The Lakeville jinx continued Tuesday as the No. 6 seed Panthers won at No. 3 seed Owatonna 9-8 in triple overtime in girls lacrosse in the Section 1 quarterfinals.
OHS boys tennis opened sections with a 7-0 shutout of Austin, boys lacrosse whipped Mankato 12-1 and softball capped their 11-2 victory over Austin with a game-ending triple play.
With a 13-4 win at Rochester Mayo on Monday the Huskies girls lacrosse team clinched at least a share of their first Big Nine title. They can win it outright at Mankato on Tuesday.
Owatonna's baseball and softball teams split with top-rated Mankato West on Thursday. OHS girls lacrosse stayed unbeaten in the Big Nine, while the boys fell at Northfield.
Huskies girls lacrosse coach Bill Bernard says defense has been the story of the 6-0 start of the season. The team faces their biggest Big Nine challenge Thursday at home versus Mayo.
The Owatonna girls lacrosse teams heads north for a pair of games this weekend. They play Hermantown on Friday, April 15, and Duluth East on Saturday, April 16.