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Fergus Falls made school history on Friday, March 18, 2022, when it earned a berth in a girls basketball championship game for the first time.

Top-seeded Providence Academy advanced to the Class AA championship game for the second consecutive season, but before doing so, the Lions had to get past a familiar roadblock.

The pink t-shirts were a bit striking when the girls basketball team from Hayfield High School took the court. The words on the front of the shirts read, “In memory of Macy,” with wings attached to the M and Y. On the back was one word in all caps: HOLTAN.

Hancock completed the Class A championship pairing following a 71-40 victory over No. 2 Mayer Lutheran in the semifinals on Friday at Williams Arena. The Owls, seeded No. 3 in the Class A field, advance to play unseeded Minneota for the Class A crown on Saturday.

The Minneota Vkings, the defending Class A champion, began the Minnesota State High School League’s Girls Basketball Tournament this week as an unseeded team in the eight-team field. With an eye on a repeat championship, and a third since 2019, Minneota upended top-seeded Mountain Iron-Buhl in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The quest continued on Friday, March 18, 2022, with a 53-45 victory over Hayfield in the semifinals at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus.

St. Michael-Albertville lost three of four games to end the regular season. One of those losses was a 40-point setback to Hopkins during the end of a grueling Lake Conference schedule. While those tough battles prepared St. Michael-Albertville for the postseason, the Knights are hopeful short-term memories aren’t lingering.

Eight Class A-enrollment schools began their state tournament journey with quarterfinal play on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at the Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota campus. Unseeded Minneota made its way to the semifinals with a quarterfinal upset win over top-seeded Mountain Iron-Buhl. The Vikings will take on another school with its nickname, Minneota. In the lower bracket semifinal, No. 2 Mayer Lutheran and No. 3 Hancock will meet after posting quarterfinal victories.

Eight Class A-enrollment schools began their state tournament journey with quarterfinal play on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at the Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota campus. Unseeded Minneota made its way to the semifinals with a quarterfinal upset win over top-seeded Mountain Iron-Buhl. The Vikings will take on another school with its nickname, Minneota. In the lower bracket semifinal, No. 2 Mayer Lutheran and No. 3 Hancock will meet after posting quarterfinal victories.

A year after falling short of its intended destination, top-ranked Hopkins navigated the Class AAAA semifinals on Thursday, March 17, 2022, and found a familiar place. Hopkins was in control from the start and never trailed in posting a 52-27 victory over No. 5 White Bear Lake at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus

Kasey Krekling, a 2007 Hayfield graduate who teaches second grade in his hometown, has a combined record of 58-0 as baseball and girls basketball coach since the start of the 2021 baseball season.

Totino-Grace matched St. Paul Como Park’s fast-paced up-tempo style with a version of its own in creating a coveted spot to end the season.

The Minnesota State High School League's Adapted Floor Hockey State Tournament begins two days of action on March 18, 2022 at Bloomington Jefferson. Championships will be awarded in two divisions.