FAIRMONT — Eli Anderson left the Fairmont Cardinals baseball program as a state champion in 2022 to chase his dreams and begin a collegiate baseball journey, with his first stop coming at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC). He was an Fairmont Sentinel All-Area performer as a senior ...

FAIRMONT —Damarius Russell’s monsterous 25-point outing powered the No. 2 seed Waseca Bluejays past the No. 3 seed Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs 74-52 Thursday night from Fairmont High School’s Cardinal Gym. Waseca advances to face No. 1 seed Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial at ...

FAIRMONT — Just when the Section 2AA boys basketball fans at Cardinal Gym thought Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial’s 3-point shooting had cooled, the Knights drained a few more behind the arc on Thursday night. The South Sub-Section’s No. 1-seeded Knights scorched the Fairmont ...

FAIRMONT — The 2024 Minnesota Hockey 15U South Regional Tournament champions. The Fairmont 15U girls hockey lineup outscored its three opponents by a combined score of 18-0 to capture last weekend’s regional crown in Woodbury. Fairmont coasted to a 9-0 quarterfinal triumph over Hastings ...

ST. JAMES — Two months ago, Windom Area head coach Jacob Johnson thought his Eagles basketball team had lost guard Anja Nielsen to a knee injury. The 5-foot-8 Nielsen snapped the nets on a career-high eight 3-pointers en route to a career-best 26 points to help No. 2-seeded Windom Area ...

ST. PETER — Junior wing Marissa Pabst tallied a game-leading 25 points to guide the No. 3-seeded Springfield Tigers into the Section 2A championship game. Pabst and Springfield outlasted the No. 1-seeded Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther Jaguars 61-55 during Monday night’s ...