Their season ended on a heartbreaking buzzer-beater loss to Becker in the Class AAA third-place game, but Alexandria is proud of the leap it took this season and is excited about the future.
Benilde-St. Margaret’s rallied after an early injury to one of their players on Thursday in the Class AAA state semifinals in what was a 70-51 win over Alexandria. Alexandria is now ready for battle with Becker in the third-place game on Saturday.
The Cardinals were locked in from the start in their 57-39 win over Hill-Murray on Wednesday and now face Benilde-St. Margaret’s in the state tournament semifinals on Thursday.
Alexandria held the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm to 10 points in the second half of the Section 8AAA title game in a 69-44 win. Alexandria has now punched its ticket to the 2023 state tournament.
The Alexandria girls advanced to the Section 8AAA Championship with a win over Willmar, while the Alexandria and Osakis boys ended their regular seasons with wins and other area teams played in the playoffs.
Claire Stark crossed the career 1,000-point threshold in WCA's playoff win, while the other area teams had their playoff assignments announced over the weekend.
The Cardinals put a nice bow on the regular season with a 65-51 win over Brainerd to finish conference play undefeated (14-0) and the regular season 22-4. Alexandria begins the Section 8AAA playoffs next week.
The Alexandria girls beat Fergus Falls to clinch the CLC title, while the Alex boys beat Fergus Falls on the road, and the B-E girls topped Bertha-Hewitt on Tuesday.
The Osakis girls earned a 30-point victory to clinch the Prairie Conference title outright, while the Alexandria girls earned a 25-point win to move to 20-4 on the season.
