Kevin Mertens

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

Talk about the duties and structure of the county coordinator position in Faribault County led to a heated discussion and the flare-up of tempers when the County Board met for a work session on Tuesday, April, 8. Although the work session may have been meant to bring about some kind of consensus on some specific matters, by the time the session ended there appeared to be more hostility in the room than when the session began.

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

The Fairmont Cardinals scored 18 runs in the top of the first inning on their way to a 27-2 three-inning victory over the host Blue Earth Area Buccaneers on Tuesday, April 8. Fairmont had their bats going and connected for 23 hits in the game. BEA’s two runs came in the second inning when Sara Wirth walked, stole second, and scored on a double by Aubrey Skaden. Another double, this one by Lullianna Frank, brought home Skaden with the Bucs’ second run.

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

The BEA girls and boys golf teams took on the Martin County West Mavericks at Minn-Iowa Golf Course on a windy and chilly day on Tuesday, April 8. Girls ResultsThe Bucs defeated the Mavericks by 74 strokes for their second win in two meets. BEA finished with a team score of 53-over-par 201 while MCW scored a 127-over-par 275. The top six golfers for the day were all Buccaneers. Katelyn Storbeck was the meet medalist with a six-over-par 43. She carded four pars on hole Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6.

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

The Blue Earth Area Buccaneers track team participated in the Viesselman True Team Invitational held at United South Central High School on Tuesday, April 8. Girls ResultsJanesville-Waldorf-Pemberton won the six-team invite with 279.5 points. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial-Nicollet was second with 271.5, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva placed third with 214, USC was fourth with 175, BEA was fifth with 174 and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown was sixth with 151.

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

The host Jackson County Central Huskies defeated the Blue Earth Area Bucs 10-0 in baseball action on Tuesday, April 8. Miscues by the Bucs allowed the Huskies to score eight unearned runs during the game. BEA ended up committing eight errors during the game. JCC scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and added three more in the second, one in the third, one in the fifth and three in the sixth to account for their 10 runs.