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Late offense drives Martins past Bulls

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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 ...

Warriors fall to Eagle Grove in slugfest

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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 ...

Local Soccer Scores: May 30 to June 4

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Competitive soccer in the Fairmont Soccer Association continued to rack up results this summer. Here are all the scores and stats from May 30 to June 4. May 30 LX United 12U got the best of Slumberland U12G White in Holman, WI. Lainee Matheson had six saves, while Brookelyn Izen had three. Seifried Portrait Design U18 Boys barely lost to Rochester on the road, 3-2. Brody Deuel had five stoppages at the net. Nathan Paris scored off a dish from Marco Chavez. Xavier Garcia scored the other goal unassisted. June 1 Rochester took down Day Plumbing U15 Boys in Rochester, 5-2. Dawson ...

Suckow, Leiding highlight District Awards

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The Fairmont flag football team had a handful of players earn spots on the Flag Football District Awards for the 2026 season. Audriana Suckow and Adriana Leiding were the two Cardinal individuals to make both the All-Tournament and All-District teams. Kate Hagen, Maya Earhart, Alissa Moore and Chloe Darnell were recognized as honorable mentions. Fairmont finished the season with a 5-5 record, beating Lakeville North in the District 4 quarterfinals before falling to New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva in the second round.

Warriors win on major night for Ulrich

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SWEA CITY – Kim Price knew her star pitcher was close to reaching a major milestone. The North Union softball head coach tallied Ainsley Ulrich’s career strikeout totals following last weekend’s contests against Sioux Central and Newell-Fonda, noticing she was in reach of passing the ...