Anna Laorr defeated Olivia Herrick 2 and 1 to win the Open title in the Minnesota Women's Golf Assocation State Match Play Championship at Jewel Golf Club in Lake City, Minn.
Leigh Klasse won 5 and 4 over Claudia Pilot in the Senior Division championship match.
• Bob Griesgraber won the Twin Cities Senior Championship with a 70 at Bunker Hills Golf Club. John Empanger was one shot back.
U women to face Japan in hockey
The Gophers women's hockey team will play Japan's national team at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26 at Ridder Arena. The exhibition game, added after the regular-season schedule was announced last week, will be the first competition for the two-time defending NCAA champion.
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• Fargo-Moorhead scored three runs in the first inning — on three consecutive doubles — to edge the St. Paul Saints 3-1 at Midway Stadium.
• The 16-team, double-elimination American Legion state tournament will get underway Thursday at Edina's Braemar Field complex with opening ceremonies at 2:30 p.m. Games start Friday.
• Rachel Bootsma of Eden Prairie advanced to Thursday's finals in the women's 50-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain, with a time of 27.93 seconds, sixth-fastest among eight qualifiers.
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