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Area roundup: Fairmont girls squeeze past St. Peter

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GIRLS BASKETBALL Fairmont 53, St. Peter 48 ST. PETER – A 27-point scoring night from Brylee Miller powered the Fairmont girls basketball team to a 53-48 victory at St. Peter on Monday night. The Cardinals are now 19-1 on the season. Miller shot 11-21 from the field during her impressive scoring night, tallying 10 reboundsseven steals and four assists in the process. Makayla Lowryhad eight points while Bria Williamson had five. Fairmont (19-1) will play St. James Area this Thursday at 6 p.m. GHEC/T/ML 70, Madelia 42 TRUMAN – Keira Benck and Londyn Bowers each scored 20 ...

A ‘perfectly’-executed win

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FAIRMONT – Monday night was a measuring stick for the Fairmont boys basketball team. The Cardinals walked into the week with nine game winning streak fueling their impressive 14-2 start to the season. Wins over Blue Earth Area, Luverne and Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial boasted a strong ...

Area roundup: Miller earns 2,000 point milestone

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GIRLS BASKETBALL Fairmont 62, Pipestone 56 PIPESTONE – Brylee Miller scored 40 points while surpassing the 2,000 career point milestone during Friday night’s 62-56 victory over Pipestone Area. The Cardinals now advance to 18-1 on the season, extending their winning streak to 10. Their last defeat was on Tuesday, Dec 30. Miller made 14 field goals while knocking down 12 of 14 free throw attempts to fuel her historic night. She also added 12 rebounds, three steals and three assists. Bria Williamson and Makayla Lowry each had six points. Fairmont (18-1) will continue its season ...

Mavericks fall short in Nicollet, 55-48

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NICOLLET — The Martin County Mavericks made a late push Friday evening, but the Nicollet Raiders did enough damage with their press and pace to build a lead and hang on for a 55-48 win in a Valley Division girls basketball game. MCW was led by Maddie Carlson’s 18 points, while Courtney ...

Fast paced Cyclones blow by Jaguars

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NORTHROP – St. Clair’s speed and transition scoring were too much for Bryan Nowicki and his Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther boys basketball team on Friday night in Northrop, taking down the Jaguars 73-57 after scoring at least 35 points in each half. GHEC/T/ML was coming ...

Junkermeier steps into bigger role for Cardinals

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FAIRMONT – Numerous thoughts raced through Logan Junkermeier’s mind as he walked off the court following last season’s 66-50 section loss to Jackson County Central. What went wrong? How could I have been better? Buried beneath the frustration, even with months separating him from ...