MANKATO — Fairmont finished the Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament as consolation champions after a 57-54 win over Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial on Monday at Bethany Lutheran College. “Lake Crystal has a really great basketball team,” Fairmont head coach Jared Thompson said. ...

MANKATO — Turnovers plagued Fairmont as it dropped its first game of the Kwik Trip Bethany Holiday Tournament at Bethany Lutheran College to Maple River 59-45 on Friday. Logan Junkermeier scored 11 for the Cardinals, while Joe Long added 10 points. Whether it was in the passing lanes or ...

FAIRMONT – Losses can be defining moments in an athlete's career, and for Martin County Red Bulls wrestler Pierce Rohman, one defeat became a turning point. ​The opening round defeat to Becker’s Bennett Kujawa in the 2025 Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class AA State ...

GRANADA – Chants of “Defense, defense, defense,” rang through the Granada-Huntley-East Chain High School on Monday night. The crowd began to swell in energy while seeing their team face 52-51 deficit against United South Central with just under a minute remaining. Brody Steinhauser ...

GIRLS HOCKEY Fairmont 4, RM 1 FAIRMONT – The Fairmont girls hockey team defeated Rochester Mayo this past Saturday, 4-1, at Martin County Arena. After giving up an early goal to the Spartans, Fairmont rattled off four consecutive scores over the final two periods of play. Alexis Haycraft ...

FAIRMONT – Sara Junkermeier needed to change something. The Fairmont girls basketball head coach saw her team’s previous 20-point halftime lead get shaved to four with seven minutes left in regulation. Deciding to give Pipestone Area a different look, her and the coaching staff put the ...