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Area roundup: Zelaya wins BSC Championship

PREP GOLF MORTON – Katherine Zelaya’s low score of 81 not only helped the Fairmont girls' golf team place second in this year’s Big South Conference Championship, but pushed her to a first-place individual finish. Fairmont fell to just Marshall in the team scores by one stroke, capping off the afternoon with a score of 378. Blue Earth Area and Worthington placed third and fourth, with scores of 400 and 405, respectively. St. Peter (415), Redwood Valley (425), Tri-City United (435), Luverne (440), New Ulm (445), Windom Area (451), Waseca (451), Jackson County Central (486) and ...

Hitting her spots

WELCOME – It was the quietest perfect game you will ever see. Back on April 16, Martin County West softball pitcher Maddie Carlson was in complete control of Madelia’s offense, dominating in the opening four innings with nine strikeouts and zero runners on base, all while using just 50 ...

Cardinals sweep Pipestone Area on Senior Night

FAIRMONT – It was total domination from Fairmont baseball after the first pitch of Friday afternoon’s doubleheader matchup versus Pipestone Area at Herb Wolf Field. Fairmont handled the Arrows in both contests by playing sound baseball in every facet of the game, winning 11-1 and 17-2 to ...

Area roundup: MCW softball continues to win

PREP SOFTBALL MCW 16, Madelia 0 MADELIA - The Martin County West softball team continues to stack victories after beating Madelia on Friday afternoon, 16-0. The Mavericks move to 14-1 on the season and have won six consecutive games since their lone defeat of the year to Cleveland on April 30. Maddie Carlson and Sydney Clow combined for the four-inning shutout. Carlson took the first three frames and struck out seven batters. Clow came in for clean-up and struck out one herself. Carlson went 3-4 from the plate with a double and four RBIs. Courtney Anderson had a three-run home run. ...

Another game, another walk-off

FAIRMONT – There’s just something about the late innings of a softball game that elevates the 2026 Fairmont Cardinals. From putting together good at-bats to making plays in the field, the Cardinals seem to play even better when the lights are at their brightest. Thursday night was no ...

Area roundup: Zarling places second in Redwood Falls

PREP GOLF REDWOOD FALLS – The Fairmont boys and girls golf teams competed at the Redwood Falls Golf Club on Thursday afternoon in a four-team, Big South Conference competition. The boys placed third with a team score of 360, trailing Redwood Valley (344) and New Ulm (307). For the girls, their team score of 399 was good for second, behind Redwood Valley, which shot two strokes better with 397. St. Peter was third with a 406. Hudson McKean was Fairmont’s top scorer after shooting an 83 to get seventh place individually. Tyson McKean was six strokes behind, placing 11th. Luke Haefner ...