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.
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.
The West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville Knights once again had a good showing at the Class A team state tournament as they placed sixth on Thursday.
The West Central Area girls fought to the end in their playoff loss to Montevideo, while the Alexandria boys picked up a 17-point victory over Moorhead.
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.
