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VOLLEYBALL Fairmont def. Janesville-Waldorf Pemberton 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-23, 25-23) Martin County West def. Adrian-Ellsworth 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-20) Sleepy Eye def. G-H-EC-T-ML 3-1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-15, 25-15) Sioux Falls Christian def. Jackson Co. Central 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 27-25) Windom def. Blue Earth Area 3-0 (25-8, 25-15, 25-17) Worthington def. Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 3-1 (28-30, 25-16, 25-18, 25-22) MVL def. St. James Area 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-14) Maple Lake def. New Ulm 3-2 (23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 20-25, 15-7) Austin def. Waseca 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 25-22) Albert Lea def. Hayfield 3-1 (25-17, 25-19, 11-25, 25-19) Sleepy Eye St. Mary's def. Mountain Lake-Comfrey [...]

GIRLS TENNIS Fairmont 6, Maple River 1 Blue Earth Area 6, USC 1 Glencoe-Silver Lake 5, USC 2 Glencoe-Silver Lake 5, Blue Earth Area 2 Sibley East 4, Blue Earth Area 3 Sibley East 6, USC 1 Redwood Valley 5, LQPV 2 Montevideo 5, Redwood Valley 2 MACCRAY 5, Luverne 2 St. Peter 7, LeSueur-Henderson 0 Waseca 4, Rochester Lourdes 3 YME 7, Pipestone Area 0   VOLLEYBALL North Union 3, Algona Garrigan 0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-22) Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 3, North Iowa 0 (25-14, 25-25, 25-22) Sioux Central 3, Estherville-LC 2 Okoboji 2, Spencer 0 Okoboji 2, H-M-S 0 Okoboji 2, Manson-NW [...]

Class C State Tournament first round Fairmont Martins 7, Quamba Cubs 0  Eli Anderson 2-run HR, Joey Crissinger HR, Spencer Chripich CG, 10 K Windom Pirates 3, Clearwater River Cats 2 Dumont Saints 3, Luverne Redbirds 1   Fairmont next plays the Cold Spring Rockies on Saturday at 4 p.m. in New Prague Windom meets Litchfield Friday night in Jordan at 7:30 p.m.   Iowa High School Football scores from Friday   North Union 56, Collins-Maxwell 0 G-T-R-A 22, North Iowa 16 Remsen St. Mary's 69, Ar-We-Va 8 Kinglsey-Pierson 56, Coon Rapids-Bayard 52   The Padres cruised past the Twins 8-1 [...]

The Fairmont Martins will meet the Quamba Cubs in the first round of the Class C State Amateur Baseball tournament. The game is slated for 4 p.m. Saturday at Joe Schleper Stadium in Shakopee. This is the 25th all-time state tournament appearance for the Martins, with championships in 1930, 1959, and 2020. Other teams from Region 10C advancing include the champion Windom Pirates, who will take on Clearwater in the game following the Martins clash on Saturday in Shakopee. The Luverne Redbirds will be taking the field Sunday at 11 a.m. in New Prague against the Dumont Saints.   Fall sports [...]

BASEBALL Region 10C Playoffs Fairmont Martins 9, Jackson Bulls 3 (Martins win series 2-1) Windom Pirates 9, Luverne Redbirds 3 (Pirates win series 2-1)   Championship Series best 2-of-3 Fairmont at Windom, Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Windom at Fairmont, Friday 7:30 p.m. Fairmont at Windom, Sunday 1:00 p.m. if necessary   Third Place Series best 2-of-3, winner advances to State Jackson at Luverne, Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Luverne at Jackson, Friday 7:30 p.m. Jackson at Luverne, Sunday 1:00 p.m. if necessary     Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride is sitting atop the WNBA record books after a blazing performance on Sunday. The five-time [...]

BASEBALL Region 10C Playoffs   Fairmont 16, Worthington 4 (Martins win series 2-0) Windom 10, Fox Lake 0 (Pirates win series 2-0) Jackson 6, Milroy Irish 4 (Bulls win series 2-0) Luverne 13, Hadley 1  (Redbirds win series 2-0)   Draft picks for next round: Windom selects Paxton Gravlin from Fox Lake Fairmont selects Lincoln Swanjord from Hadley Luverne selects Tyler Maeyaert from Milroy Jackson selects Tucker Sorenson from Hadley   Next round begins Wednesday Jackson at Fairmont, Herb Wolf Field 7:30 p.m. Luverne at Windom, Island Park 7:30 p.m.   The Mariners blew a late lead but walked off the [...]

BASEBALL Region 10C Amateur Playoffs Game 1 of best of 3 series   Fairmont Martins 9, Worthington Cubs 1 Windom Pirates 10, Fox Lake Foxes 3 Jackson Bulls 8, Milroy Irish 2 Luverne Redbirds 8, Hadley Buttermakers 0   Game 2 in all series will take place Friday night.   Randy Dobnak threw seven scoreless innings as the Royals blanked the Twins 4-0 in Minnesota. Dobnak earned his first win. Tyler Tolbert homered for KC, which has won three of four. Joe Ryan allowed all four runs in six frames as he fell to 6-and-7. The Twins saw their three-game winning [...]

The Twins walked-off the Royals 3-2 in their series opener. Royce Lewis laced a triple which scored the game-tying-and-ending runs. Taj Bradley fanned 10 batters and gave up both runs over six innings for Minnesota, which has won three straight games. Seth Lugo surrendered one run on six hits over six innings for Kansas City, which has dropped three of its last five games.   The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Toronto Tempo 100–93 at the Target Center on Tuesday, extending their winning streak to eight games. Rookie Olivia Miles led the way with 24 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds. Kayla [...]

Amateur Baseball Region 10C Playoffs 2nd Round of Best 2 of 3 series begin Wednesday   #2 Fairmont Martins vs #7 Worthington Cubs Game 1 Wed, July 29 Herb Wolf Field, Fairmont 7:30 pm Game 2 Fri, July 31 Worthington 7:30 pm Game 3 (if necessary) Sun, Aug 2 Herb Wolf Field, Fairmont 2:00 pm   # 1 Windom Pirates vs. #8 Fox Lake Foxes Game 1 Wed, July 29 at Island Park, Windom 7:30 pm Game 2 Fri, July 31 at Truman 7:30 pm Game 3 (if necessary) Sun, Aug 2 at Island Park, Windom 2:00 pm   #4 Luverne [...]