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Area roundup: Three Cardinal golfers advance to Day 2 of sections

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PREP GOLF BUFFALO LAKE – While the Fairmont boys golf team was unable to reach the Day 2 qualifications of this year's Section 3AA Tournament, three golfers will be competing individually. On Thursday afternoon, Klay Beemer finished with an 84. Jalin Jackson notched an 85, while Chase Haugen trailed by one stroke with his 86. Aaron Becker and Macklain Anderson weren’t far behind with their scores of 87 and 88. Hudson McKean rounded off the Fairmont six with his 89. Fairmont finished eighth as a team with its score of 342. They trailed Luverne (341) and Litchfield (340) by a handful ...

Cardinals stop Worthington in six

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FAIRMONT – After a few innings of struggle, Fairmont pulled away Thursday as the Cardinals beat Worthington in six innings, 10-0. Fairmont eked out into the lead in the second, as Joe Long hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to drive in Mason Bicknase. Unfortunately, a strikeout would ...

Fairmont wins battle with Randolph

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FAIRMONT – The Fairmont softball team doesn’t win these types of games. The challenge wasn't No. 5 Randolph's one-run lead. But rather, the Cardinals' typical history during this part of the playoffs. Fairmont head coach Cory Hainy said that the program has generally struggled to come out ...

Area roundup: Cardinal track teams place second in BSC

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PREP TRACK AND FIELD NEW ULM – The Fairmont track and field team walked away from Tuesday’s Big South Conference Championship competition with their heads held high. Both boys' and girls' squads finished the afternoon in second place out of the eight schools. On top of this, three ...

Greyhounds beat Jags in sections

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NEW ULM -- No. 3 New Ulm Cathedral scored runs in each of the second, third, forth and fifth innings to power past No. 14 Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther 11-1 during Tuesday afternoon's first round matchup of the Section 2A Girls Softball Tournament at Harman Park. The Jaguars scored first after Mariel Parish's single ended up as a run following a passed ball from the Greyhounds. Parish, Maeson Olson and Peyton Stohs had all three hits for GHEC/T/ML. Stohs finished her afternoon in the circle, allowing 10 earned runs and striking out five batters while walking two.

Steady offense leads the Cardinals to victory

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FAIRMONT – It’s playoff time for the Fairmont softball team. Despite dropping its past three contests heading into Tuesday afternoon’s first-round matchup against No. 13 Blooming Prairie, the No. 4 Cardinals still had high hopes for another deep run in the Section 2AA Bracket. Cold and ...