Kyra Miller of Providence Academy fired a pass between the defense of Olivia Harazin, left, and Ella Voges of Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial on Wednes
Jerry Holt, Star Tribune
Kyra Miller of Providence Academy fired a pass between the defense of Olivia Harazin, left, and Ella Voges of Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial on Wednesday. Providence meets Minnehaha Academy in the Class 2A semifinals Friday.

Girls basketball state tournament: Watch and follow Championship Saturday

March 18
The tournament wraps up Saturday with title games in all three classes. Tap the headline for links to watch the games, to follow on social media and to get other info to keep up with all four classes.
Moods differed strongly Saturday, when  St. Michael-Albertville players celebrated their 71-70 victory while Hopkins’ Kelly Boyle showed another emo

St. Michael-Albertville bursts from the gate, gets away with 4A title

March 19
Hopkins mounted a challenge in the second half but stopped a point short of making up ground lost at the start.
Smiles made the point that Benilde-St. Margaret’s had won a state championship Saturday.

Benilde-St. Margaret's shoves back, wins Class 3A championship

March 19
State tournament first-timer Stewartville rallied into the lead during the second half.
Providence Academy guard Maddyn Greenway attempted a shot against Albany forward Alyssa Sand in the first half Saturday.

Providence Academy turns it up, rolls past Albany for 2A title

March 18
Providence Academy trailed at halftime but surged to its second consecutive state championship.
Providence Academy guard Maddyn Greenway made a layup against Albany during Saturday’s Class 2A girls basketball championship game at Williams Arena

Scoggins: 'Maddyn the Magician' making a name for herself

March 18
Maddyn Greenway, Providence Academy freshman and multisport star, completed a spectacular season with 31 points in Saturday's Class 2A state championship game.
The Mountain Iron-Buhl crew celebrated with the trophy after winning the Class 1A girls basketball state championship.

Mountain Iron-Buhl rolls to Class 1A girls basketball championship

March 18
A dominant victory over BOLD in the final gave the Rangers their first state title.
Kendall McGee (30) of Benilde-St. Margaret’s competed for a loose ball with Jordyn Johnson of DeLaSalle during the quarterfinals.

Benilde-St. Margaret's wins without Kendall McGee and for her

March 18
McGee, a sophomore point guard, was injured during the semifinals and on crutches for the final.
High Schools
March 17
Providence Academy’s Grace Counts blocked a shot by Minnehaha Academy’s Angel Hill and also had 20 points and 14 rebounds Friday.

Defending champ Providence Academy returns to Class 2A final

Maddyn Greenway dominated vs. Minnehaha Academy, and Grace Counts provided a perfect dose of help.
High Schools
March 17
Albany forward Alyssa Sand blocked a shot by Goodhue forward Tori Miller in the first half.

Late three-pointer launches Albany into Class 2A title game

Tatum Findley broke a tie with Goodhue when she scored from afar with 1:10 left.
High Schools
March 17
BOLD guard Lainey Braulick attempted a three-pointer in the first half against Hayfield.

BOLD stops Hayfield's star with unique defense to win 1A semifinal

BOLD turned to a defense designed to hold down two Hayfield standouts, and it worked.
High Schools
March 17
Mountain Iron-Buhl players celebrated their come-from-behind victory against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on Friday.

Mountain Iron-Buhl overcomes 11-point deficit to reach 1A title game

The top-ranked Rangers trailed by 11 points with 10 minutes to play before going on a 24-9 run to quash Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's upset try.
High Schools
March 17
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa guard Harley Roering made a three-pointer against Mountain Iron-Buhl, one of four for her in the game.

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's Harley Roering shoots, scores, inspires

She hadn't played or practiced since a February injury, but she made four three-pointers Friday.
High Schools
March 17
Hopkins’ Taylor Woodson (left) and St. Michael-Albertville’s Tessa Johnson.

Three angles: Breaking down the Class 4A girls basketball championship game

It's perennial finalist Hopkins vs. St. Michael-Albertville and Metro Player of the Year Tessa Johnson.
High Schools
March 17
Benilde-St. Margaret’s Olivia Olson (left) and Stewartville’s Keeley Steele.

Three angles: Breaking down the Class 3A girls basketball championship game

It's Benilde-St. Margaret's, likely lacking key guard Kendall McGee, vs. tournament first-timer Stewartville.
High Schools
March 16
St. Michael-Albertville guard Tessa Johnson hit a fadeaway jumper in the second half.

St. Michael-Albertville wins chance to play for 4A girls basketball title

Propelled by standout Tessa Johnson, the Knights defeated Eden Prairie in a Class 4A semifinal.
High Schools
March 17
Hopkins guard Liv McGill made a layup against Stillwater in the first half Thursday.

Hopkins dispatches Stillwater, gets 4A title game against STMA

The defending champion Royals reached the title game for the sixth time in eight years and will play St. Michael-Albertville for the third time this season. The teams combined for 198 points in their last game.
High Schools
March 16
Benilde-St. Margaret’s Zahara Bishop challenged Alexandria’s MaCee Linow on a shot Thursday.

Benilde-St. Margaret's moves past Alexandria and into Class 3A final

The Red Knights, seeded second, will play fourth seed Stewartville for the championship.
High Schools
March 17
Stewartville players savored their upset of top seed Becker in the Class 3A semifinals on Thursday at Williams Arena.

No. 1 seed Becker upset by Stewartville rally in girls' 3A semis

Becker's streak of four state title games came to an end with its loss. By ending that streak with a one-point win, Stewartville will play Benilde-St. Margaret's for the 3A title.
High Schools
March 16
BOLD forward Mackenzie Visser blocked a shot by United Christian Academy’s Sofia Serafin in the first half.

BOLD makes it a quarterfinal cruise against United Christian Academy

After scoring the first seven points against the Bloomington school in the Class 1A quarterfinal, BOLD led by as many as 38.
High Schools
March 16
Hayfield’s Chelsea Christopherson brought the ball upcourt against a challenge from Badger/Greenbush-Middle River’s Kenzie Dahl.

Hayfield overcomes Badger Greenbush-Middle River in OT

Second-seeded Hayfield trailed by eight in the Class 1A quarterfinal but rallied on three-pointers by Jenna Christopherson.