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Luverne bests short-handed Red Bulls in section quarters

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SHERBURN — The South’s No. 3-seeded Luverne Cardinals combined a pair of forfeits with five falls to upend the short-handed No. 2-seeded Martin County Red Bulls, 49-21, during Thursday night’s Section 3AA Team quarterfinal wrestling clash in Sherburn. Luverne advanced to the sectional ...

No. 8 North Union gains District 1 finals

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ARMSTRONG — The Iowa Class 1A, No. 8-ranked North Union Warriors boys basketball team defeated the Alta-Aurelia Warriors 58-39 Thursday night to advance to the District 1 championship. Senior guard Preston Guerdet paced North Union’s offense to the tune of 18 points on 7 of 14 shooting ...

PeeWees, 15U, 10U hockey teams collect wins

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FAIRMONT — The Fairmont 15U girls hockey lineup improved to 23-5-1 by posting a 5-0 win over Bloomington on Sunday at Martin County Arena. Fairmont goalie Alexis Sundeen pitched a shutout by turning away 20 shots on net. Lexi Haycraft produced two goals during the opening period to help ...

Did Timberwolves improve their depth?

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FAIRMONT — The 2024 NBA trade deadline has come and gone and the Minnesota Timberwolves looked to improve their backcourt depth. The Timberwolves traded for veteran point guard Monte Morris (formerly of the Nuggets, Wizards and Pistons) who should serve as a nice crutch to aging floor ...

Jones steers Warriors to regional win over Broncos

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ARMSTRONG — North Union’s No. 23 played like a high school version of the Iowa Hawkeyes’ No. 22 during Tuesday night’s Iowa Class 2A, Region 5 girls basketball quarterfinal in Armstrong. Senior guard/forward Naomi Jones produced Caitlin Clarkesque game-leading numbers of 21 points, 11 ...