BOYS BASKETBALL
Wednesday, March 8
Section 7A First Round
Fond du Lac Ojibwe 73, Wrenshall 64
Carlton 83, Hill City 64
For Carlton - Tyler Ojibway 20, Matthew Hey 15, Sam Macor 12, Eric Soderstrom 11, Jackson Mickle 9, Waylon Lekander 8, Ben Soderstrom 4, Nate Nilsen 2, Keijo Day 1. 3-point goals - Ojibway 4, Hey, Lekander, Mickle, Soderstrom.
Section 7AAA Quarterfinals
Cloquet 73, Hermantown 58
For Cloquet - Tyler Moose 23, Bryce Turnbull 21, Spencer Wehr 10, Markus Pokornowski 9, Mitchell Gerlach 3, Brandon Hill 3, Tim Pokornowski 2, Joe Obeidzinski 2. 3-point goals - Moose 3, Hill, Turnbull.
Thursday, March 9
Section 5A First Round
Verndale 86, Cromwell-Wright 57
Section 7AA First Round
Hinckley-Finlayson 57, Barnum 54
Esko 69, Aitkin 37
For Esko - Adam Trapp 18, Ryan Pantsar 15, Isaak Blue 11, Bryce Bottila 8, Peyton Koskela 8, Payton Wefel 5, Ben Fischer 4. 3-point goals - Bottila 2, Wefel.
Pequot Lakes 65, Moose Lake-Willow River 39
For ML-WR - Avery Kosloski 20, Isaac Riihiluoma 14, Ryan Barrett 4, Adam Dragicevich 1. 3-point goals - Kosloski 5, Barrett, Riihiluoma.
Section 7AAA Semifinals
Grand Rapids 72, Cloquet 57
Saturday, March 11
Section 7A Quarterfinals
Carlton 74, Fond du Lac Ojibwe 50
For FDL Ojibwe - Jeremiah Fineday 2, Eddie Defoe 3, Avery Misquadace 10, Evan Butcher 20, Uriah Aubid 7, Devin Porter 2, Jalen Paulson 6. 3-point goals - Defoe, Misquadace 2, Aubid, Paulson.
For Carlton - Waylon Lekander 15, Jackson Mickle 7, Nate Nilsen 2, Matthew Hey 8, Tyler Ojibway 15, Scott Rousseau 1, Keijo Day 4, Chase Parker 3, Sam Macor 19. 3-point goals - Lekander 2, Ojibway 3.
Section 7AA Quarterfinals
Esko 61, Pequot Lakes 43
Tuesday, March 14
Section 7A Semifinals
Mtn. Iron-Buhl 75, Carlton 51
For Carlton - Waylon Lekander 18, Tyler Ojibway 14, Sam Macor 8, Jackson Mickle 5, Eric Soderstrom 4, Keijo Day 4. 3-point goals - Lekander 4, Mickle, Ojibway 4.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday, March 10
Section 5A Championship
Cromwell-Wright 63
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 37
For CW - Bailey Gronner 19, Taya Hakamaki 17, Shaily Hakamaki 12, Chelsea Swatek 11, Teana Hakamaki 3, Amber Lehti 1. 3-point goals - Taya Hakamaki 3, S. Hakamaki, Teana Hakamaki, Gronner 5, Swatek 3.
Section 7AA Championship
Esko 55, Crosby-Ironton 39
For Esko - Karlie Kulas 13, Selena Shady 12, Bridget Yellin 8, Macy Sunnarborg 5, Ava Gonsorowski 5, Eve Turner 5, Mandi Dincau 4, Mackenzie Holland 3. 3-point goals - Sunnarborg, Turner, Kulas 2.
JUNIOR HOCKEY
Friday, March 10
MN Wilderness 2, Aberdeen 1
First period - 1. MNW, Alexander Esbjors (Luke Dow, Tyler Vold) (PP) 15:20.
Second period - 2. A, Keenan Spillum (Kevin Fitzgerald, Colin Raver) 19:44.
Third period - 3. MNW, Luke Dow, 18:24.
Saves - Trevor Micucci, MNW, 34/35; Forbes Ploszaj, A, 34/36.
Saturday, March 11
Aberdeen 7, MN Wilderness 1
First period - No scoring
Second period - 1. A, Tyler Bossert (Andy Carroll, Carter Roo) 9:38; 2. A, Logan Jenuwine (Kevin Fitzgerald, Tim Makowski) 10:42; 3. A, Gage Mackie (Andy Carroll, Kevin Fitzgerald) (PP) 12:29.
Third period - 4. A, Carson Dimoff (SH) 4:53; 5. A, Andy Carroll (PP) 6:55; 6. A, Carson Dimoff (EN) 13:31; 7. MNW, Luke Dow (Alexander Esbjors) 14:17; 8. A, Colton Fletcher (Gage Mackie, Andy Carroll) 14:56.
Saves - Forbes Ploszaj, A, 34/35; Luke Kania, MNW, 29/34; Trevor Micucci, MNW, 6/7.
