OHS beat Albert Lea in boys and girls basketball Friday night. The boys opened their season with a home triumph 79-48. The Huskies girls won 81-45 at Albert Lea.
The Cougars raced out to a big first half lead and defeated the Huskies 71-55 Wednesday in the Section 1AAAA quarterfinals at South High School in Lakeville.
Owatonna finished the boys basketball season with a 14-12 record, which is only good enough for a sixth seed and road game at Lakeville South in the 1AAAA quarterfinals.
The Owatonna girls never trailed while topping No. 6AAAA Mayo 42-34 at Owatonna High School on Tuesday. The OHS boys had a strong second half to complete the season sweep of Mayo 66-61.
After each playing a pair of holiday games, the Owatonna basketball teams return to Big Nine Conference play with Albert Lea and Red Wing ahead for the boys and girls.