Scoreboard Feb. 17: Hockey Playoffs And Local Basketball

Owatonna basketball beat Red Wing on Tuesday to earn a season split for the boys and girls. Close games were the rule in the first round of the Section 1A boys hockey playoffs.

Scores from Tuesday, Feb. 17

Boys basketball

Owatonna 56, Red Wing 54
Mayo 69, Faribault 67
Mankato East 90, Century 60
Austin 79, Albert Lea 57
Rochester JM 70, Mankato West 55 (Rockets clinch a share of Big Nine title)
Northfield 82, Winona 61
NRHEG 68, Kenyon Wanimingo 40
Section 1A, west subsection, first round
Southland 72, MSAD 52 (Southland plays at Blooming Prairie on Thursday)
Leroy-Ostrander 72, Glenville Emmons 63 (L-O plays at Goodhue on Thursday)

Girls Basketball

Owatonna 62, Red Wing 52
Rochester JM 65, Mankato West 25 (Rockets clinch outright Big Nine title)
Winona 60, Northfield 37
Austin 64, Albert Lea 37
Mayo 46, Faribault 25
Century 75, Mankato East 44
Waseca 78, St. Clair 59

Boys Hockey

Section 1A, first round

Lourdes 3, Mankato East 2, OT
St. Peter/LH/TCU 5, Winona 3
Faribault 2, Austin 1
Red Wing 5, Waseca 4, 2 OT
Albert Lea 7, LaCrescent 1