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Cardinals fall 3-2 to Mavericks after late rally

TRIMONT– The Fairmont Cardinals fell to 0-2 on the season courtesy of a late rally by the Martin County West Mavericks in a nonconference volleyball matchup Tuesday night. The Mavericks won 25-20, 26-28, 23-25, 25-14, 15-5 at Trimont Elementary School. The Cardinals got off to a slow ...

Fairmont girls soccer team secures 1-0 win against Albert Lea

FAIRMONT — Securing a 1-0 victory off the foot of Grace Simpson, the Fairmont Cardinals shut out the Albert Lea Tigers in a nonconference girls soccer game on Saturday. Simpson scored on an early free kick that beat the Tigers’ goalkeeper to the upper-left-hand corner less than a minute ...

Martins come out swinging at state, down Farming Flames 14-4

JORDAN – Back at the Class C Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament for the fifth time in the past six seasons, the Fairmont Martins continued their state dominance on Saturday with a 14-4 win in eight innings over the Farming Flames at the Mini Met. The bats were hot for the Martins ...

Fairmont football team looks to bounce back in 2024

FAIRMONT – Coming off of a 9-2 season and tough overtime loss to Waseca in the Section 3AAA playoffs, the Fairmont High School football team is heading into the season with a new mantra and a different conditioning format for the year. With returning stars in Nolan Schultze, Hank Artz and ...

Fairmont girls soccer looks to make bigger push in 2024

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont girls soccer team is working to make a bigger push in the section tournament this fall. Last season the Cardinals went 5-12-1 overall and 4-7-1 in the Big South Conference, winning a playoff game over Cannon Falls before a loss to Stewartville ended their ...

Fairmont boys soccer team aims for winning season

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont boys soccer team has a winning attitude heading into this season. Coming off of a 6-9-3 season last year, the team has a promising and aggressive approach to reach the goals they have set for themselves in 2024. With only one returning varsity player, Ethan Pockrus, ...