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Cardinals battle back, defeat JCC in extra innings Thursday

JACKSON — The Fairmont Cardinals baseball team came back on Thursday to take down Jackson County Central 7-5 in a nonconference baseball game. Nate Soelter was 2 for 3 with a triple, a double, three runs scored, two RBIs and a pair of walks to lead the Cardinals at the plate, while Josh ...

Fairmont boys take 2nd at home meet Thursday

FAIRMONT — The Fairmont boys track and field team finished second at its home meet on Thursday, turning in a 132 to finish second behind Mankato East (217). In third for the boys was St. Peter (102), followed by Maple River (61) and New Ulm (42). Mankato East also won the girls side of ...

Fairmont tennis team set for return

FAIRMONT — The Fairmont spring tennis program features a new head coach, and she’s definitely a familiar face to the Cardinal faithful who follow the sport in the fall. Laura Olsen, who has transformed the Fairmont girls lineup into a state qualifier and regular sectional contender, will ...

BSC East Division champion Fairmont golfers return 4

FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Cardinal girls golf lineup will literally contain a family atmosphere in the clubhouse as it prepares for season-opening fairway action at the Worthington Invitational on Saturday, April 6. Brynn Gustafson, the Cardinals’ lone senior, and freshman sibling Carly ...

Cardinals’ trio back to the tee box

FAIRMONT — Fairmont “director of golf” Brad Haugen and boys golf coach Billy Brooks will depend on a youthful roster to rebuild the program with only three upperclassmen returning to the putting greens this spring. Mathew Cone, the only senior penciled in on the ledger, and junior ...

Fairmont baseball will be strong up the middle

FAIRMONT — With four starting positional players and two additional pitchers returning from last year’s third-place Class AA state baseball team, some head coaches would deem this spring as a rebuilding season. That, however, is definitely not the case with Fairmont’s Don ...