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Fairmont has 3 softball players honored by Big South

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The Big South Conference released its All-Conference Softball teams on Friday, with three Fairmont Cardinals earning honors. In the Gold Division (Small Schools), Fairmont had junior Brylee Miller and freshman Gwyn Schultz make the team, while senior Gabbie Leiding finished as an Honorable ...

Fairmont sending bus full to state

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FAIRMONT — A goal of Fairmont track and field head coach Jesse Walters since he started as an assistant coach in 2017 has been to bring a bus full of athletes to the State Track and Field Tournament. There are 20 athletes competing in 17 different events. Some, like Oliver Tordsen and Hank ...

North Union wins in five innings

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BANCROFT — The North Union Warriors took down nonconference opponent Manson-NW Webster 14-4 in five innings Thursday. After two scoreless innings, North Union opened up a 5-1 lead in the third. They would not let off the gas pedal, as it would be 11-4 in the fourth and they would get their ...

Martins suffer close loss

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FAIRMONT – In their first home game of the season on Wednesday, the Martins went up early but saw their lead trickle away as they lost to Jackson 3-2. It was a pitchers duel through four innings, with neither team either to develop any momentum. That changed on a dime in the fifth. Spencer ...

Area roundup: MCW, GHEC golfers qualify for state

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MADELIA – One golfer from the Martin County West Mavericks and Granada Huntley East Chain-Truman-Martin Luther Jaguars qualified for the Minnesota Single-A Golf Finals Monday. Neither school had qualified as a team, so the four who made it past day one had to be in the top five individual ...

Cards eliminated by Windom Area in 8-5 loss Monday

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MARSHALL — Early defensive struggles put the Fairmont Cardinals in an insurmountable early hole against Windom in the Section 3AA baseball tournament elimination bracket on Monday at Legion Field. Fairmont found its offensive rhythm late but couldn’t overcome the five runs it gave up in the ...