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Cardinals struggle to contain Huskies’ attack in sweep

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FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Cardinals struggled to contain a balanced attack from the Jackson County Central Huskies on Monday night in a Big South Conference volleyball match as the Huskies earned a 25-16, 25-11, 25-18 win. Despite the loss to Huskies (14-14), the Cardinals (4-17-1) took the ...

Mavericks sweep Indians

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SLEEPY EYE — Martin County West rallied from 5- and 7-point deficits to complete a 25-14, 25-21, 26-24 sweep over Sleepy Eye Monday in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover volleyball match. “[We have] hard practices where we are in situations where we’re down all the time, and they ...

Area roundup: Fairmont football downs Worthington on Friday

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PREP FOOTBALL FRIDAY FAIRMONT 49, WORTHINGTON 9 WORTHINGTON — The Fairmont Cardinals rolled to a 49-9 win over the Worthington Trojans this past Friday night behind Elijah Johnson’s five-touchdown night. Johnson finished with 13 carries for 210 yards and five touchdowns to lead ...

Warriors upset Knights in overtime

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ARMSTRONG – Despite the North Union Warriors having a tough start to their 2024 season of football, the Warriors delivered their second win in a row in stunning fashion on the back of their defense and the foot of their freshman kicker Christian Reyes. With that, the Warriors locked in a ...

Cardinals advance to semifinals behind stellar defense

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FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Cardinals girls soccer team shut down the Tri-City United Titans 2-0 in a Section 2A Girls Soccer Tournament quarterfinal matchup Thursday night. The Titans’ attacking front was no match for the Cardinals’ back four. “Defense looked good,” said Fairmont girls ...

Area roundup: Mavericks shut out by No. 2 Springfield

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PREP FOOTBALL SPRINGFIELD 35, MCW 0 SPRINGFIELD – Martin County West fell to No. 2-ranked Springfield 35-0 in a South District, West-South Subdistrict game Thursday night. Leading MCW was Maddex Faber who went 8-18 for 45 yards. On the ground Jacob Wilmes had 10 carries for 24 yards and ...