BURNSVILLE — Next stop for the Fairmont Football Express — the Class AAA state semifinals at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Quarterback Brendan Schmidtke produced all-time chart-climbing passing numbers, Landen Meyerdirk made four receptions for a game-best 172 yards and two ...

FAIRMONT — Fairmont vs. St. Croix Lutheran Academy 2.0. Kickoff time: noon on Saturday. Location: Burnsville High School’s football field. Postseason level: Class AAA state quarterfinal. Legendary mentor Carl Lemke and his ground-and-pound Crusaders edged fifth-year head coach Mat Mahoney ...

ROCHESTER — The Blue Earth Area Buc football team saw its season come to an end on Thursday night on the Rochester Mayo High School field in Rochester after losing 35-6 to the defending Class AA state champion Chatfield Gophers. The Gophers (11-0) advance to play Eden Valley-Watkins in the ...

BLUE EARTH — The Blue Earth Area Buc football team plays the defending state champion Chatfield Gophers in a Class AA state quarterfinal at 7 p.m. tonight at Rochester Mayo High School’s field. “They like to run the ball,” said BEA head coach Randy Kuechenmeister. “They have a very ...

FAIRMONT — The Fairmont 12U girls hockey team opened the season with back-to-back wins at Martin County Arena last weekend in Fairmont. Goalie Alexis Sundeen tallied seven saves to net the shutout to engineer Fairmont’s 5-0 triumph over Luverne last Saturday. Kennedy Murphy and Lauren ...

NORTHFIELD — A new school record for a 5,000-meter race at the state meet, a fourth-place Class AA state cross country medal and all-state individual running honors. A good day’s work for Fairmont’s Macy Hanson and she’s only a sophomore. Hanson crossed the finish line at the St. ...