SWEA CITY – Getting a home run is a challenge in itself. An individual must hit the softball with such precision and power that it carries past the furthest boundary in fair territory. But to do it on five occasions in a single contest? Seems almost impossible. Shallie Walders said ...
BANCROFT – Casey Rezac could do no wrong. The final pitch of Tuesday night’s start against Garner-Hayfield-Ventura ended with a routine groundball to his defense. Wiley Stevens’ underhand toss to Dyson Wikert not only sent North Union to the home half of the sixth, but preluded a grand ...
FAIRMONT – Team Hoot has made its way to Fairmont. Shawn Francis, the owner of Team Hoot Pole Vault, turned Bob Bonk Track into the latest of many pole vault camps he runs across the country, giving interested individuals a chance to enhance multiple aspects of the sport. This week’s ...
EUGENE (ORE) – Fairmont Track and Field athletes Jase Meade and Ellie Perkins completed their participation in this year’s Nike Outdoor Nationals and USATF U20 Championships on Friday and Saturday in Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field. Both athletes were in the Pole Vault Emerging Elite ...
PREP BASEBALL MAPLE RIVER – Preston Geerdes’ bases-clearing double during game two of last Saturday’s two-game set against Maple RiverJunior Legion secured a split for Fairmont Post 36 Junior Legion, moving their record to 3-2 on the summer. Game one Post 36’s late-game rally wasn’t enough to secure a game one victory, ultimately falling to Maple River 12-9 despite scoring three runs in the top of the sixth. Brock Rodning had three of Fairmont’s 10 total hits to bring in two runs. Caden Wickert also had two RBIs off a pair of singles. Mac Larson was the final Cardinal with ...
FAIRMONT – A nearly yearlong expansion process has recently been completed for Live Fit co-owner Alex Schliesmann. Schliesmann and the rest of the gym staff welcomed 13 new pieces of equipment into the facility's current northwest room, adding even more flexibility to a highly diverse ...
