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Area roundup: Cardinals XC competes in Montgomery

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PREP CROSS COUNTRY MONTGOMERY – The Fairmont boys' and girls' cross-country team competed in the Gerry Smith XC Invitational on Thursday afternoon at Montgomery National Golf Club. Cardinal boys placed 15th (356 points) of 27 teams, while the girls placed ninth (240 points) of 21 teams. Boys Cole Hanson led the Fairmont charge once more after picking up his third consecutive first-place finish (16:34.7). Devin Hanson (18:29.2) placed 36th, while Michael Hamlet (19:43.9) earned 78th. Isaac Laidig (21:20.4) and Holden Junkermeier (21:38.1) placed 129th and 142nd, respectively. ...

Area roundup: Cardinals swiped by New Ulm

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PREP VOLLEYBALL NEW ULM: 3, FAIRMONT: 0 NEW ULM – New Ulm defeated Fairmont on Thursday night, 26-24, 25-14, 25-18. Ella Wubbena had 14 set assists and two aces. Jadyn Montgomery had a team-high 11 kills. Adylen Laven had five, while Kaylee Kloeckner notched four. Nora Fitzgerald had nine ...

Jaguars unable to rally versus BEA

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NORTHROP – The Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther and Blue Earth Area volleyball programs sought their first victory of the 2026 season on Thursday night. Both teams entered Martin Luther High School with a combined 0-8 record, but only one would add to their win column. The ...

Fairmont football aims to learn from last week's victory

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FAIRMONT – Fairmont football head coach Mat Mahoney had a single takeaway after seeing his team’s 34-0 Week One victory over Worthington last Friday night. The Cardinals still have room to grow, and that’s completely fine. “We are a long way away from where I want us to be. And ...

Area roundup: Cardinal tennis sweeps Luverne

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PREP TENNIS FAIRMONT: 7, LUVERNE: 0 LUVERNE – The Fairmont tennis team saw another victory when taking a trip to Luverne on Tuesday afternoon, beating the home team 7-0 and bouncing back from its previous defeat to St. James. Fairmont will take on Blue Earth Area on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Singles Carly Gustafson took down Sophia Pemme, 6-0, 6-1. Ada Edmundson defeated Cameryn Schepel, 6-1, 6-1. Cadleigh Jobe breezed past Lauren Peters, 6-1, 6-2. Ellena Laven got the upper hand over Autumn DeCesare, 6-3, 6-0. Doubles Emelia Klanderud and Allison Slama took down Gracyn Woodley and ...

Area roundup: Fairmont boys soccer improves win streak to two

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PREP BOYS SOCCER FAIRMONT: 6, WINGS UNITED: 1 FAIRMONT – The Fairmont boys soccer team is on a two-game win streak. After starting the fall with consecutive losses, the Cardinals have evened their record with back-to-back wins, most recently a 6-1 domination over Wings United on Tuesday ...