section tournament

The NRHEG boys basketball team is going to state for the first time. The Panthers survived a rugged Section 2AA tournament with a 65-64 win over Jordan in the finals.

The NRHEG boys basketball team won its first subsection title since 2006 with their 45-42 victory over Fairmont on Monday night at MSU-Mankato.

NRHEG beat Maple River 48-44 in a subsection semifinal Thursday, their fourth win over them this season. The Panthers play Fairmont on Monday at MSU-Mankato.

Lakeville South beat Owatonna 87-57 in an uptempo Section 1AAAA quarterfinal boys basketball game Wednesday night.

NRHEG repeated as the south subsection champ in Section 2AA Tuesday, but the real prize awaits Friday in the section final at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Owatonna versus Lakeville South in the first round of the playoffs has been the anticipated match-up for quite a while. It was just a matter of where the game would be.

With a storm raging and some in the district without power, fans found the lights on in the New Richland gym. The home team beat Blue Earth Area 64-30 Monday night.

The Big Nine Conference has three teams in section title games on Thursday, with a guarantee of at least one making it to the state tournament.

Fifth-seeded Farmington scored a 54-48 win over No. 4 Owatonna on Wednesday night, ending the Huskies' season.

A win over Farmington in late January probably is why Owatonna is hosting the Tigers in the playoffs Wednesday instead of traveling to the Twin Cities.