Sports Thursday, March 12, 2026

GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL:

PERHAM CAME OUT ON TOP OF A TIGHT ONE WITH ROCHESTER LOURDES TO REMAIN IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET OF THE CLASS AA GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, WINNING 66-63.
AFTER A 29-1 REGULAR SEASON, KELLIHER-NORTHOME PLAYS CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN IN THE CLASS A TOURNAMENT THIS AFTERNOON.

BOYS BASKETBALL SECTION PLAYOFFS:

PERHAM TOOK OUT TOP SEED EAST GRAND FORKS 69-50 LAST NIGHT IN A BOYS SECTION 8AA SEMIFINAL. THE OTHER HAD STAPLES-MOTLEY MOVING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH DOUBLE OVERTIME WIN, 75-69 OVER OSAKIS.
IN SECTION 8A, STEPHEN-ARGYLE TOOK OUT TOP SEED FERTILE-BELTRAMI 53-49 TO REACH THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE OTHER HAD RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL DOMINATE THE NORTHERN FREEZE 73-39.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

THE NORTHLAND PIONEERS PICKED UP A FIRST-ROUND WIN AT THE NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND WILL NOW AGAIN PLAY THIS EVENING IN A MATCHUP WITH A RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL.

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC:
THE UNITED STATES CAN BREATHE EASY AFTER ITALY EASILY BEAT MEXICO, WHICH MEANS THE ITALIANS AND THE UNITED STATES WILL ADVANCE TO THE QUARTERFINALS AND ELIMINATES MEXICO.

BIG 10 HOCKEY:
MINNESOTA’S SEASON ENDED WITH A 6-2 LOSS TO PENN STATE, OHIO STATE MOVED TO A SEMIFINAL AFTER BEATING WISCONSIN 7-1, AND MICHIGAN ALSO ADVANCED. THEY JOIN MICHIGAN STATE WHO HAD A BYE.

NBA:
IT WAS TIGHT INTO THE 4TH QUARTER, BUT THE LA CLIPPERS PULLED AWAY FOR A 153-128 WIN OVER THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES. KAWHI LEONARD HAD 45 POINTS. AFTER A 5 GAME WIN STREAK, THE TIMBERWOLVES HAVE LOST THEIR LAST 3.
THE NUGGETS BEAT THE HOUSTON ROCKETS.
THE WESTERN CONFERENCE NOW HAS HOUSTON AND THE LA LAKERS TIED FOR SPOTS 3-4, AND THEN A HALF-GAME BACK AND DENVER AND MINNESOTA TIED WITH IDENTICAL RECORDS FOR SPOTS 5-6.

NHL:
PHILADELPHIA AT MINNESOTA

Last modified: 03/12/2026