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2A final: Apple Valley upsets Blaine 2-0

Hudson Fasching's empty netter with 11.9 seconds left iced it, sending the Eagles to Friday's semifinals against Edina.

By Brian Stensaas

March 11, 2010 at 10:32PM

It's over, and we have an upset.

Apple Valley defeated No. 3 seed Blaine 2-0.

Hudson Fasching's empty netter with 11.9 seconds left iced it after a strong late-game flurry by Blaine.

Aaron Gretz made 30 saves for the Eagles, many later on in the game on close-range chances by the Bengals.

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Brian Stensaas

Multiplatform Editing Team Leader

Brian Stensaas has been with the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2004. He is a Multiplatform Editing Team Leader, with reporting experience covering high school sports, the NHL, NBA and professional golf.

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