The Section 1A playoffs start the same way for Owatonna as they did in 2016. OHS hosts Waseca at 7PM Wednesday at Four Seasons Centre in the quarterfinals.
Owatonna and Red Wing both remained unbeaten in Big Nine games with a 1-1 tie on Saturday. It was the only regular season meeting between the section rivals.
Owatonna's opponents each had a player record a hat trick in holiday tournament play Tuesday. The OHS boys lost 5-2 to St. Louis Park and the girls lost 3-0 to St. Francis.
Junior Sydney Schultz had a huge night in a road win for the Huskies girls basketball team Tuesday. Classmate Margo Achterkirch did likewise for the girls hockey club.
Owatonna eighth-grader Sydney Hunst scored her first varsity goal Tuesday night at the Recreation Center in Rochester. It was the game winner in a 2-0 victory over Century.
The Owatonna girls hockey team recovered from a slow start in their season opener and a 3-0 deficit to beat Faribault 4-3 in overtime at Four Seasons Centre in Owatonna.
Owatonna girls hockey will get one more game on their home rink after upsetting Red Wing 4-3 in overtime Saturday in the Section 1A semifinals at Prairie Island Arena.