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MONTICELLO — With one of its center-backs out due to injury and sweltering heat on the Monticello turf making substitutions a must, Willmar had to play a little defense by committee. No problem for the Cardinals as they kept the magic off the scoreboard. And with a goal at the...

WILLMAR — Willmar's boys soccer team really doesn't like allowing goals. The Cardinals took a gritty 1-0 lead into halftime against Sartell and doubled that early in the second half but then the Sabres bounced back with a goal of their own. The Cardinals didn't like that. Kelvin...

WILLMAR — Lost momentum on a windy day helped the St. Cloud Apollo boys soccer team shut out Willmar 3-0 on Tuesday at the Kennedy School field. On a blustery day, Willmar had the advantage of playing with the wind in the first half. But Apollo's Abdifatah Farah scored, with...

WILLMAR — Kevlin Gomez-Padilla slotted home a sliding volley in the 63rd minute to power Willmar past Brainerd 2-1 Thursday night. The Cardinal midfielder also scored the match's first goal with a penalty kick in the 27th minute after striker Cesar Leiva earned the call. Zach...

MINNEAPOLIS — Major League Soccer has promoted this Thursday-to-Sunday stretch as "rivalry week," but the Saturday night, Aug. 25, Minnesota United-Sporting Kansas City match has been excluded from the league's nine featured games. From a Loons perspective, that's probably best,...