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Cardinals struggle to collect hits as Tigers earn doubleheader sweep

MARSHALL — The Marshall baseball team persevered through some early showers to capture a pair of wins over Fairmont on Friday. The rain held off just enough for play to continue as the Tigers defeated the Cardinals 6-2 and 3-1. “I thought we competed very well today, just didn’t hit the ...

Cardinals capitalize on Marshall errors in road split

MARSHALL — The Marshall softball team hosted Fairmont on Thursday night for its home opener, a long-anticipated date that’s been pushed back due to consistent poorly-timed wind and rain. The Cardinals rained on Marshall’s parade in the first game, capitalizing on Tiger miscues for a 7-5 ...

Fairmont wins back-and-forth battle over Windom

WINDOM — Fairmont held on for a 6-5 win over Windom on Monday in a nonconference baseball game at Island Park. The Cardinals opened the scoring in the top of the third on a pair of doubles, with Josh Soelter’s scoring a run. Windom tied it at 2-all in the bottom of the fifth and took the ...

Fairmont boys, girls dominate home meet

FAIRMONT — The Fairmont boys and girls track and field teams dominated at a home meet on Tuesday, with the boys team scoring 239 points and the girls scoring 196.5 to both finish first. Finishing second for the boys teams was Worthington (126), while St. James Area took third (71), New Ulm ...

Eagles fly by Cardinals behind 7-run 4th

NEW ULM — After the Fairmont Cardinals ended New Ulm Eagles pitcher Ramsey Hopp’s no-hit bid and shutout in the fourth inning, the Eagles took that to heart in the bottom half of the inning. Aided by a seven-run fourth, the Eagles picked up a 15-1 win in five innings of a Big South ...

Fairmont girls take 3rd, boys 5th at New Ulm golf invite

NEW ULM — With wind gusting up to 25 miles per hour at the New Ulm Country Club on Thursday, the Fairmont girls golf team finished third at a New Ulm golf invite. Blue Earth Area won the girls side of the invite with a 364, while St. Peter took second (420), Fairmont took third (427), LSH ...