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CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE ROCORI SPARTANS 7-0 24-8 WILLMAR CARDINALS 6-1 20-12 BRAINERD WARRIORS 5-2 16-18 ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS 4-3 22-12 ST. CLOUD CRUSH 3-4 8-19 SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN SABERS 2-5 7-12 SAUK RAPIDS-RICE STORM 1-6 1-18 FERGUS FALLS OTTERS 0-7 1-23 ROCORI ALL CONFERENCE 107 Davey Maldonado 114 Zac Humbert 127 Kameron Moscho 145 Jack Major 160 Evan Moscho 172 Nathan Soldner 189 Mason Orth

In the second year of the elementary program, the Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres archery team is heading to the US Western National Tournament. At the state competition last weekend, they placed first in 3D and second in bullseye.

The Albany boys basketball team is back in the Class AA State Tournament but this time they are there to defend their title. The Huskies defeated Minnehaha Academy 72-65 to capture the state championship in 2023.

The Albany girls basketball team defeated Minnehaha Academy 60-52 Friday night in the Class AA State Semifinals to advance to the State Championship Game. The Huskies trailed 29-26 at halftime but rallied in the 2nd half for the win.

Albany defeated Annandale 63-53 Friday night in the Section 6-2-A championship game at St. Cloud State to earn another trip to the State Tournament. The Huskies improve to 28-2 while Annandale's season ends with a 26-4 record.

The Albany girls basketball team puts their 29-1 record on the line when they play Minnehaha Academy at 8 p.m. tonight in the Class 2-A State Tournament Semifinals at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Alexandria defeated Tech 91-45 Thursday night in Willmar in the boys basketball section 8-3-A final. The Cardinals and Tigers split the two regular season meetings with the road team winning in each occasion.

The Albany girls basketball team defeated Rochester Lourdes 58-41 Wednesday night at Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota campus in the Class 2-A State Tournament quarterfinals.

Albany defeated Spectrum 87-64 Wednesday night at St. John's University in the Section 6-2-A semifinals. The Huskies led 46-26 at halftime and held on to win. Sam Hondl led Albany with 28 points, Zeke Austin added 23 points and Andrew Olson chipped in 18 points.

St. Cloud Tech will meet Alexandria in the Section 8-3-A boys basketball final for a 3rd straight year Thursday night in Willmar. The Tigers edged Alexandria 71-69 in 2022 and the Cardinals got their revenge on Tech in 2023 winning 56-44.