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Zimmer, Larson prep for Class A State Golf Tournament

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BECKER – Martin County West and Granada Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther each have a representative looking to put themselves high on the leaderboard at the Class A State Golf Tournament Tuesday and Wednesday. The Class A tourney will take place in Becker at Pebble Creek. For GHEC, Landon Zimmer comes into the event with a nine-hole average of 39.6. For MCW, Knox Larson has a nine-hole average of 42.2. Zimmer will get his tournament started Tuesday, June 10 at 12:32 p.m. alongside Blake McMullen of Mahnomen-Waubun, Jack Abrahamson of Canby, and Kyden Kotrba of West ...

North Union wins in five innings

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BANCROFT — The North Union Warriors took down nonconference opponent Manson-NW Webster 14-4 in five innings Thursday. After two scoreless innings, North Union opened up a 5-1 lead in the third. They would not let off the gas pedal, as it would be 11-4 in the fourth and they would get their final three runs in the fifth. Colin Kruse, Wiley Stevens, and Greyson Colegrove each had two RBIs. Kruse had three hits and one run, Stevens had one hit and one run, and Colegrove had a sacrifice fly. It was a two-pitcher effort. Colin Kruse had three strikeouts and no earned runs allowed in ...

Martins suffer close loss

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FAIRMONT – In their first home game of the season on Wednesday, the Martins went up early but saw their lead trickle away as they lost to Jackson 3-2. It was a pitchers duel through four innings, with neither team either to develop any momentum. That changed on a dime in the fifth. Spencer ...

Cards eliminated by Windom Area in 8-5 loss Monday

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MARSHALL — Early defensive struggles put the Fairmont Cardinals in an insurmountable early hole against Windom in the Section 3AA baseball tournament elimination bracket on Monday at Legion Field. Fairmont found its offensive rhythm late but couldn’t overcome the five runs it gave up in ...

Area roundup: MCW, GHEC golfers qualify for state

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MADELIA – One golfer from the Martin County West Mavericks and Granada Huntley East Chain-Truman-Martin Luther Jaguars qualified for the Minnesota Single-A Golf Finals Monday. Neither school had qualified as a team, so the four who made it past day one had to be in the top five individual ...

Combined no-hitter shuts down St. James

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BLUE EARTH – Bouncing back from their loss to Windom, the Fairmont Cardinals beat St. James 10-0 in five innings on Saturday to advance in the elimination bracket. The Cardinals (18-4) rematch against Windom for their next playoff game at 7 p.m. today, Monday, in Marshall’s Legion ...