Grit and work ethic leads Bertha-Hewitt-Verdnale-Parkers Prairie's Abby Ervasti to win the girls state title at 138 pounds, while West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville, Alexandria, Osakis, Minnewaska, and B-H-V-PP all had at least one wrestler take home a medal from the 2023 state tournament.
Alexandria's Blaze Nelson, Minnewaska's Miles Wildman, along with WCA-A-B-E's Anthony Sykora and Hunter Gruchow, went 2-0 on Thursday and are in the state semifinals of their bracket, while a few others are still in the hunt for all-state honors.
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.
Alexandria, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie, Minnewaska, Osakis, and West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville will be well-represented at the state tournament next weekend.
West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville had a big deficit midway through its Section 6A Team Tournament title dual against the Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie Raiders but got the momentum needed to earn its second straight Section 6A team title.
Abby Ervasti was a runner up in her bracket at the 2022 MSHSL Girls State Tournament and is now heading back to the state tournament this year after winning a section title on Saturday.
The Alexandria boys basketball team lost its first section game of the season on Thursday, while the Osakis girls clinched at least a share of the Prairie Conference title.
Alexandria earned a win over St. Cloud Tech on Thursday, while Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie earned a win over New York Mills and LPGE-Browerville
Tuesday's game between Brandon-Evansville and Parkers Prairie was close throughout and Brandon-Evansville pulled through with the overtime win with clutch plays from multiple players.
The Alexandria girls earned another big win on Saturday, while the B-E girls earned its third win of the season, the Osakis boys earned its 10th win of the year and a strong second half gave BOLD a win over WCA.
