From starting as a freshman, to playing in Brazil, to helping her team triple its season win total, Reilly Geistfeld has had quite a career. Geistfeld finished her senior basketball season at Hamline University just in time to beat the COVID-19 shutdowns of major sports. The 5-10 forward ...
TRIMONT — Seattle Mariners’ left-handed pitching prospect Brandon Williamson never envisioned celebrating his 22nd birthday today without his family present in full force on their farm outside of Trimont. The hard-throwing former Martin County West High School three-sport phenom was ...
FAIRMONT — In her senior golf season, Bergen Senf was set for success. The three-time state individual competitor had moved up her final position each time she competed, finishing 25th as a freshman, 16th as a sophomore and fifth last year as a junior. Now, because of the COVID-19 ...
FAIRMONT — While the current COVID-19 pandemic has dampened the spirits of countless high school senior student-athletes across the nation, it seems to have inspired numerous future collegiate freshmen in southern Minnesota. Fairmont High School senior standout Joni Becker is a prime ...
FAIRMONT — One week into his tenure as the Fairmont softball coach, Cory Hainy’s debut season might be over before it really begins. With COVID-19 shutting down Minnesota State High School League sports — along with classes — across the state a week after practices started, Hainy said ...
FAIRMONT — “Don’t stride too far or your release point changes. That’s it — stay on top of the baseball and snap your wrist,” Fairmont High School pitching coach Matt Lytle said while analyzing deliveries. “Keep your hands back, and then drive the barrel through the zone. Head ...
TRUMAN — “It just doesn’t feel real.” That’s how Buena Vista University senior Tyler Tennyson described the possibility of having played his final college baseball game. “It kind of feels like I’m just at home, taking a break and I’ll be back with everybody in a week or so. ...
BROOKLYN CENTER — The Minnesota State High School League continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation and the most current information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Minnesota Department of Health and the Office of the Governor. The MSHSL supports the efforts of all ...
FAIRMONT — After multiple injuries and transferring to a Division I school, Spencer Chirpich has a bit more trouble to fight through to continue his baseball career. Chirpich, a senior at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, and a former Fairmont High School sports standout, was ...
FAIRMONT — The emergence of the COVID-19 virus has disrupted everyone’s daily routines and created uncertainty about the logistics of nearly every person’s livelihood. Fairmont High School activities administrator Mat Mahoney is not immune to both the direct and peripheral effects of the ...
In only three years playing basketball, Wyatt Frank has become a consistent power in the post. Frank said he was drawn to start playing basketball in high school because of his teammates. “I liked the teammates that I would have and (Head coach Jared) Thompson said he would have plans for ...
FAIRMONT — Joni Becker defended her Fairmont girls pentathlon crown, while Josh Heinze and Caden Baarts shared top boys honors during Friday’s intrasquad track & field event on the Fairmont High School campus. Becker utilized her combination of speed and power to generate a ...
ARMSTRONG — Three consecutive Sentinel All-Area girls basketball player of the year awards. After sharing the elite annual status with 2019 Blue Earth Area High School graduate and current Gustavus Adolphus College freshman standout Caitlin Rorman for the past two seasons, North Union ...
BLUE EARTH — Blue Earth Area head wrestling coach Randy Wirtjes came home with more than just the Class A third-place plaque from the MSHSL state wrestling team tournament. He also was named Class A head coach of the year. “It’s really nice to win the award,” Wirtjes said. “I’ve ...
7th-grade hoopsters play at MYSA FAIRMONT — The Fairmont seventh-grade Red girls basketball team compiled a 1-2 record at last weekend’s Minnesota Youth Athletic Services state tournament. Ellie Ortega netted seven points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace Fairmont’s first-round 27-24 ...
MANKATO — Ryan Dufault and Andrew Morgan combined to power the Class AA No. 2-ranked Waseca Bluejays to an appearance in the section championship. Dufault and Morgan combined for 43 points in the Bluejays’ 56-36 win over the Blue Earth Area Bucs during the Section 2AA, South Sub-Section ...
MARSHALL — Fairmont head basketball coach Jared Thompson’s defensive strategy of holding Jackson County Central’s high-scoring point guard Rudy Voss in check worked almost perfectly during Saturday night’s sub-section championship game in Marshall. Thompson, however, could not have ...
MARSHALL — When southern Minnesota prep sports enthusiasts talk about Fairmont and Jackson County Central playing for a postseason championship, the topic has normally pertained to the game of football during the past decade. Tonight, however, Fairmont head coach Jared Thompson’s ...
SHERBURN — Two torn ACLs couldn’t keep Martin County Red Bulls senior wrestler Payton Anderson from becoming the Class AA 152-pound state champion. Anderson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Week 3 of the Martin County West Mavericks’ football season and missed ...
WINDOM — Survive and advance. No. 2-seeded Fairmont capitalized from the free throw line and on the boards to withstand No. 3-seeded Luverne’s cardiac comeback during the final 5 minutes of Thursday night’s Section 3AA, South Sub-Section basketball semifinal in Windom. Post player ...