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Back-to-back Class AA gold for Fairmont girls

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Cardinals girls brought home their second consecutive Class AA Sentinel Relay title on Friday, this time by a margin of 13.5 points scoring a 139.5. “It felt pretty good,” said Fairmont senior Kennedy Becker. “They're good, all good runners. We got Nat ...

Tordsen shatters records, Cards claim Sentinel Relays title

FAIRMONT – Fairmont senior thrower Oliver Tordsen and his record-setting throw helped propel the Fairmont Cardinals boys to the Class AA title at the 69th Sentinel Relays. “It's a big PR,” said Tordsen. “It's a 14-foot PR from that last throw, so it's really good. I know the wind ...

Area roundup: Cards dominate in tennis match

SPRING TENNIS FAIRMONT 5, PIPESTONE 1 PIPESTONE – The Fairmont Cardinals beat Pipestone 5-1 in a Big South Conference matchup Friday The Cardinals went 3-0 in singles competition, with Anthony Stegge beating Baptiste Philippon 6-1, 6-1, Tyler Slama besting Matthew Swenson 6-0, 6-0, and Simone Castro beating Mikah Weets 6-0, 6-0. In doubles play the Cardinals went 2-1, winning their second and third matches. Oliver Thedens and Lilly Ortega beat Joel Cardenas and Avery Gutierrez 6-0, 6-0, then Jonah Vetter and Aiden Mustchler bested Austin Jorgenson and Charles Haak 6-2, ...

Cardinals extend streak to 7 with win over Windom

FAIRMONT – A four-run first inning by the Fairmont Cardinals took the wind out of the Windom Eagles’ sails in a Big South Conference baseball game Thursday night as the Cardinals earned a 5-3 win. The win for Fairmont has extended its win streak to seven games, and the Cardinals now sit ...

Six-run fifth sets up Fairmont’s extra-inning victory

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Cardinals swept the Luverne Cardinals in a Big South Conference softball doubleheader Thursday evening, taking the opener 10-9 in eight innings and locking in the second win 9-4. In Game 1 and tied up at 9-all after seven, Luverne stranded a base runner in the ...

Area roundup: BEA girls take 1st, Fairmont 2nd in Elmore

GIRLS GOLF BLUE EARTH AREA 191, FAIRMONT 202, REDWOOD VALLEY 218, LUVERNE 222, JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL 241 ELMORE – In a five-team girls golf meet Thursday at the Minn-Iowa Golf Course, Blue Earth Area (BEA) and Fairmont finished first and second, respectively. Leslie Zarling finished third individually with a 44 for Fairmont, while Katherine Zelaya finished fifth with a 46. For BEA, Madison Ehrich took fourth with a 45, while Hailey Hanson finished tied for ninth with a 53. The next meet is a Varsity Invitational at Fairmont Interlaken Golf Club Friday at 1 p.m. BOYS ...