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BEA, SJA to join South Central Conference

NEW ULM— The Big South Conference and the newly-formed South Central Conference will see some changes to the face of their conferences in two years. Both St. James Area and Blue Earth Area will depart the Big South Conference and join the South Central Conference for the 2027-28 school year. St. James and Blue Earth will join Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Le Sueur-Henderson, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, Maple River, St. Clair and Sibley East. St. James Athletic Director Jared Schwanz said that the move is a better fit for St. James. “It is a better fit for schools our size,” he ...

Cardinals fall to Tigers in Big South championship game

MARSHALL — Despite a series of fielding errors, the Marshall baseball team put together enough offense in the first inning of its Big South Championship game against Fairmont on Saturday to capitalize on a stellar pitching performance from Liam Kruse. The Tigers were shut out after the first ...

Fairmont sweeps Redwood Valley

FAIRMONT — In a Big South Conference baseball doubleheader Friday, Fairmont beat Redwood Valley 10-0 in 6 innings and 11-3, working through cold temperatures, wind and occasional rain. The temperature dipped into the 40s, with 25 mph winds. Fairmont head coach Don Waletich said it didn’t ...

Mavs fall to Greyhounds in Tomahawk-Valley title game

NORTH MANKATO — The weather stayed clear Thursday, but that didn’t stop New Ulm Cathedral from pouring in the runs in the final four innings of the Tomahawk-Valley Conference Softball Championship against Martin County West, scoring 11 runs in the final four frames for a shutout ...

Area roundup: Fairmont falls to St. James in 2A tennis matchup

SPRING TENNIS WEDNESDAY ST JAMES 4, FAIRMONT 3 ST. JAMES — The Fairmont Cardinals came close, but fell just short in a Section 2A playoff matchup versus St. James Wednesday. Leonardo Fortin beat Rylan Meyer in the second match 7-5, 6-3, while Oliver Thedens beat Tristan Shores 6-4, 6-3 in the fourth match to make it 2-2. Anthony Stegge and Tyler Slama bested Dylan Reid and Caleb Fast 6-3, 6-2 in the first doubles match, but Fairmont lost the last two doubles matches to make it 4-3. The Cardinals team’s season is finished, but individual state playoff matches begin at ...

Joe Long no-hitter lifts Cards by JCC

FAIRMONT — Fairmont pitcher Joe Long showed command over his repertoire by no-hitting Jackson County Central on Tuesday as the Cardinals earned a 10-0 shutout in five innings of a Big South Conference baseball game. The game ended in the fifth due to the 10-run lead rule. Only two base ...