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Faber’s fly ball leads Mavericks to 2A finals

NORTH MANKATO -- One swing of the bat is all it took for third-seeded Martin County West to defeat second-seeded New Ulm Cathedral Tuesday in the Section 2A Softball Tournament elimination bracket finals, as a solo home run from Rowan Faber led the Mavericks to a 1-0 win. “I was just going ...

Fairmont fights back, moves on to elimination finals

NORTH MANKATO — After battling back to take down third-seeded Tri-City United 7-5 in a Section 2AA Softball Tournament elimination bracket game, the second-seeded Fairmont Cardinals took care of St. James Area in short order with a 12-2 win in five innings at Caswell Park. Fairmont (15-8) ...

Mavs advance to 2A softball elimination finals

NORTH MANKATO — The third-seeded Martin County West Mavericks started their Saturday morning at Caswell Park by ending second-seeded New Ulm Cathedral’s 20-game win streak with a 3-0 win in the Section 2A Softball Tournament quarterfinals. The Mavericks couldn’t quite get by top-seeded ...

No. 3 MCW powers past No. 6 Nicollet

WELCOME — The No. 3-seeded Martin County West Mavericks powered past the No. 6-seeded Nicollet Raiders Friday in the second round of the Section 2A Softball Tournament. The Mavericks (19-3) now move on in the winners bracket and play at 10 a.m. Saturday against No. 2-seeded New Ulm ...

Fairmont falls late to Jordan

FAIRMONT — After getting out to an early lead, the second-seeded Fairmont Cardinals fell to seventh-seeded Jordan in a Section 2AA Softball Tournament game 4-2 Friday. Brylle Miller took the loss for the Cardinals in a complete game, recording six strikeouts, gave up no earned runs, and had ...

Fairmont boys take 3rd at Big South Championship

ST. PETER — The Fairmont boys track and field team took third, while the girls team took fourth Thursday at the Big South Conference Championship at St. Peter High School. Marshall won the boys side with 152.5 points, followed by Belle Plaine (127), Fairmont (104), Worthington (95), St. Peter (82), Waseca (66), Waseca (52), New Ulm (52) and Tri-City United (23.5). St. Peter won the girls side of the meet with 165 points, followed by TCU (133.5), Marshall (107), Fairmont (104), Waseca (83), Belle Plaine (69), New Ulm (24.5) and Worthington (15). The Fairmont boys had several ...