FAIRMONT – Archer Pomerenke set the table for Fairmont Post 36 Jr. Legion’s first win of the summer. Finishing Tuesday’s contest with seven innings of efficient pitching, Pomerenke guided the Cardinals to a 5-2 victory past Sleepy Eye VFW at Herb Wolf Field. Post 36 is now 1-1 after ...
SPIRIT LAKE – The North Union softball team split its two games in the Spirit Lake Tournament this past weekend. A win over Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Remsen-Union was immediately followed by a defeat at the hands of Bishop Heelan later that Saturday afternoon. The Warriors are now 11-5 on the season, winning six of their past eight contests. They will take on Saint Ansgar on Tuesday night. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. Game one The Warriors began the day with an emphatic victory over MMCRU, winning 9-1 as their steady stream of offensive firepower carried them through the final ...
ST. MICHAEL – Ellie Perkins’ pole vault performance at last Saturday’s MSHSL Class AA State Track and Field Championships was filled with adversity from the literal jump. A typical regular-season meet sees Perkins enter the competition near the end. At the state level, however, the ...
Three golfers from the Fairmont boys and girls golf teams earned Big South All-Conference Team honors for their efforts this season. Klay Beemer was the lone male to earn a spot on the team after his solid senior season this spring. Junior Katherine Zelaya and Senior Leslie Zarling were the representatives on the girls' side.
JACKSON – The Fairmont Martins scored four runs in the final four innings to take down the Jackson Bulls, 4-3, during Wednesday night’s contest at Wacker Field. Joey Crissinger’s two-run home run in the top of the fourth turned the Martins initial one-score deficit around. Zach Jorgenson had another long ball the next inning with the bases empty to add to the lead. He had his second RBI hit of the night in the top of the seventh, this time a single, that found the right field gap and drove in Landen Meyerdirk for an additional insurance run. Spencer Chirpich completed his fourth ...
BANCROFT – The first 1-2-3 inning of Wednesday night’s contest between Eagle Grove and North Union came at just the right time for the visiting team. Relief pitcher Carter Nielson worked his way through the bottom of the seventh with haste, striking out Cooper Hoye to pick up the 16-14 ...
