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Warriors fall to Gaels in semifinals

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FORT DODGE, Iowa – The North Union softball team ended its season on Friday, July 11, after an 8-1 loss to St. Edmond in the Class A, Region 7 semifinals. The Warriors finished the year dropping three of their last five contests. Here are a couple of takeaways from the game. Errors and pitching doom the Warriors The first two games of the regional playoff season have been kind to North Union sophomore pitcher Ainsley Ulrich. Tossing 13 innings, Ulrich tallied 22 strikeouts while giving up one earned run. However, her competition would increase rapidly against St. Edmond. The ...

Big 2nd inning guides Fairmont victory

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FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Junior Legion baseball team topped New Richland on Monday night, 14-4, at Winnebago Diamonds Sports Complex. Despite falling behind by two in the first frame of action, Fairmont scored 14 unanswered runs, eventually leading to an early fifth-inning finish. It took ...

Errors fuel Fairmont Junior Legion loss to New Ulm VFW

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NEW ULM — The Fairmont Junior Legion baseball team dropped to New Ulm VFW Silver 12-7 Thursday night at Mueller Field in New Ulm. Fairmont’s four errors and handful of wild pitches cost the team early, with the team unable to climb back from the deficit. Fairmont fell behind early in the ...

Warriors trounce Titans to advance in playoffs

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SWEA CITY, Iowa – In the second round of the Class A, Region 7 Softball Tournament, the North Union Warriors took down Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire High School 10-3 on Wednesday night. Sophomore Ainsley Ulrich powered the Warriors from the circle and in the batter’s box, tossing a ...

Martins continue winning streak with rout of Lakefield

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FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Martins’ winning streak is now at five as they routed Lakefield 18-0 Wednesday night in an amateur baseball game. It started small for the Martins. With two outs, Lincoln Becker hit a single and Joey Crissinger smacked a double to bring Becker home. A lineout ...

Madsen ends prep clay target career in perfect fashion

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FAIRMONT – On June 20, Fairmont senior Ethan Madsen was trying to do something he had only dreamed of achieving while competing for the high school trap shooting team: win a Minnesota State High School Clay Target League state championship. With his coaching staff and teammates around him, ...