FAIRMONT – The momentum was already on Fairmont’s side. Their 19-0 second-quarter lead over Austin had everyone at Mahoney Field in a gleeful mood. But a punt return score from Brayden Williamson solidified the complete shift in confidence radiating from the Cardinals sideline. A third ...
FAIRMONT – Head coach Stacy Garbers put it perfectly following Fairmont volleyball’s 19-25, 19-25, 22-25 loss to Pipestone Area on Thursday night. “Everything that pretty much could go wrong did go wrong,” Garbers said. The Cardinals' 18-14 cushion in set one quickly dwindled ...
ARMSTRONG – Head coach Matt Ernster saw just a handful of radio and media outlets place his North Union program in this fall’s Iowa high school football preseason rankings. Rokfin’s IAfootball, to Ernster’s surprise, had the Warriors at No. 5. But that was one of the few instances he ...
FAIRMONT – Fairmont football has yet to play a home contest. After starting the 2026 season with a win over Worthington followed by losses to New Ulm and Waseca, the Cardinals will finally play in front of their home crowd this Friday. “100%,” Cardinals head coach Mat Mahoney said ...
PREP TENNIS ST. PETER: 5, FAIRMONT: 2 ST. PETER – The Fairmont girls tennis team had its seven-game winning streak snapped during Thursday’s 5-2 loss to St. Peter. The Cardinals will close the regular season next Thursday with a home match against Tri-City United at 4:30 p.m. Singles Allison Slama and Emelia Klanderud took the two Fairmont points in their singles efforts. Slama beat Kylie Southworth, 4-6, 6-3. 6-3, and Klanderud’s 6-2, 6-1 win over Kady Thomas proved impactful. Ella Dirks beat Carly Gustafson, 6-0, 6-1. Brielle Romasiewiez defeated Ada Edmundson 6-4, 6-1. ...
GRANADA – The Martin County West volleyball team simply continues to dominate. After dropping their first loss of 2026 to Murray County Central at last weekend's Hummel Invite, the Mavericks (11-1) bounced back with a big win over Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther (0-10). ...
