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Peterson returns home to run with son in Fairmont summer races

FAIRMONT — Stephanie (Dubke) Peterson’s road-racing resume during the past decade is impressive, to say the least. The 1994 Fairmont High School graduate, who makes her home in Apple Valley, has run in 10 marathons — including four times at the world-reknown 26.2-mile event in Boston. ...

Pytleski pitches Fairmont Post 36 to American Legion state softball crown

NEW YORK MILLS — Ironically, Fairmont Post 36 lost every coin-flip that determined the ‘home’ team during the second-ever Minnesota American Legion state fastpitch softball summer tournament, but ended its three-game weekend at Lund Field with a state championship. Ace right-hander ...

Martins flatten Frogs; earn Class ‘C’ state bid

LAKEFIELD — The Fairmont Martins are returning to the Minnesota Class ‘C’ state amateur baseball tournament. Spencer Chirpich combined shutdown pitching with run-generating offense to power No. 2-seeded Fairmont to a 10-0, eight-inning flattening of the No. 7-seeded Lakefield Horned ...

University of North Dakota’s Lardy earns all-academic honors

FAIRMONT — Former Fairmont High School track & field standout Allison Lardy set the bar high when it came to her academics at Division I University of North Dakota, earning a spot on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association All-Academic Team for the 2023 season ...

Smith, Martins squash Horned Frogs in regional baseball opener

FAIRMONT — A 93-degree actual temperature, with a dew point making it feel like 99, would be challenging environmental factors to overcome for most pitchers. Not for Fairmont Martins’ starting right-hander Josh Smith. Smith fired a three-hit complete-game masterpiece in the ...

U16 girls soccer wins 2 at state summer tournament

FAIRMONT — The Bank Midwest U16 girls soccer team of Fairmont generated two wins during the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) state summer championships July 15-19 at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph. Nicole Zebedee and Frankie Martin each produced unassisted goals to ...