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No. 8 North Union gains District 1 finals

ARMSTRONG — The Iowa Class 1A, No. 8-ranked North Union Warriors boys basketball team defeated the Alta-Aurelia Warriors 58-39 Thursday night to advance to the District 1 championship. Senior guard Preston Guerdet paced North Union’s offense to the tune of 18 points on 7 of 14 shooting ...

Luverne bests short-handed Red Bulls in section quarters

SHERBURN — The South’s No. 3-seeded Luverne Cardinals combined a pair of forfeits with five falls to upend the short-handed No. 2-seeded Martin County Red Bulls, 49-21, during Thursday night’s Section 3AA Team quarterfinal wrestling clash in Sherburn. Luverne advanced to the sectional ...

MCA’s Cole, BEA’s Armstrong earn individual gymnastics state bids

ST. JAMES — Martin County Area Magic freshman Hannah Cole and Blue Earth Area Bucs’ senior Addison Armstrong punched their respective tickets to next week’s Class A individual state gymnastics meet. Cole, who powered the Magic to third place in the Section 2A Meet’s nine-team standings ...

PeeWees, 15U, 10U hockey teams collect wins

FAIRMONT — The Fairmont 15U girls hockey lineup improved to 23-5-1 by posting a 5-0 win over Bloomington on Sunday at Martin County Arena. Fairmont goalie Alexis Sundeen pitched a shutout by turning away 20 shots on net. Lexi Haycraft produced two goals during the opening period to help ...

Did Timberwolves improve their depth?

FAIRMONT — The 2024 NBA trade deadline has come and gone and the Minnesota Timberwolves looked to improve their backcourt depth. The Timberwolves traded for veteran point guard Monte Morris (formerly of the Nuggets, Wizards and Pistons) who should serve as a nice crutch to aging floor ...

Fairmont girls hoopsters set scoring mark in 101-67 rout of St. James

FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Cardinals girls basketball squad set the hardwood ablaze in its record-setting 101-67 victory on senior night against the St. James Area Saints. Senior post Nevaeh Rahm got to work down low, going 13 of 15 from the floor and finishing with 27 points to go with her ...