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TUESDAY PREP CROSS COUNTRY Fairmont at St. James XC Invite, 4:15 p.m. PREP GIRLS SOCCER Fairmont vs. Marshall, 7:00 p.m. PREP BOYS SOCCER Fairmont at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. PREP VOLLEYBALL Fairmont vs. Windom Area, 7:30 p.m. North Union at Northwood Kensett, 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY PREP CROSS COUNTRY Martin County West at Grizzly Pie Run, 4:15 p.m. PREP TENNIS Fairmont vs. Tri-City United, 4:30 p.m. PREP GIRLS SOCCER Fairmont at Worthington, 7:00 p.m. PREP BOYS SOCCER Fairmont vs. Worthington, 7:00 p.m. PREP VOLLEYBALL Fairmont at Martin County West, 7:00 p.m. ...

Weekend roundup: GHEC/T snaps two game skid

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PREP FOOTBALL GHEC/T: 41, MLA: 0 TRUMAN – After dropping contests to Edgerton and Wabasso, the Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman got back to its winning ways with a 41-0 victory over Mountain Lake Area last Friday night in Truman. Quarterback Bowan Sill contributed to four of the six Jaguar touchdowns, throwing and running for two apiece. Jacob Mattson and Jaxson Bellecourt each had a touchdown snag. Sill finished with 57 passing yards and 38 more with his legs. Mattson had 76 on the ground on 13 carries. Rylan Rodgers had the other offensive score on a 5-yard rush. GHEC/T will ...

'There is no place like home'

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FAIRMONT – The momentum was already on Fairmont’s side. Their 19-0 second-quarter lead over Austin had everyone at Mahoney Field in a gleeful mood. But a punt return score from Brayden Williamson solidified the complete shift in confidence radiating from the Cardinals sideline. A third ...

Cardinals, Mavericks compete in JCC Tri for Health

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JACKSON – The Fairmont and Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin cross country teams competed in Thursday afternoon’s JCC Tri for Health Meet at the Jackson Golf Club. Both Fairmont boys' (86 points) and girls' (47 points) teams got second place. The MCW/BO boys (152 points) got sixth place, while the girls only had a handful of runners competing. Fairmont Cole Hanson (18:19.4) placed second behind Enzo Gazzola from St. Peter. Devin Hanson (19:34.3) finished 12th with Michael Hamlet (19:52.4) getting 14th. Holden Junkermeier (21:08.4) placed 26th. Isaac Laidig (21:50.7) completed ...

North Union staying grounded amid undefeated start

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ARMSTRONG – Head coach Matt Ernster saw just a handful of radio and media outlets place his North Union program in this fall’s Iowa high school football preseason rankings. Rokfin’s IAfootball, to Ernster’s surprise, had the Warriors at No. 5. But that was one of the few instances he ...

Cardinals fall to Pipestone Area

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FAIRMONT – Head coach Stacy Garbers put it perfectly following Fairmont volleyball’s 19-25, 19-25, 22-25 loss to Pipestone Area on Thursday night. “Everything that pretty much could go wrong did go wrong,” Garbers said. The Cardinals' 18-14 cushion in set one quickly dwindled ...