Basketball

MINNEAPOLIS—Top-ranked Cretin-Derham Hall punctuated its season with a heart-stopping 79-78 victory over defending champion Apple Valley in the Class AAAA championship game Saturday, March 24 at Target Center. Delano, Minnehaha Academy and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton also won championships...

ST. PAUL — Minnewaska's season came to a close in a 72-42 loss against Breckenridge on Thursday in a Class AA consolation semifinal at Concordia-St. Paul. For the second straight day at state, the Lakers could not keep up in the second half, resulting in a loss. Minnewaska trailed...

Hancock guard Noah Kannegiesser was named one of the 10 finalists for the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association's McDonald Award this week. On a list chock full of metro-area players and Division I recruits, Kannegiesser stands out as the lone player from a Class A school. Kannegeisser...

ST. PAUL -- The Willmar girls basketball team placed fourth at the Class AAA state tournament after falling to Grand Rapids 51-42 in the third-place game on Saturday at Concordia-St. Paul. Willmar was 26-4 overall and the Cards' fourth-place state finish is the team's best since they...