretty ...
FAIRMONT — First singles netter Josie Carlson and the No. 1 doubles tandem of Liliana Elofson and Alex Gault continued St. Peter’s rich family tradition of prep tennis success at the Cardinal Courts on Thursday. Carlson produced the visiting Saints’ first team point, while Elofson and ...
ST. JAMES — The St. James Area Saints bested the Fairmont Cardinals in five games during a Big South Conference volleyball match on Thursday night in St. James. The Saints recorded respective game scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-25, 15-11 for the triumph. Courtney Williams generated 14 ...
SMC soccer zips Fairmont Area EDGERTON — The Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles shut out the Fairmont Area Cardinals, 2-0, during Thursday night boys soccer action. The Eagles split up their scoring between the two halves. Cardinal netkeeper Malachi Anderson made 11 saves, while the ...
FAIRMONT — Doubling down during Week 4 of the Minnesota prep football campaign. When Fairmont makes the 88-mile trip to Montgomery on Friday to play Tri-City United, the visiting Cardinals (2-1) and hometown Titans (1-2) will battle for both QRF playoff points and a higher spot in the South ...
FAIRMONT — With No. 1 singles player Sydney Hainy absent from Fairmont’s tennis lineup due to illness on Tuesday, the Cardinals’ youth movement climbed the bracket’s ladder. Eighth-grader Maggy Totzke and freshman Lauren Green reeled off the nonconference dual meet’s first two team ...
GRANADA — A hard-fought three points in Game 4 made the world of difference for the Madelia Blackhawks volleyball team. With game point in favor of the Martin Luther/ Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman Jaguars, the Blackhawks engineered the 3-0 run to win the game and ultimately the match, ...
WORTHINGTON — Senior striker Brooke Hunwardsen set the early offensive tone for the Fairmont Area soccer team on Tuesday night, and the visiting Cardinals never looked back. Hunwardsen produced a natural hat trick to open the Big South Conference clash as Fairmont Area coasted to an 8-0 ...
FAIRMONT — Laura Thompson trodded the muddy course and broke 20 minutes to lead the Class A, No. 1-ranked Fairmont Cardinals girls cross country team to win the Cardinal Invite on Monday at Cedar Creeek Park in Fairmont. “The course was wet and muddy, and that slowed them down a little ...
FAIRMONT — Midfielder Brandon Ocampo put New Ulm’s offense into motion during Monday night’s conference soccer clash in Fairmont, and Eagles’ striker Wyatt Huard put points on the scoreboard. Huard spoiled Fairmont Area netminder Malachi Anderson’s second-half shutout bid by ...
WASECA — The Fairmont Cardinals junior varsity football team tied with the Waseca Bluejays, 14-14, on Monday night. Garrett Myren ran for an 85-yard touchdown for Fairmont, while Tony Nuss added a 30-yard pass reception from Myren. Myren scored a 4-yard TD in overtime, and threw to Cale ...
JORDAN — Fairmont Area striker Tom Havnen delivered a second-half goal to help the Cardinals earn a 1-all tie with the Jordan Hubmen during non-league soccer action Saturday in Jordan. With the Cardinals trailing 1-0, Havnen produced an unassisted score during the final 40-minute segment to ...
MAPLETON — The Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman Jaguars volleyball lineup compiled a 1-3 record during the five-team round-robin Maple River Invitational on Saturday in Mapleton. Maple River defeated the Jaguars in the opener, 25-13, 20-25, 15-12, before the Jaguars bounced ...
WINDOM — The Windom Area Eagles generated a 27-12 victory over the Martin County West Mavericks during South Central White District football action Friday night. Running back Thai Risk erupted for a game-best 197 yards to complement two touchdowns on 34 carries to pace the Mavericks’ ...
FAIRMONT — Linebacker/running back Joe Hagen made a number of pivotal plays for Waseca during Friday night’s district football clash with Fairmont, but none more clutch than his fourth-down knock-away in the end zone with 2:01 remaining in regulation. “That play was huge. The (Fairmont) ...
ARMSTRONG — The Iowa Class A, No. 4-ranked Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears may have got off to a slow start, but they struck at all the right times. The Golden Bears accumulated 165 second-half rushing yards to spoil the North Union Warriors’ Homecoming, 22-6, during District 2 football action ...
FAIRMONT — On Aug. 31, Nate Kallenbach and the Fairmont Cardinals football team walked off of Mahoney Field in Fairmont with a win that didn’t feel like it. Despite beating Blue Earth Area, 13-0, in the season home-opener, the Cardinals weren’t happy with their performance. “The ...