girls basketball

The Willmar girls basketball team is on the verge of its first state tournament trip since 2010 and used superior size — namely Lexi Orlowski — to get to that point. But while Orlowski and the Cardinals were able to overwhelm Zimmerman in the semifinals with that advantage, the...

The Willmar basketball programs, boosters and area businesses are joining forces to help a Willmar fifth-grade player fighting a brain tumor and her family

WILLMAR – Five Willmar players scored at least eight points and the Cardinals earned a 62-47 non-conference win over New Ulm on Senior Night Tuesday. Courtney Hanson and Hannah Johnson each had 12 points while Lexi Orlowski added 11 for Willmar, which entered having lost three of...

OLIVIA — BOLD led almost the entire game but Canby’s Alyssa Beckius hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation to tie the game and the Vikings hit free throws in overtime for a 68-59 win on Monday at BOLD High School. Natalie Dinius led the Lancers with 21 points and Sydney Sisk...

SAUK RAPIDS — Courtney Hanson hit a 3-point shot to tie Willmar’s game against Sauk Rapids in the final seconds, but a questionable call helped the Storm get a put-back at the buzzer and a 36-34 victory on Friday. Sauk Rapids led 34-31 with 19 seconds left and Willmar in possession....

MARSHALL — The collective shooting from the Willmar girls basketball team was just as cold as the temperature outside of the gymnasium Thursday as Marshall overwhelmed the Cardinals 58-26 in a non-conference game. Willmar was 11-for-43 (26 percent) from the field and managed to...

Behind 16 points and five steals from Grace Sawyer, the Willmar girls basketball team earned a sixth-straight win, beating Moorhead 48-41 Saturday

ST. CLOUD — Willmar almost coughed up a big lead, but it held off the rally from St. Cloud Tech to win 49-46 on Tuesday and improve to 8-1 in Central Lakes Conference play. “It was another tale of two halves for us” said Willmar coach Dustin Carlson, whose Cardinals led 28-13...

WILLMAR — A strong second half and “dominating” post play sparked Willmar to a 61-50 non-conference win over Monticello on Saturday. Junior forward Heidi Sellmann netted 16 points, senior center Lexi Orlowski followed with 15 and multifaceted sophomore Cayle Hovland pumped in...