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Fairmont’s Johnson captains All-Area football team

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FAIRMONT — The self-motivated metamorphosis. After exiting U.S. Bank Stadium one game shy of the Minnesota State High School League’s Class AAA state football championship round last November, Elijah Johnson made it his mission to return to high school football practice the next August in ...

Fairmont Area girls hockey set for season-opener

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FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Area girls hockey team is preparing for its 2023-24 campaign this week. Coming off a season where the team finished with a record of 4-17-3, Cardinals’ head coach Eric Householder provided some insight into the goals he has for the team and himself over the ...

Hanson, Artner, Myhre selected as Cardinal fall sports MVPs

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FAIRMONT — Fairmont’s girls and boys cross country teams and the Cardinals’ boys soccer lineup recently announced their respective most valuable student-athletes from the fall seasons. Junior runner Macy Hanson, who earned state medalist and all-state honors during last Saturday’s ...

Haycraft powers Fairmont 15U hockey to 9-1 win

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FAIRMONT — Lexi Haycraft produced a game-best hat trick to power the Fairmont 15U-B girls hockey team to a season-opening 9-1 victory over Cannon River on Sunday. Halyn Haycraft contributed two goals to Fairmont’s winning performance at Martin County Arena, while teammate Mariel Parish ...

MCW’s Anderson named All-Area volleyball player of year

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TRIMONT — Back-to-back Sentinel All-Area volleyball player of the year. Martin County West junior hitter/setter Emily Anderson claimed that title for the second consecutive season, in addition to earning her third straight selection to the newspaper’s annual elite spiking squad. Anderson ...