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    June 20, 2019
    Team members of the Alexandria fourth-grade girls basketball team that took third at the Great-Five State Tournament are (back, left to right) Abby Evink, Lylah Radach, McKinley Hoelscher, Malia Sayre, (front) Gretta Kelly, Erin Cross, Avery Ketelsen and Kierra Ostendorf. (Submitted photo)
    Basketball: Alex youth teams finish top three at Pacesetter Great-Five State
    The two Alexandria youth basketball teams that qualified for the Pacesetter Great-Five State Tournament on June 15 came back from the metro area...
    sports/basketballJune 20, 2019 - 5:00pm
    June 19, 2019
    Alexandria's Treyton Thompson battles for position in the post during a game against Fergus Falls on Feb. 1, 2019. Thompson recently got extended a scholarship offer from the University of Minnesota. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    Basketball: Thompson excited to get an offer from the Gophers
    Alexandria's Treyton Thompson was on his way to a team camp for a border rival of the University of Minnesota when he got an exciting phone call...
    sports/basketballJune 19, 2019 - 3:35pm
    June 14, 2019
    University of Minnesota women’s basketball coach Lindsay Whalen talks with fans in the autograph line during the Gopher Coaches Caravan stop in Alexandria on June 12 at Carlos Creek Winery. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    Whalen embraces the process of building the Gophers
    University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle likes to jokingly remind fans at stops like the one in Alexandria on June 12 that he's...
    sports/basketballJune 14, 2019 - 6:22pm
    June 13, 2019
    The Alexandria fifth-grade boys basketball team took second place at the Pacesetter state tournament on June 9. Team members are (back, left to right) Maxwell Janssen, Camden Kosters, Beau Jones, Talan Witt, (front) Gavin Roderick, Thomas Hinrichs, Mason Witt and Myles Gray. (Submitted photo)
    Alex youth basketball teams take second at state
    Two Alexandria youth basketball teams recently came back from state Pacesetter tournaments with runner-up finishes. The Alexandria boys fifth-graders...
    sports/basketballJune 13, 2019 - 3:26pm
    May 27, 2019
    Justin Balcome
    Basketball: Alexandria's Balcome excited for new start at Emporia State
    Alexandria native Justin Balcome has found a new home to play college basketball at. Balcome signed with Northern State University in South Dakota...
    sports/basketballMay 27, 2019 - 5:47am
    May 10, 2019
    Members of the Alexandria Area Special Olympics basketball team include (front, left to right) athlete-coach Julie Schmidt, Ann Schmiek, Natasha Randall, Amanda Nelson, Johnaton Kohls, (back row) Matt Schmid, Chad Saltmarsh, Torii Erickson, Gideon Hartsell, Travis Schmidt, Joshua Koellin, Dan Niedenfuer and athlete-coach Becky Saltmarsh. (Submitted photo)
    Special Olympics: Area basketball team wins qualifier for state
    The Alexandria Area Special Olympics basketball team went to Fergus Falls on April 25 and came back with a team championship in the tournament...
    sports/basketballMay 10, 2019 - 11:28am
    April 16, 2019
    The West Central Area boys basketball award winners are (left to right) Brady Reeve, Most Improved; Gage Staples, MVP Defense; Grant Beuckens, Assist Leader; Gavin Paulson, Hardest Worker; Teigen Moritz, Mr. Consistency; and Jack Van Kempen, MVP, Chairman of the Boards, Free Throw Award. (Submitted photo)
    Boys basketball: Knights honor another winning season
    The West Central Area boys basketball team honored a 15-10 season recently as the Knights handed out their season awards. "It was a fun season...
    sports/basketballApril 16, 2019 - 11:47am
    April 11, 2019
    Alexandria Aces members (left to right) Carver Larson, Samson Hagstrom and Greta Oldenkamp perform at the Minnesota Timberwolves game on April 7. (Submitted photo)
    One last goodbye: Aces put on final show ever where their first big break began
    Each stop for the Alexandria Aces this season was part of a farewell tour that brought with it a lot of memories for Aces founder and coach,...
    sports/basketballApril 11, 2019 - 5:47am
    April 9, 2019
    Alexandria’s Trey Hoepner goes to the basket against Fergus Falls on Feb. 1. Hoepner was named the Cardinals’ MVP this season after averaging 11.8 points per game. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    Boys basketball: Hoepner named MVP for Alex
    The Alexandria boys basketball team was a relatively young group this season, but the Cardinals had some good seniors to fall back on, and one...
    sports/basketballApril 9, 2019 - 6:02pm
    Tanner Bitzan looks to pass out of the paint against Ashby on Jan 15. Bitzan was awarded the Best Communicator for the Brandon-Evansville boys basketball team. (Eric Morken / Echo press)
    Boys basketball: Five Chargers win year-end honors
    The Brandon-Evansville boys basketball team handed out five team awards following the 2018-19 season. The Chargers voted junior Keagan Schiele...
    sports/basketballApril 9, 2019 - 5:00pm
    Alexandria senior McKenzie Duwenhoegger goes up for a basket against Fergus Falls on Jan. 3. Duwenhoegger was named the Cardinals’ Hardest Worker this season and also earned all-state honors from the state coaches association. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    Girls basketball: Cardinals honor another 20-win season
    Another big season for the Alexandria girls basketball program was culminated by handing out team awards as the Cardinals honored a 22-5 overall...
    sports/basketballApril 9, 2019 - 5:00pm
    March 26, 2019
    Lexi Bright
    Girls basketball: Bright wraps up freshman season with Pheasant MVP honor
    The West Central Area girls basketball team won a Pheasant Conference championship this winter season, and the Knights were led by three all-league...
    sports/basketballMarch 26, 2019 - 12:01pm
    March 20, 2019
    Osakis boys basketball coach Matt Hoelscher directs his team during a game at West Central Area on Dec. 21, 2018. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    Boys basketball: How Osakis can take next step after 26-2 run
    Teams that have great regular seasons go into the playoffs hoping for a long postseason run. When it doesn't happen, the ending is sudden. That's...
    sports/basketballMarch 20, 2019 - 8:24am
    March 16, 2019
    Dylan Giorgio
    Blizzard hockey: Lumberjacks run away with game one of West Division playoffs
    The Alexandria Blizzard is in a must-win situation heading home on Saturday night after the Granite City Lumberjacks handed the Blizzard a 6-1...
    sports/basketballMarch 16, 2019 - 10:04am
    March 15, 2019
    Parkers Prairie junior guard Alex Koep floats to the bucket in front of the Henning defense during the first half of Friday's Section 6A title game. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)play button
    Boys basketball: Henning storms back to edge the Panthers for a 6A title
    Two programs separated by less than 20 miles played for a little bit of school history on Friday night in the Section 6A title game. A win for...
    sports/basketballMarch 15, 2019 - 10:13pm
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