FAIRMONT – Despite the defeat to Redwood Valley on Thursday afternoon, 7-0, Fairmont boys tennis head coach Laura Olsen saw progress from a team that came into the season with youth on their side. She knew it would be a challenge when facing a talented Redwood Valley opponent. What made ...

PREP GOLF The Fairmont boys and girls golf teams placed first and second at Thursday afternoon’s BCS Division Event #2. The boys played in Blue Earth, while the girls traveled to Pipestone. Fairmont boys' team score of 164 just edged Redwood Valley to take home the first-place finish. This ...

BOYS BASEBALL FAIRMONT 5, WINDOM 4 FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Cardinals rallied from behind to beat Windom 5-4 at home. The first five innings saw Windom jump out to a 4-0 lead, but the bottom of the sixth provided the relief they needed as singles by Jensen Livesay and Nolyn Goerndt, as well ...

FAIRMONT – After giving up being a starter in 2022 due to spinal health issues, Joel Hokanson will be back out on the track Friday for the 70th annual Sentinel Relays to serve as honorary starter. Growing up in central Minnesota, Hokanson spent his high school and collegiate years, at ...

FAIRMONT – Ellie Perkins had a feeling she would do something great. After a season of eclipsing new heights on the Fairmont High School Track and Field team, she knew the 2025 MSHSL State Track and Field Championships were nothing out of the ordinary. It was just another ...

FAIRMONT – In a relay, it takes one mistake to change everything. A slippage on the track, a delayed start after the gun, or the most costly error of all – a dropped baton – can mean the difference between seconds on the clock and places in the standings. This hasn’t been the case for ...