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No. 4-ranked Fairmont gridders to travel to St. Peter

FAIRMONT — St. Peter’s sure-handed 3-5 defense literally elevated its level of play to rally the Saints to a 14-10 comeback victory over the then-Class AAA No. 8-ranked Hubmen last Friday night in Jordan. Now the Saints (2-1) will look to topple Class AAA No. 4-ranked Fairmont when they ...

St. Peter girls tennis posts 5-2 win over B.E. Area

ST. PETER — The St. Peter Saints girls tennis team beat the Blue Earth Area Bucs 5-2 in a Big South Conference contest on Tuesday in St. Peter. The Saints were able to win three of four singles matches, and pulled off wins in two out of the three doubles matches to earn the team ...

Newville, Fairmont soccer salvage tie with New Ulm

FAIRMONT — Fairmont Area head girls soccer coach Matt Nielsen compared his Cardinals’ 3-all tie with the New Ulm Eagles on Tuesday night to building a piece of furniture from IKEA. “I told the girls at halftime (2-all score) that this (Big South Conference) game was like assembling an ...

Wildcats scratch out 4-3 tennis win over Cardinals

FAIRMONT — If the Fairmont vs. River Valley regular-season girls tennis dual meet on Tuesday proved a precursor for the Section 2A Team Meet, a possible rematch will have prep fans sitting on the edge of the bleachers in October. With the non-league dual meet knotted at 3-all, Cardinals’ ...

New Ulm outspikes Fairmont in 4-game match

FAIRMONT — New Ulm setter Mackenzie Enter did it all in the Eagles’ 25-9, 25-23, 16-25, 25-12 volleyball win over the Fairmont Cardinals in a Big South Conference East Division contest on Tuesday night at Cardinal Gym in Fairmont. Enter dished out 21 set assists, made three digs and served ...

Cardinals tennis lineup deflects Arrows, 5-2

FAIRMONT — Fairmont combined functional footwork with fun footwear to exit the Cardinal Courts on Monday with a 5-2 Big South Conference dual-meet girls tennis victory over the Pipestone Area Arrows. Ellie Plumhoff, who donned her trademark cow slippers after the completion of her match, ...