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Owatonna finished third at the Class AA state gymnastics meet Friday at the Maturi Sports Pavilion at the University of Minnesota. It's the Huskies second straight third place trophy in their third consecutive appearance at the state meet. The Huskies scored 148.7. Stillwater Area captured the state title with 150.250. Lakeville North took second place with 149.7.

Owatonna's gymnastics team turned in a school-record performance of 149.8 to capture their third consecutive Section 1AA crown Friday night at Rochester John Marshall High School. The Huskies will compete at the state meet Friday, February 23 at the University of Minnesota's Sports Pavilion. OHS was third at state last year.

Owatonna gymnastics won its third straight Big Nine championship Saturday, their 14th overall conference title since 1972 according to www.big9.org. OHS scored 146.6 to win by about four-and-a-half points. The Huskies go for their third straight Section 1AA title Friday at John Marshall High School. OHS finished third at the state meet in 2017.

The Owatonna wrestlers opened their home schedule with a triangular sweep Thursday, while the OHS gymnasts were sweeping their home finale. The wrestlers whipped Mankato East 51-12 and Austin 72-4 to stay unbeaten in the Big Nine. The gymnasts reached 146.85 points, well ahead of Northfield and Austin.

The Owatonna boys' basketball team won its delayed season opener 85-48 at Albert Lea, building a 57-21 lead by halftime. The OHS girls also jumped out early on their way to a 72-52 win over the Tigers. The Huskies' gymnastics team scored a solid victory at Red Wing to begin their season.

Owatonna eighth-grader Lindsay Bangs climbed the podium three times Saturday at the individual AA state gymnastics meet at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion.

Owatonna finished third at the state AA gymnastics Friday, up from sixth in 2016. Many of the gymnasts were also on last year's team. Emily An is the team's only senior.

The Huskies won their second straight section title at their home gym Friday night. Five OHS gymnasts qualified for the individual portion of next weekend's state meet.

Over a three-day span beginning Thursday, teams in three sports will earn trips to the state tournament.

Owatonna High School wrestlers Peyton Robb and Brandon Moen won state titles in 2016, just the second time in school history that OHS had multiple champions.