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PHOTOS: Willmar vs. St. Cloud, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023

Cards fall to the Crush, 9-1

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Willmar senior goaltender Braxton Heid follows the play against St. Cloud on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Willmar Civic Center.
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Prep hockey report for Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in west central Minnesota. Crush erase Cardinals’ early 1-0 lead in a Central Lakes Conference game

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Willmar senior Trenton Larson attempts to corral a loose puck against St. Cloud on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Willmar Civic Center.
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Willmar senior Izac Duran chases a loose puck with St. Cloud senior Karsten Neuerburg racing him during a game between the Cardinals and Crush on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Willmar Civic Center.
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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
New London-Spicer falls against Minnehaha Academy in the Class AA quarterfinals, 50-28
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.

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Willmar junior Dylan Staska looks to make a pass with St. Cloud junior Joe Hess chasing him during a game between the Cardinals and Crush on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Willmar Civic Center.
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Willmar junior Jordan Gorans races for a loose puck against St. Cloud on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Willmar Civic Center.
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Willmar sophomore Bobby Poe protects the puck with St. Cloud's Reece Gronseth defending him during a game between the Cardinals and Crush on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Willmar Civic Center.
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Willmar junior Charles Swart (left) celebrates a goal scored by junior Cullen Gregory (right) against St. Cloud on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Willmar Civic Center.
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Willmar senior Elijah Van Buren skates the puck in the neutral zone against St. Cloud on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Willmar Civic Center.
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Willmar senior goaltender Braxton Heid makes a save against St. Cloud on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Willmar Civic Center.
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Michael Lyne joined the West Central Tribune as a sports reporter in May 2022, following his graduation from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where he graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism and a minor degree in Spanish studies.

You may reach Michael at mlyne@wctrib.com, or by calling (320) 214-4345.
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