Regional high school hoops set for state bid rounds
Region 8 at Grand Forks features Littlefork vs Crookston opening, with Mahnomen facing Middle River in the nightcap as finals approach. Region 7 in Duluth pits Chisholm to extend its 24 straight wins against Cloquet, while Region 6 at St. Cloud has Melrose vs Staples and Region 5 opens at St. Cloud with Mound, Buffalo, Albany, and Litchfield. Other regions crown titles Friday at Met Center and Duluth Arena as teams prepare for state glory.
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Crookston
Mahnomen
Middle River
Duluth
Chisholm
Cloquet
St. Cloud
Melrose
Staples
Mound
Buffalo
Albany
Litchfield
Brooklyn Center
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Kasson
Montevideo
Granite Falls
Marshall
Gaylord
Renville
Austin
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John Marshall
Central
Denfeld
Hibbing
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Apollo
Little Falls
Edina West
Minneapolis Washburn
Met Sports Center
Met
Richfield
Hopkins Eisenhower
Mounds View
Osseo
Anoka
St. Paul Highland Park
St. Paul Park
Alexander Ramsey
Roseville
Hamline
St. James
Duluth East
Bob Baldwin
Duluth Central
Trojans
Bemidji
Dave Kimpotich
Duluth Cathedral
Bill Gusa
Larry Yetka
Rod Fougner
Mike Christenson
Breckenridge
John Huesers
Cass Lake
Gene Lof
Nevis
Walker
Jim Coffee
Cody
Craig Jaakkola
Stephen
Verndale
Orr
Newfolden
Climax
Barnesville
Twin Valley
Motley
Tower Soudon
Cromwell
Alen
Hitterdal
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Tiny Orr
Morris
Mark Olberding
Grand Rapids
Rockne Johnson
Marko Mrkonich
Kim Anderson
Thief River Falls
East Grand Forks
Soph Brent Reichert
East Side
Reichert
Greg Kuznia
Bill Hvidsten
Gary Chwialkowski
Crosby
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Cards
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Bemidji Freshman Lumberjacks Post 15-2 Campaign
Bemidji freshman basketball completed a 15-2 season, opening with five wins and finishing with 10 straight. Schwartz led at 13.5, Lemon 10.3, Egersdorf 9.5, Holum 8.6, Grimm 5.4, with Downing 4.5. Coach Mel Johnson succeeded Solheim, guiding a hustling, ballhawking unit that held opponents to 37.4 points per game.
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JACKS
Bemidji Lumberjacks
Grand Rapids
Park Rapids
Ross Miller
Larry Dahl
John Olson
Chuck Gils
Billy Sande
Marlin Holum
Mike
Bemidji Beaver
Lumberjacks
Frosh
Bemidji
Mel Johnson
Jerry Solheim
Johnson
Jack Schwartz
Schwartz
Mike Lemon
Bill Egersdorf
Jim Grimm
Wayne Marty
Dave Downing
Schwartz, Egersdorf
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Bill Egersdort
Martin Hollum
Chuck Gits
Bret Vetter
Ben Leister
Tom Skaar
Jeff Eidsmo
Favorites fall in NAIA cage tournament
Xavier of Louisiana shocks top seed Sam Houston State 67 60 to reach NAIA quarterfinals against Maryland Eastern Shore. Augustana Ill and Wisconsin Green Bay also win to stay favored as Xavier and others race for the 36th NAIA title.
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Kansas City
Xavier
Louisiana
Gold Rush
Bruce Seals
Sam Houston State
Maryland Eastern Shore
Sam Houston
Eastern Shore
Augustana
Ill
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Slippery Rock
Guilford
Westmont
Calif
Oklahoma Baptist
Stars seek to trim magic number for playoff berth
The Minnesota North Stars host the Toronto Maple Leafs aiming to reduce their magic figure to eight points in nine remaining games to reach the NHL playoffs. Meanwhile the Minnesota Fighting Saints seek sole third in the WHA West at Chicago against the Cougars with 71 points. Coach Gordon may start Gilles Gilbert if Cesare Maniago rests due to recent tough games.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Metropolitan Sports Center
North Stars
Minnesota Fighting Saints
World Hockey Association
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Cougars
Saints
Los Angeles Sharks
Alberta
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St. Louis
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North Star
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Gilles Gilbert
Leafs
Cesare Maniago
Gilbert
Windom defeats St James to claim first state bid
Windom defeated St James 62 61 in a Region 2 semifinal at Mankato securing a spot in the state tournament. Doug Miller hit the decisive free throw with seven seconds left as Travis Finstead rebounded to preserve the win. Windom improves to 23 1 and will face Sherburn in the regional final. Brooklyn Center advanced 63 56 over Prior Lake to enter Class A first round. Other Class A regional results included Kasson Manterville over Alden 74 65 Albany over Litchfield 48 43 and Mound over Buffalo 49 48 in Region 5.
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St. James
Windom
Mankato
Doug Miller
Travis Finstead
Sherburn
Kasson Manterville
Alden
Albany
Litchfield
Mound
Buffalo
Duluth
Duluth East
Duluth Central
Marko Mrkonich
Rockne Johnson
Central
Bowling results from Tarrington and area meet
Report covers multiple lanes and events with high scores in singles and series. Names include Bonnie Smith Joan Smith Shirley Olson Joyce Westgaard Chick Rongstad and others with scores in the 160s to 190s per game and top series figures exceeding 500. Also lists teams like Deep Rock State Farm Pioneer Phoenix Barko and others with partial standings and lane results.
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Tarrington Gregg
Westwood
Deep Rock
State Farm
Hillcrest Manor
Pioneer
Phoenix
Beaver Pond
Bonnie Smith
Sandy Schmidt
Joan Smith
Shirley Olson
Bev Burnham
Jolanne Boreen
Sue Graton
Connie Tuomala
Betty Huderle
Phyllis Griffin
Shar Zimmerman
Hazel Elliott
Edith Allen
Karen Ambie
Kathie Hanson
Joyce Westgaard
Chick Rongstad
Marilyn Malterud
Jolaine Boreen
Cheryl Hiltz
Lourdes Named Favorite In Indy Cage Meet
Lourdes Rochester, champion of the Central Catholic Conference, opens as the favorite in the Minnesota Independent High School Basketball Tournament at Augsburg College. Lourdes meets St. Thomas Academy at 9 p.m. to start first round action.
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Bloomington
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