Monday, October 19th.
Boys Soccer.
Section 6AA Semifinals.
#2 Delano 7, #3 Zimmerman 0. Lincoln Hanson and Joshua Kaboth scored two goals each in the Tigers rout.
Austin Lindquist #8 and Noah Thompson #17 above, exchange fives in their win over Zimmerman on Monday.
Tuesday, October 20th.
Boys Soccer.
Section 8AAA Final.
#2 STMA 4, #5 Moorhead 2. Femi Omotayo scored two goals, including one on a PK as the Knights advanced to state with a home win over the Spuds on Tuesday night.
The STMA Knights, above, are headed to the Class AAA Boys State Tournament in Soccer.
Girls Soccer.
Section 8AAA Final.
#5 Alexandria 1, #2 STMA 0. Sophomore Aria Froeming scored her first goal of the year in the first half and So. goalie Millie Kalina made an incredible kick save late in the game as the Cards knocked off #2 seed STMA on the road. The Knights were looking for their fifth consecutive trip to state, instead the Cards as #5 seed will advance to state.
Above, Olivie Ostile #15, attempts a shot late in the game vs. Alexandria. Goalie Millie Kalina would make the game saving play on this shot for Alexandria.
Section 6AA Final.
#1 Becker 3, #2 Monticello 2. Kaydin Kouril scored in the first half to tie it at one, and then Annabelle Castro scored with eight minutes left to cut the Bulldogs lead to 3-2, but Becker held on to win the game and advance to state. The Magic in their second consecutive section final, came just one game short, once again from their first state tournament appearance.
Football. (Still regular season.)
Litchfield 58, Dassel-Cokato 46. It was another classic wild game between these two rivals on Tuesday as the Dragons outscored the Chargers in an offensive onslaught for both teams.
Maple Lake 16, Browerville 6. The Irish closed their home regular season with its second consecutive win over Browerville on Tuesday night.
Volleyball. (Still regular season.)
Maple Lake 3, Dassel-Cokato 0. After breezing past the Chargers in the first set, the Irish won two close sets to pull out the win, winning the final two, 25-21, 27-25.
Monticello 3, Anoka 2. The Magic won the final and deciding set, 15-13.
Delano 3, Chanhassen 0. Ella Zieske had 22 kills in the loss for the Storm.
Annandale 3, Howard Lake WW 0. The Cards won their home match over the Lakers on Tuesday, 25-14, 25-17, and 25-20.
Watertown Mayer 3, Rockford 0. The Royals outscored the Rockets on the night, 75-40.
Champlin Park 3, STMA 0. It was all Rebels, as CP won all three sets by a combined score of 75-45.
Buffalo 3, Zimmerman 0. The Bison picked up the road win, 25-23, 25-18, and 25-20.
Cross Country.
WCC Meet.
The Delano girls took first, while the boys took second on Tuesday.
The Delano Boys Cross Country Team, above, celebrates their Section title on Tuesday at Gale Woods in Hopkins.
Girls Tennis.
Section 5A.
Maddie Ring and Mara Halonen from Delano finished second in doubles and advanced to state.
Maddie Ring, left and Mara Halonen, right qualified for state in doubles for Delano on Tuesday.
Section 8AA.
The doubles team of Maddie Kuzma and Sabrina Friesz (Buffalo) finished fourth at sections and will advance to state.
STMA’s Bryn Bartos finished fourth at sections and qualified for state.
Wednesday, October 21st.
Boys Soccer.
Section 6AA finals.
#1 Orono 2, #2 Delano 1. The Spartans advanced to state with a double overtime win at home vs. Delano.
Football. (Still regular season.)
Annandale 35, Jordan 10. Jordan jumped out to quick 3-0 lead, but after that it was all Annandale on Senior night at Annandale. The Cards scored on their first two possessions on long TD passes from Braylon Fobbe. The first was 65 yards to So. WR Blake Luebker, and the second was a 50-yard middle screen pass to Sr. WR Cooper Broman. The #1AAA Cards have now won twenty-one straight games.
Stewartville 20, Delano 14. In a battle of top 10 AAAA teams, the Tigers from Stewartville defeated the Tigers from Delano in overtime on a two-yard TD run from RB Simon Emanual. For Delano, there scores came on a TD run from RB Bryce Beyer and a pick six by DB Brady Schultz. Beyer finished with 78 yards and on TD on the ground, while QB Grant Bruett rushed for 117 yards for Delano.
Park Center 25, Buffalo 13. The Pirates won an ugly one over Buffalo on Wednesday night. The home team Buffalo turned the ball over five times, while the visitors from Park Center turned it over four times. The key play of the game was a 76-kick return by Joseph Jacobs from PC as the clock expired to end the half, with the scored tied at 13. Park Center than outscored the Bison, 12-0 in the second half. RB/LB Dolan Brisk, scored two TDs on the ground for Buffalo, and also forced two turnovers.
Monticello 27, Bemidji 0. Carson Deibele ran for a TD and also threw a TD to WR Jeron Schlangen in the first half as the Magic won on the road at Bemidji. The #1AAAAA Magic finished their first regular season undefeated since 1970.
Howard Lake WW 62, Montevideo 0. The Lakers finished the regular season with a 5-3 record after their blowout of Montevideo on Wednesday night.
Holy Family 28, Rockford 13. The Rockets put up a good fight, but the #7AAA Fire pulled out the win on the road Wednesday.
