Jake Olson

FAIRMONT - Ryan Pap seemed to do no wrong on Monday night. Outside of scoring both of Southwest Minnesota Christian's goals at the 10:31 and 3:29 marks in the first half, Pap provided the game-sealing deflection as the final horn sounded.

FAIRMONT - Fairmont Area girls soccer head coach Matt Nielsen was confident and upbeat during his postgame speech. Rather than dwelling on the Cardinals' 4-2 defeat to New Ulm at Jeffery Kot Fields, he looked to celebrate what went well during the 90 minutes, highlighting the goals from Mollie Leiding and Olive Kawecki as big positives.

GRANADA - The Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther quarterback had to make a decision. With 11 seconds left before halftime, and the Jaguars threatening in Westbrook-Walnut-Grove territory once more, Bowan Sill had two options. Safely manage the clock to kick a field goal, or go for six points.

NEW PRAGUE - The first inning has been vital for the Fairmont Martins march through this season's Minnesota Baseball Association Class C State Tournament.

NEW PRAGUE - Spencer Chirpich had a feeling he would take the mound once more during Sunday night's MBA Class C State Tournament Championship. Fairmont Martins manager Levi Becker couldn't keep his ace out of such a high-stakes game against the Elrosa Saints. The question wasn't necessarily if, but when.

TRIMONT - Four quarters were all it took to show that this year's Martin County West football team was completely different from last fall.

FAIRMONT - Fairmont volleyball head coach Stacy Garbers didn't want to see a fifth set. After the Cardinals took the first two game points in Tuesday night's battle against St. James, the third went in the visiting team's favor to prevent the sweep. But it was the only set where the Saints saw victory.

FAIRMONT - Fairmont football head coach Mat Mahoney had a single takeaway after seeing his team's 34-0 Week One victory over Worthington last Friday night. The Cardinals still have room to grow, and that's completely fine.

NORTHROP - The Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther and Blue Earth Area volleyball programs sought their first victory of the 2026 season on Thursday night. Both teams entered Martin Luther High School with a combined 0-8 record, but only one would add to their win column.

The Mora Bike Tour, an annual road-cycling event in Mora, will be held Saturday, Sept. 19.