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Cardinals advance to section title game

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MARSHALL — The second-seeded Fairmont girls basketball team defeated top-seeded Jackson County Central in the Section 3AA Girls Basketball Tournament semifinals Thursday night 78-46. The victory secured a section championship appearance for the Cardinals for the first time since 2022, where ...

Fairmont not slowed by Windom

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FAIRMONT – Chants of “talk it over” rang out of the Windom Eagles’ student section, a sentiment that did not age well as the Fairmont Cardinals took control and locked in an 82-62 victory in the opening game of the Section 3AA Boys Basketball Tournament. “It's been a couple of years ...

Red Bulls trio hangs on at state on Day 1

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ST. PAUL – Martin County Red Bulls’ three state wrestlers stayed alive on Day 1 of the Class AA State Individual Wrestling Tournament Friday at the Xcel Energy Center, moving on to the final day of the tournament Saturday. Torrey Paplow led the Red Bulls Friday with a pair of wins at 145 ...

Mavericks completely shut down Springfield

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ST. PETER—The Martin County West Mavericks' dominant defensive performance Thursday night secured their victory in the Section 2A semifinals over Springfield, 47-40, where Emily Anderson broke the 2000th career point threshold. “The first half we played tremendous defense,” said head ...

Red Bulls trio head to state

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TRIMONT – The Martin County West/Fairmont Red Bulls qualified three wrestlers for this year’s State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center this Friday that are looking to make an impact. The trio consisting of Pierce Rohman, Maddex Faber, and Torrey Paplow have put ...

Area roundup: Cardinals shut down St. Clair

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BOYS BASKETBALL FAIRMONT 71, ST. CLAIR 29 ST. CLAIR – The Fairmont Cardinals put on a dominant performance against St. Clair securing a 71-29 win in a nonconference boys basketball game Tuesday night. Leading the Cardinals was Logan Junkermeier with 21 points and nine rebounds, while ...