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Cardinals’ season ends in shootout

FAIRMONT – Albert Lea High School girls soccer goalkeeper Hailey Wallace put the final nail in the coffin during Saturday afternoon’s penalty shootout victory over Fairmont Area at the Jeffery Kot Soccer Fields. Wallace’s penalty kick went past the outstretched arms of Cardinal keeper ...

Area football roundup: Warriors take down West Bend-Mallard

North Union 48, WBM 12 WEST BEND – The North Union High School football team defeated West Bend-Mallard, 48-12, on Friday night to even its record to 3-3 on the season. North Union quarterback Greyson Colegrove tallied 216 passing yards on nine competitions and two touchdowns. Running back Draven Keeler picked up 241 yards and five touchdowns with his feet. Wide receiver Cooper Hoye led all pass catcher with 111 yards on just three receptions. North Union will finish its regular season this Friday in Armstrong with a game against Northwood-Kensett starting at 7 p.m. GHEC/T 42, ...

Area roundup: Mavericks down Madelia in 4

PREP VOLLEYBALL MCW 3, Madelia 1 MADELIA – The Martin County West High School volleyball team defeated Madelia in four sets on Friday night on the road, 24-26, 25-22, 25-17, 25-18. The Mavericks now improve to 16-6 on the year. Maddie Carlson had a team-high 18 kills and 24 digs. Rowan Faber led all Mavericks with 38 digs. Emily Schettler, Brynlee Haukoos, and Courtney Anderson had 19, 15, and 13 digs, respectively. MCW finishes the 2025 regular season this Monday against Sleepy Eye on the road. The first set is slated to begin at 7 p.m. Late Thursday Fairmont 3, Worthington ...

Fairmont quarterback Joe Long earning his keep

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont High School football program has seen its fair share of talented quarterbacks under center during the dedicated tenure of head coach Mat Mahoney. Whether it was the big-play ability of Spencer Chirpich or the dominating presence of Nate Kallenbach, Mahoney has been ...

Cardinals take care of Wings United in first round

FAIRMONT – There wasn’t much head coach Matt Nielsen could complain about following his No. 2 Fairmont Area girls soccer team’s 6-0 victory over No. 7 St. James/Windom/Madelia during Thursday night’s first-round matchup in the Section 2A bracket. The two-seeded Cardinals held their ...

AED machine installed at Fairmont concessions

FAIRMONT – On Thursday night, before the 2025 Section 2A Girls Soccer Tournament first round matchup between No. 2 Fairmont Area and No. 7 Wings United kicked off at 7 p.m. at the Jeffery Kot Soccer Complex, a new AED Smart Monitoring Cabinet was celebrated and installed by the concession ...