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‘Everything they could’

TRIMONT – Emily Schettler never batted an eye. With four seconds left in Saturday afternoon’s contest between Martin County West and Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther, the Maverick senior stepped up to the free-throw line in hopes of breaking the 43-43 tie. Schettler calmly ...

Jaguars second half intensity fuels victory over Knights

GRANADA – Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther’s Ethan Jaskulke lunged towards the baseline, barely getting his fingertips on the loose ball before flicking it behind his body in hopes of keeping the possession alive. The ball landed into Reagan Emmert’s hands on the wing, ...

Long, Bicknase and Martin sign National Letter of Intent

FAIRMONT – Fairmont High School seniors Joe Long, Tyler Bicknase and Mathew Martin signed their official Letters of Intent this past Wednesday in the Cardinal gymnasium as part of the National Signing Day that took place around the country on Feb 4. All three have decided to continue their ...

Cardinals win 12th straight, hold off Eagles

NEW ULM — Fairmont’s 6-foot-10 forward Logan Junkermeier is already used to having a target on his back. But with every game the Cardinals add to their win streak, the target gets bigger and bigger. Junkermeier faced a physical New Ulm Eagles defense full of double teams throughout ...

‘Played together as a team’

NORTHROP – The Fairmont girls basketball team wasted little time asserting control. With under three minutes to play in the opening half, Gwyneth Schultz corralled the Cardinals' second offensive rebound of the possession before putting up the layup on the right side of the hoop. After a ...

Area roundup: Red Bulls split in Jackson

WRESTLING JACKSON – The Martin County Area Red Bulls went 1-1 during their triangular event at Jackson County Central on Friday night, defeating Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut Grove, 35-31, and falling to the aforementioned Huskies, 50-21. Pierce Rohman (145 lbs) earned two victories on the night, a TF win over TMB/WWG’s David Schuh and a decision against JCC’s Kyler Thier (8-2). Kaedin Lange (172 lbs) joined Pierce with a sweep of his competition after a TF over Mavrick Snyder from TMB/WWG and a pin against JCC’s Hayden Schultz. Aaron Becker (215 lbs) and David Miller ...