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MCW delivers final blow in seventh-inning battle

WELCOME – It would have been easy for Martin County West to fold under pressure. The Mavericks' two-run lead turned into a tie ball game after consecutive RBI hits from Gwyneth Schultz and Brylee Miller gave life to a relatively quiet Fairmont offense in the top of the seventh. But MCW’s ...

Area roundup: Maverick softball swarms Nicollet

PREP SOFTBALL MCW 11, NICOLLET 1 NORTH MANKATO – Home runs from Stella Rohman and Maddie Carlson in the third inning of Thursday afternoon’s game against Nicollet pushed the Martin County West softball team to an 11-1 victory at Caswell Park. The Mavericks are now 20-1 and will face ...

Big seventh inning charges Fairmont past SJA

ST. JAMES – The turbulent wind conditions at Veterans Field prevented most flyballs from going outside the range of any fielders playing in the grass. That is, until Jensen Livesay came up to the plate in the seventh inning. Fairmont’s first baseman charged a ball that not only cleared ...

Area roundup: Meade breaks program pole vault record

PREP TRACK AND FIELD WORTHINGTON – The Fairmont boys and girls track and field teams continued to show their dominance during Tuesday’s Trojan Relays in Worthington. The boys notched 174.5 points, while the girls finished with 179. Both teams beat the second-highest teams by at least 35 points. The biggest individual accomplishment came from Jase Meade in the pole vault. Meade’s height of 14’ 1” was not only good enough for a first-place finish at the meet, but is now the current program record for the Cardinals. Tavian Harvey placed third in the 100-meter dash behind Ehmu ...

JCC uses strong start to soar past Fairmont

FAIRMONT – Jackson County Central softball proved to everyone at Cardinal Park why they wear the title of No. 4 team in Minnesota High School’s Class AA rankings. Mady Wachal picked up 15 of her team’s 21 outs with her arm while the Huskie offense put up crooked numbers in the first ...

Area roundup: Fairmont baseball extends winning streak to six

PREP BASEBALL FAIRMONT 14, JCC 2 JACKSON – 12 runs in the fourth and fifth innings proved to be the difference during Fairmont’s 14-2 victory over Jackson County Central on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies tied the game up at two apiece in the bottom of the third. But four scores in the fourth and eight in the fifth lifted the Cardinals for their sixth straight victory. Fairmont is now 14-4 on the season. Joey Crissinger had a home run and two walks. Merritt Pomerenke went 3-4 with a triple. Jensen Livesay had three hits as well, which helped bring in two Fairmont runs. Joseph ...