Blooming Prairie sports

Section softball playoffs start Monday with a home game for Blooming Prairie. Triton goes on the road. Tuesday NRHEG opens at home and Medford hits the road.

Blooming Prairie coach Ali Mach spent some time recently with the KRFO coaches show for an outlook on the season for BP softball.

Blooming Prairie baseball is set to open their season Tuesday, April 5, at Triton then play their home opener Thursday, April 7, against Maple River.

Cobra football coach Don Henderson, former NRHEG wrestling coach Paul Cyr and Blooming Prairie graduate Paul Vaith will be honored for their work with prep athletes.

February 29 was a busy day for area high school basketball section playoff games. The Blooming Prairie and Cannon Falls girls and the WEM boys had their season end.

Owatonna's girls basketball team lost their regular season finale to Mankato East on Thursday. Blooming Prairie's girls won their playoff opener in overtime against Southland.

The Section 1A, West Subsection quarterfinals are Thursday night. Blooming Prairie hosts Southland at 7PM. Meanwhile the Owatonna girls wrap up their regular season Thursday.

Blooming Prairie built a big lead early and won their Section 1A, West Subsection opener 75-36 over Christian Life Academy. The Awesome Blossoms go to Southland on Thursday.

The Blooming Prairie boys basketball team will open the Section 1A, West Subsection playoffs with a home game on Tuesday against Christian Life Academy at 7PM.

The Triton boys host a four-team tournament to open the basketball season November 20-21 with Blooming Prairie, Kenyon-Wanamingo and Schaeffer Academy playing in Dodge Center.