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Area roundup: Cardinal baseball uses late rally to pass Windom

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 as a double by Joseph Hackett, drove home the necessary four runs to tie up the game. In the bottom of the seventh, Brayden Williamson provided the spark Fairmont needed, as he hit a pop-up far enough to score the winning run. Livesay went 1-3 with two RBIs and one run, while Hackett went 1-3 ...

Fairmont distance relay team carrying high hopes through 2026

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 ...

Former starter returns in honorary role

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 ...

Perkins climbing new heights for this year’s Relays

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 ...

Flohrs, Sill help the Jaguars defeat MCW

WELCOME – It was another inning where the Mavericks posed a threat on the basepaths. With runners on second and third, Martin County West leadoff hitter Noah Meixell was vying to cut into a Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther five-run advantage for what would be his first hit ...

Big first inning sends Mavericks past Jaguars

PREP SOFTBALL WELCOME -- The Martin County West softball team used a nine run first inning to defeat Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther 14-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Fox Lake Area Sports Complex. Maverick pitchers Maddie Carlson and Sydney Clow each tossed two innings in the ...