NEW ULM — A perfect 28-for-28 and counting. The Blue Earth Area Bucs girls tennis lineup improved to 4-0 in dual meets by sweeping the New Ulm Eagles for the second time this season during Thursday’s Big South Conference East Division clash in New Ulm. The Bucs pocketed straight-set ...
WORTHINGTON — A true team triumph. Eleven different players reached the goal-scoring column and four more doled out one assist apiece to power the Fairmont Area Cardinals’ 12-0 rout over the Worthington Trojans during Big South Conference girls soccer action Tuesday night in ...
FAIRMONT — A Dickensesque tale of two Big South Conference boys soccer halves. Striker Isaiah Lebbi produced the initial 40-minute segment’s only goal and netkeeper Bryant Armitage posted six saves to help the Fairmont Area Cardinals cling to a 1-0 lead over the Worthington Trojans at ...
NEW ULM — The number three figured prominently into the Fairmont girls tennis lineup’s winning formula during Monday’s Big South Conference East Division dual meet in New Ulm. The visiting Cardinals swept all three doubles matches, including a third consecutive victory by the tandem of ...
BLUE EARTH — The defending Section 3A girls tennis team champion Blue Earth Area Bucs have started the 2020 season strong, sweeping their first three meets. The Bucs continued their undefeated streak Monday, sweeping the Waseca Bluejays 7-0 during Big South Conference East Division tennis ...
FAIRMONT — The timing of Thyme Lang’s initial goal of Friday night’s Big South Conference soccer season-opener in Fairmont gave the visiting Waseca Bluejays just enough breathing room on the scoreboard. Striker Gabriela Rodriguez snapped the scoreless tie 3 minutes into the second half ...
MILROY — Derek Shoen scored both runs, Jon Traetow delivered both RBIs and Collin Lovell delivered a six-hit complete-game gem Friday night to power the Fairmont Martins into Round 3 of the Minnesota Class ‘C’ state amateur baseball tournament. Lovell struck out six in nine innings of ...
FAIRMONT — Some prep tennis players affectionately refer to 6-0 set victories as “doughnuts.” Fairmont’s netters almost baked up a perfect half-dozen doughnuts in the doubles bracket, while cooking up two more in singles action for the perfect recipe behind a 7-0 Big South Conference ...
FAIRMONT — Runners removed their masks and moved to one of three starting lines separated by a few feet as they neared the first race of the 2020 Minnesota high school cross country season. The Fairmont Cardinals’ girls cross country team then ran to a top finish in its first of six ...
FAIRMONT — Anticipation. After qualifying for the Section 2A girls soccer championship match in back-to-back seasons, the Fairmont Area Cardinals might have to officially wait until the fall of 2021 to complete the rare trifecta. Unfortunately, the current coronavirus pandemic has proven ...
FAIRMONT — Brady Meyer knows that time is of the essence, especially during this fall’s high school soccer schedule that’s been reduced by 30% due to the current coronavirus pandemic. “In a short season likes this one, every game is very important. There’s not much room for ...
BLUE EARTH — After the heat pushed their match from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning, the defending Section 3A team champion Blue Earth Area Bucs didn’t seem to want to spend much time on the tennis court. Blue Earth Area swept the New Ulm Eagles 7-0 in straight sets across the lineup ...
FAIRMONT — For the first time in many years, Fairmont Cardinals cross country mentor Bob Bonk is heading into a season with a lot of questions. Not about his Cardinal girls runners, who return all nine competitors from the team’s 11th-place finish in last year’s Class A state race, but ...
FAIRMONT — There will be no Milaca Mega Meet. There will be no I-90 Invitational. There might not even be a sectional or state meet. Instead of the usual mixture of small and large races throughout the season, this year there will be weekly triangulars. Much has changed going into the ...
FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Cardinals girls tennis lineup made first-year head coach Laura Olsen’s seasonal debut a memorable one. Fairmont’s netters persevered in Monday’s searing heat by posting two-set wins at all four singles positions and three doubles spots to pace a 7-0 triumph ...
FAIRMONT — The two-time defending Region 13 champion Fairmont Martins will face the Waconia Lakers in the second round of the Minnesota Class ‘C’ amateur baseball state tournament. Fairmont (22-2), which earned an opening-round bye, and Waconia will square off at 7:30 p.m. Friday night ...
Monday, Aug. 24 GIRLS TENNIS • River Valley (Sleepy Eye & Springfield) vs. Fairmont @ Cardinal Courts in Fairmont, 4:30 p.m. • New Ulm @ Blue Earth Area, 4:30 p.m. o Thursday, Aug. 27 CROSS COUNTRY • St. Peter & St. James Area vs. Fairmont on Fairmont High School ...
FAIRMONT — Laura Olsen is neither new to the sport of prep tennis nor the Fairmont girls program, but her first year as the Cardinals’ head coach has presented some new angles to work around due to the current pandemic. After serving as an assistant coach for the past two fall campaigns, ...
HADLEY — Back-to-back Region 13C amateur baseball championships and a second consecutive opening-round bye in the upcoming Minnesota Class ‘C’ state tournament. Tyler Tennyson produced a game-best five RBIs on the strength of four hits — including a pair of home runs and a double — ...
SWEA CITY — ... and the hits keep coming for Hope Steinberger, Sam Nielsen and their North Union Warrior softball teammates this summer. Steinberger and Nielsen doubled up their postseason diamond accolades from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union this week by being selected to the ...