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Cardinal tennis loses in section championship

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PREP TENNIS ST. JAMES: 6, FAIRMONT: 1 OWATONNA – The No. 2 Fairmont girls tennis team fell to No. 1 St. James 6-1 during Thursday’s Section 2A Championship at the Owatonna Tennis and Pickleball Center. Fairmont finishes the 2026 fall with a 15-3 record. Two of those losses came to St. James. Singles Elizabeth Shores took down Allison Slama, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7. Ellie Romsdahl defeated Emelia Klanderud, 6-2, 7-5. Claire Carlson got the upper hand over Carly Gustafson, winning 6-4, 6-0. Fairmont’s Ada Edmundson earned the Cardinals' lone point after moving past Brett Blom, 6-4, ...

Kawecki's late score pushes Fairmont past New Ulm

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FAIRMONT – Last season’s Big South Conference Girls Soccer Championship game between Fairmont Area and New Ulm went to a shootout. As the two teams repeated as representatives of the Gold and Black divisions, it was only fair that Thursday night's rematch was another nail-biter. Olive ...

Cardinals cross country gears towards I-90

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FAIRMONT – The I-90 Invite always brings buzz to the Fairmont boys and girls cross country teams. For head coach Andrew Moeller, his staff, and certainly his athletes, it’s always exciting to compete in an event that has been a staple of the Cardinals program. This race means more than ...

Cards look for Big South title repeat vs. Eagles

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NEW ULM — Last season, New Ulm and Fairmont Area squared off in the Big South Conference Girls Championship game in a match where the score was tied at 1 after both halves and an overtime period, sending the game to a shootout. There, Fairmont was finally able to come away with the victory ...

Fairmont, Belle Plaine clash this Friday

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FAIRMONT – Minnesota high school football’s Section 3AAA standings are a literal logjam. With Luverne (5-0) at the top, three pairs of teams currently match each other in overall record. One of those pairs will face this Friday. Both Fairmont and Belle Plaine have 3-2 records. Both sit ...