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AREA ROUNDUP: Benck reaches 1,000 career points against Blackjacks

GIRLS BASKETBALL DB 63, GHEC/T/ML 61 MARSHALL – The Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther girls basketball team fell to Dawson Boyd, 63-61, on Tuesday afternoon at the Southwest Minnesota State University campus. Keira Benck tallied 31 points, putting the senior in elite ...

Jaguars fall to Indians in close battle

SLEEPY EYE — Despite ending up a few buckets shy of a win on Tuesday night, the Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther Jaguars might have played their best game of the season so far against a credible opponent in Sleepy Eye. But with a strong end to the first half and a consistent ...

Area roundup: Cardinals girls stay undefeated

Fairmont 69, MVL 34 LAKE CRYSTAL – The Fairmont girls basketball team opened up the first round of the LCRM Girls Basketball Tournament with a 69-34 win over Minnesota Valley Lutheran on Monday night. Brylee Miller scored 31 points while notching 11 rebounds and five steals. Makayla Lowry ...

Cardinals hold off Knights

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. ...

Fairmont falls in Kwik Trip tourney opener

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 ...

Rohman turning state loss into new mindset

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 ...