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Fairmont girls aim to rekindle winning streak in sections

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FAIRMONT – 48 days. 1,152 hours. That’s how long the Fairmont girls' basketball winning streak stretched this season. From late December to the middle of February, nothing seemed to faze head coach Sara Junkermier and her Cardinal team, who rattled off 17 straight victories while climbing ...

‘It was the fuel to the fire’

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FAIRMONT – The Fairmont defense continued to swarm, hounding Montevideo’s offensive attack in hopes of forcing an eighth consecutive turnover of the opening minutes. Cardinal guard Brylee Miller got her hands on the ball and never looked back. Going the full length of the court, the ...

Red Bulls send five wrestlers to section semifinals

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HUTCHINSON – The Martin County Red Bulls will have five wrestlers in the semifinals of Saturday’s Minnesota State High School League Individual Section 3AA Tournament in Hutchinson. Pierce Rohman (133 lbs) picked up wins over Worthington’s Christop Santiago and Connor Hauptil-Pomp from ...

Schultz returns to state tournament for second straight season

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FAIRMONT – Thoughts of making the Minnesota High School girls' gymnastics state tournament are prevalent in any athlete's mind heading into their respective section meets. While teams can qualify with first-place finishes, the other gymnasts have to fight, scratch, and claw their way past one ...

‘We never gave up’

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FAIRMONT – Fairmont faithful began to rise to their feet. After Brylee Miller found Emelia Klanderud on an in-bound’s cut to the hoop, a once 25-point Marshall advantage had dwindled to 14 with over eight minutes to play in the contest. With the shot-clock winding down, Tiger guard ...