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Jaguars second half intensity fuels victory over Knights

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GRANADA – Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther’s Ethan Jaskulke lunged towards the baseline, barely getting his fingertips on the loose ball before flicking it behind his body in hopes of keeping the possession alive. The ball landed into Reagan Emmert’s hands on the wing, ...

‘Everything they could’

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TRIMONT – Emily Schettler never batted an eye. With four seconds left in Saturday afternoon’s contest between Martin County West and Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther, the Maverick senior stepped up to the free-throw line in hopes of breaking the 43-43 tie. Schettler calmly ...

Area roundup: Red Bulls split in Jackson

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WRESTLING JACKSON – The Martin County Area Red Bulls went 1-1 during their triangular event at Jackson County Central on Friday night, defeating Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut Grove, 35-31, and falling to the aforementioned Huskies, 50-21. Pierce Rohman (145 lbs) earned two victories ...

‘Played together as a team’

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NORTHROP – The Fairmont girls basketball team wasted little time asserting control. With under three minutes to play in the opening half, Gwyneth Schultz corralled the Cardinals' second offensive rebound of the possession before putting up the layup on the right side of the hoop. After a ...

Cardinals win 12th straight, hold off Eagles

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NEW ULM — Fairmont’s 6-foot-10 forward Logan Junkermeier is already used to having a target on his back. But with every game the Cardinals add to their win streak, the target gets bigger and bigger. Junkermeier faced a physical New Ulm Eagles defense full of double teams throughout ...

Confident Cardinals

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FAIRMONT – Fairmont’s opening round of the Section 3A Girls Hockey tournament started on the wrong foot for head coach Aaron Haycraft’s team. In fact, it began with a one-goal deficit. Seconds into the contest, Windom Area’s Alicia Meyeraan found herself with the puck after the ...