Photo by Travis Rosenau/New Ulm Journal Fairmont's Macklain Anderson tees off from the second hole during a prep golf invite at New Ulm Country Club on Thursday.

PREP GOLF

NEW ULM – The Fairmont boys and girls golf teams competed in the New Ulm Invitational on Thursday afternoon. The boys finished in third (348), while the girls finished in fifth (420).

Starting with the boys, it was an impressive day for both Macklain Anderson and Hudson McKean on the links. The two tied for 10th place individually after shooting 85s. Klay Beemer wasn’t too far behind with a score of 87, and Jalin Jackson rounded off the top four with a 91. Aaron Becker and Chase Haugen were neck and neck with scores of 92 and 93.

The girls had two top-five finishers in Katherine Zelaya and Carly Gustafson, who finished the close battle with a 93 and 94. Joslyn Meyer wrapped up her round with a 107, and Hayden Olson and Annaliese Rahm got a 126 and 128.

PREP TENNIS

FAIRMONT 4, ALBERT LEA 3

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont boys tennis team swept its doubles matches during Thursday afternoon’s contest against Albert Lea to fuel a 4-3 victory.

Tyler Slama took down Jacob Lvoma 6-2, 6-3, as the only singles player to get a win. Jonah Vetter was close to topping Kvol Dual, losing set three 6-2.

Lillian Ortega and Hudson Clayton took down Chase Schmidt and Levi Monson in three sets, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Parker Olsen and Leander Nelson defeated Parker Munson and Aiden Fickett 6-4, 6-2. Jensen Schomberg and Cameron Nelson made quick work of Axel Erickson and Logan Zierdan, winning 7-5, 6-0.

PREP SOFTBALL

PIPESTONE – The Fairmont softball team won both games over Pipestone Area during Thursday afternoon’s double header. After topping the Arrows in a close first, 4-3, Fairmont came back stronger in the second, winning 15-5 to secure the sweep. The Cardinals have now won their last five contests going into next Tuesday’s game against Jackson County Central.

Game one was all about Fairmont’s three-run sixth inning that made all the difference. Hits from Gwyneth Schultz and Brylee Miller fueled the game-leading scoring surge. Miller worked through all seven innings in the circle, giving up two earned runs and striking out 10 batters.

The second game was a little less stressful with Fairmont’s offense scoring 13 runs in the opening inning. 10 of the Cardinals’ 12 hits came in this frame alone. Sundeen, only needing to throw five innings, pitched the entire game for Fairmont. She gave up three earned runs while striking out a pair of batters.