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BOYS BASKETBALL Parkers Prairie at Brandon-Evansville, 7:15 p.m. Osakis at BBE, 7:15 p.m. Minnewaska vs. BOLD, 7 p.m. Ashby at Underwood, 7:15 p.m. HOCKEY Alexandria Blizzard vs. Breezy Point, 7:10 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Parkers Prairie at Underwood, 6:15 p.m.

Two teams fighting for Section 6A positioning met up in Barrett on Thursday night, and it was West Central Area that came away with the win by beating Brandon-Evansville 63-47. The Knights (13-7) led by five at the half, but outscored the Chargers (13-11) 34-23 after the break to...

BOYS BASKETBALL Parkers Prairie at Morris Area, 7:15 p.m. Brandon-Evansville at WCA, 7:30 p.m. Ashby at Verndale, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Alexandria vs. St. Cloud Apollo, 7:15 p.m. Brandon-Evansville at Parkers Prairie, 7:15 p.m. Ashby at Park Christian, 7:15 p.m.

The Ashby boys basketball team had an eight-game winning streak that spanned a month’s time, but the Arrows dropped a third straight after falling in a 72-63 game against Hancock on Feb. 19. “We’ve been in the games and we haven’t executed at the end,” Ashby head coach...

The Osakis girls basketball team (5-17) knew it would have its hands full with the Swanville Bulldogs (18-2) on Tuesday night as the Silverstreaks saw a two-game winning streak snapped when they fell 62-36. The Silverstreaks were led by freshman guard Alexis Johanson's 13 points,...

The West Central Area boys basketball team was handed a 70-61 loss in Ortonville on Tuesday night. With the Section 6A-South standings neck-and-neck at the top, both teams went in looking to solidify themselves in the pecking order. Ortonville sits in first place with a record of...