Eight officials were honored with Minnesota State High School League Distinguished Service Awards during the 2025 Boys Basketball State Tournament at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus.
Wayzata won its third Class AAAA boys basketball championship in the past five seasons with an 80-55 victory over Cretin-Derham Hall on Saturday, March 22 at Williams Arena.
No. 1 seed Albany shot 60 percent from the floor and outlasted No. 2 Waseca, 70-63, in the Boys Basketball State Tournament Class AA championship game Saturday night at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus.
Alexandria completed a dynamic run through the Class AAA field with a 73-64 victory over Mankato East in the championship game on Saturday, March 22 at Williams Arena.
Dawson-Boyd outscored Cherry 17-4 during a pivotal part of the second half, taking a 69-61 lead it didn’t relinquish to claim its first state title, 81-74, in the Class A championship game of the Boys Basketball State Tournament on Saturday at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus.
The 2025 Triple ‘A’ Award state scholarship recipients are Keagen Lowman, Cambridge-Isanti; Annika Pulju, Sebeka; Lulu Semakula, Irondale and Trevor Smith, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton.
Waseca, the No. 2 seed in the Class AA field, defeated No. 3 Breck, 68-60 in the semifinals on Friday, March 21 at Williams Arena. The Bluejays advance to the Class AA championship game against Albany in a battle of unbeatens.
Top-seeded Albany fought off a challenge from No. 4 Caledonia to post a 59-54 victory in the Class AA semifinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Boys Basketball State Tournament on Friday, March 21 at Williams Arena.
Red Lake County, a cooperative team with students from Red Lake Falls High School and Red Lake County Central in nearby Oklee, is making its first appearance in the big metro show.
