Wildcats are held to 8 points in final 18 minutes in a 50-28 loss to Minnehaha Academy at the state Class AA tournament at Williams Arena

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Highlights from the state runs of the BOLD Warriors, BBE Jaguars and NLS Wildcats
BOLD falls against Mountain Iron-Buhl in the Class A state championship, 52-21
The BOLD Warriors played Hayfield at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Friday, March 17, 2023.
The BBE Jaguars played Mountain Iron-Buhl at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Friday, March 17, 2023.
Three-seed BOLD advances to Class A semifinals against two-seed Hayfield on Friday
Five-seed BBE takes down four-seed Underwood to advance to Class AA semifinals
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg falls against Border West in the Section 6A-South semifinals.
The BBE Jaguars defeated Barnum 76-50 to win the Section 5A girls basketball championship on March 10, 2023.
The Wildcats advance to the Class AA state tournament with win over the Cardinals.
Willmar falls to Tech 80-44 in the Section 8AAA quarterfinals at St. Cloud Tech High School in St. Cloud on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Here are photos of the second day of individual competition Saturday, March 4, at the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Here are photos of the first day of individual competition Friday, March 3, at the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The boys' individual competition continues Saturday. The girls' individual competition begins Saturday.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa grapplers secured a 4th place finish at Class A State Wrestling Team Championships at the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
Dawson-Boyd/LQPV/Montevideo secures consolation title at Class AA State Wrestling Team Championships at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
Cardinals advance to play Alexandria on Saturday with win over the Spartans
New London-Spicer advances to the Section 3AA-North finals against Montevideo on Thursday
Athletes from Benson/KMS, Litchfield, NLS and Willmar competed at state.
New London-Spicer finishes eighth at Class A state team meet
Willmar earns 76-44 victory to win its sixth straight game
The LQPV/D-B Shadows finished second in the Class A high kick division of the Dance Team State Tournament at the Target Center on Friday, February 17, 2023.
The Sartell Sabres competed in both the preliminary and final competitions of the jazz division of the Dance Team State Tournament at the Target Center on Friday, February 17, 2023.
The Montevideo Gold Dusters perform during the preliminary competition of the Class A high kick division of the Dance Team State Tournament at the Target Center on Saturday, February 18, 2023.
The NLS Blackcats perform during the preliminary competition of the Class A high kick division of the Dance Team State Tournament at the Target Center on Saturday, February 18, 2023.
St. Cloud Cathedral danced to the championship in the high kick division at the Dance Team Team State Tournament for the second year in a row.
The YME Silhouettes finished third in the Class A jazz division of the Dance Team State Tournament at the Target Center on Friday, February 17, 2023.

Michael Lyne / West Central Tribune

Michael Lyne / West Central Tribune
Class A teams lead the way with 11 selections
The 2023 state tournament pairings and results for the four classes in boys basketball.
The Minnesota State Boys Basketball Tournament continues on Championship Saturday.
The Tigers finished 4-for-12 from the free throw line in the loss to the Knights.
The Minnesota State Boys Basketball Tournament continues Friday.
Senior class leads the way for area's top players
The Minnesota State Boys Basketball Tournament continues Thursday.
The Minnesota State Basketball Tournament continues Wednesday.
Tim Orth Memorial Foundation's Jam the Gym fundraiser set for Saturday, April 1 in Bird Island
Cardinals 8th in Class AAA preseason poll; KMS, MACCRAY, BBE, Paynesville also ranked

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Michael Lyne / West Central Tribune
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The indoor-archery program builds confidence, skills and interest in the outdoors.
He finished his day 2 for 4, driving in one run and scoring the other
In all, Pablo Lopez pitched 5⅓ innings, striking out eight. Lopez got 17 swings and misses in total, including eight on his slider, per Statcast data.
Minnesota was whistled for zero fouls in the first quarter, and 11 in the third.
Point guard Mike Mitchell Jr. could be one of possibly four incoming transfers
They are an incredible 16-1-4 since a swoon last month dropped them below the playoff cut line
Two from Minnesota and one from Michigan are the trio remaining in contention for college hockey's top individual honor, which will be handed out April 7 in Tampa.
With a solid pitching staff and a talented group of young players to complement Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa, consistency and health will be contributing factors on how far the Twins go in 2023.
The winter storm will continue to push through the region Friday into Friday night leaving some areas with heavier snow.

Michael Lyne / West Central Tribune

Michael Lyne / West Central Tribune

Michael Lyne / West Central Tribune

Michael Lyne / West Central Tribune