Roundup

CROSS COUNTRY (CLC CHAMPIONSHIP) The Alexandria boys cross country team saved its best race of the season for an important meet as the Cardinals won a CLC championship with a one-point win over Willmar on Tuesday. The Alexandria girls were third as a team behind a first-place finish...

FOOTBALL Bemidji 35, Alexandria 34 The Alexandria football team put a big scare into fifth-ranked Bemidji last Friday night before the Lumberjacks escaped in the final minute with a 35-34 win. The Cardinals (1-6) had a great chance to win it with 30 seconds left and the ball...

VOLLEYBALL Alexandria 3, St. Cloud Tech 0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-18) The Cardinal volleyball team will take an unblemished record in the Central Lakes Conference into a home showdown with Rocori on Thursday night after beating St. Cloud Tech 3-0 on Tuesday. The Cardinals held...

GIRLS' SOCCER Alexandria 3, St. Cloud Apollo 0 The Alexandria girls' soccer team wrapped up the regular season 14-2 and 12-0 in the Central Lakes Conference after a 3-0 win over St. Cloud Apollo on Monday night. It was the 11th shutout of the season for the Cardinals and...

GIRLS' SOCCER St. Cloud Cathedral 2, Alexandria 0 The longest winning streak in Alexandria girls' soccer program history came to an end on Tuesday night as section foe St. Cloud Cathedral won 2-0 on its home field. The Crusaders (9-4-1) controlled the first half and finally...

TENNIS Foley 5, Osakis 2 A battle of two top-10 Class A tennis teams in the state went to Foley on Monday night as Osakis dropped its first match of the season in a 5-2 loss. Foley is ranked sixth in the latest polls and Osakis is second, but the Falcons defended their home...

VOLLEYBALL Alexandria 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 1 (25-14, 24-26, 25-12, 25-9) The Alexandria volleyball team improved to 7-0 in the Central Lakes Conference with a 3-1 win over Sauk Rapids-Rice on Tuesday night. The Cardinals dropped a close second set but dominated from there,...

Tennis Osakis 4, Minnewaska 3 Minnewaska nearly pulled off the upset over the Osakis girls tennis team in a 4-3 Silverstreaks victory in Glenwood yesterday. Osakis had three-set victories in first and fourth singles for Taylor Kraemer over Ellen Stensrud (7-5, 1-6, 6-2) and...

VOLLEYBALL Alexandria 3, Fergus Falls 2 (18-25, 23-25, 25-19, 26-24, 15-13) Alexandria came out on top over Fergus Falls 3-2 in a battle of undefeated teams in the Central Lakes Conference. Fergus Falls took the first two sets (25-18, 25-23) to put the Cardinals in an early...

VOLLEYBALL Alexandria 3, Rocori 2 (25-23, 20-25, 24-26, 25-21, 15-13) A battle of two teams that were undefeated in Central Lakes Conference play coming into the night went to Alexandria as the Cardinals beat Rocori in a five-set battle on Tuesday. Alexandria (6-3, 3-0...

BOYS' SOCCER St. Cloud Cathedral 3, Alexandria 0 The St. Cloud Cathedral boys' soccer team (5-0-1) used two goals in the first half to carry it to a 3-0 win in Alexandria on Tuesday night. The Crusaders then used a penalty kick in the second half to add some insurance in...

VOLLEYBALL The Osakis volleyball team challenged itself by playing some tough competition at the Howard Lake-Waverly Tournament on Saturday and finishing with a 2-2 records. The Silverstreaks beat Buffalo Lake-Hector 25-18 and 25-23 in the opening match. They then outlasted...

VOLLEYBALL Alexandria 3, St. Cloud Tech 2 (25-17, 18-25, 25-12, 25-17, 17-15) The Cardinal volleyball team persevered for a five-set win over Central Lakes Conference rival St. Cloud Tech on Thursday night after winning 17-15 in the fifth set. Alexandria had a lot of help...

SPORTS RECAPS FROM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 TENNIS St. Cloud Tech 6, Alexandria 1 The Alexandria tennis team managed only one win throughout the lineup against perenial Central Lakes Conference power St. Cloud Tech on Tuesday night. The Tigers swept the doubles lineup in straight...

FOOTBALL Osakis 40, Browerville 0 The Osakis football team used two defensive touchdowns in the first half to beat Browerville 40-0 in the season opener on Thursday night. The Silverstreaks broke a seven-game losing streak to the Tigers in a game that was dominated by the...