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Owatonna takes a ten-game winning streak into Thursday's Section 1AA semifinal match with Farmington at the Lincoln Soccer Complex in Owatonna. Seven of those wins have come by shutout

After regulation and two overtimes went by without a goal, Owatonna and Farmington went into a shootout to decide their Section 1AA boys soccer playoff match Tuesday night. The Tigers beat the Huskies 4-2 in penalty kicks to win the game 1-0

Owatonna has advanced to the Section 1AA girls tennis finals in each of the last four years, losing to Rochester Mayo each time. The Huskies face a formidable obstacle in Tuesday morning's semifinals to get another chance at the title.

After sweeping Farmington and the Lakeville teams this fall, the Owatonna girls soccer team has the top seed for the Section 1AA playoffs. The Huskies (13-3) will host New Prague at 7PM Tuesday October 10 at the Lincoln Soccer Complex in Owatonna.

The Owatonna girls tennis team has advanced to the Section 1AA semifinal again. OHS beat Hastings 5-2 Thursday at the West Hills Tennis and Fitness Center and will play Northfield Tuesday in Rochester.

After a strong regular season with a second place finish in the Big Nine, and two wins over Lakeville North, Owatonna's girls tennis team is the No. 2 seed for the Section 1AA tournament, beginning Tuesday.

Owatonna fell behind early and had chances to rally late, but fell 8-2 to Lakeville South Monday in the Section 1AAAA playoffs. Their season ends with the defeat.

Owatonna softball lost 6-0 to Rochester Century in the Section 1AAAA tournament Thursday at Austin. OHS batters fanned 15 times in the defeat.

Farmington pitcher Maddie Muelken had chemotherapy Tuesday morning for Hodgkin's lymphoma then pitched the Tigers past the Huskies 3-0 in the playoffs in the afternoon.

With a couple of victories early in the week by their teams, NRHEG basketball fans will find themselves busy nearly every night cheering on their Panthers in the playoffs.