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Klanderud, Slama advance in Section 2A doubles

PREP TENNIS ST. JAMES – A handful of Fairmont High School girls' tennis players competed in the opening rounds of the 2026 Section 2A Girls Tennis Individual Brackets on Monday in St. James. Here are results from Cardinal players. Singles Ada Edmundson took down Maple River’s Kennedi Oliver, 6-0, 6-1, before losing to Elizabeth Shores from St. James, 6-1, 6-4. Carly Gustafson was defeated by Blue Earth’s Jessi James, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles After having an opening round bye, Emelia Klanderud and Allison Slama got the best of Redwood Valley’s Eloise Brozek and Elle Iverson, 6-1, ...

Ground game powers MCW past St. James

TRIMONT – St. James’ best opportunity to score came with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter. Martin County West had controlled the game, leading 22-0 after a trio of rushing scores by Pierce Rohman, Maddex Faber, and Kaedin Lange. The Saints came up short on a fourth-and-goal after ...

Cardinal tennis loses in section championship

PREP TENNIS ST. JAMES: 6, FAIRMONT: 1 OWATONNA – The No. 2 Fairmont girls tennis team fell to No. 1 St. James 6-1 during Thursday’s Section 2A Championship at the Owatonna Tennis and Pickleball Center. Fairmont finishes the 2026 fall with a 15-3 record. Two of those losses came to St. James. Singles Elizabeth Shores took down Allison Slama, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7. Ellie Romsdahl defeated Emelia Klanderud, 6-2, 7-5. Claire Carlson got the upper hand over Carly Gustafson, winning 6-4, 6-0. Fairmont’s Ada Edmundson earned the Cardinals' lone point after moving past Brett Blom, 6-4, ...

Cole Hanson, Sophia Streit lead Fairmont in I-90 Invite

FAIRMONT – The biggest challenge Fairmont cross country head coach Andrew Moeller laid out for his program heading into Thursday’s I-90 Invite went beyond the final team results. He wanted to see his athletes push themselves in the upcoming 5,000-meter race. The Big South Conference and ...

Fairmont, Belle Plaine clash this Friday

FAIRMONT – Minnesota high school football’s Section 3AAA standings are a literal logjam. With Luverne (5-0) at the top, three pairs of teams currently match each other in overall record. One of those pairs will face this Friday. Both Fairmont and Belle Plaine have 3-2 records. Both sit ...

Cards look for Big South title repeat vs. Eagles

NEW ULM — Last season, New Ulm and Fairmont Area squared off in the Big South Conference Girls Championship game in a match where the score was tied at 1 after both halves and an overtime period, sending the game to a shootout. There, Fairmont was finally able to come away with the victory ...