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The girls basketball playoff pairings have been announced. Section 8AAAA (Games to be played Wednesday February 28) #5 Moorhead at #4 Sartell-St. Stephen, 6pm #6 Sauk Rapids-Rice at #3 Brainerd, 7pm Section 6AA (Games to be played Thursday February 29) #9 Milaca at #8 Royalton, 7pm #13 Kimball at #4 Cathedral, 7pm #12 Annandale at #5 Legacy Christian Academy, 7pm #15 Mora at #2 Sauk Centre, 7pm #1

Saturday, February 24th High School Sports Results

St. Cloud area sports recap for Friday, February 23.

Some people just don't know when to shut up.

The St. John's Basketball was upset 83-80 by Hamline in the MIAC tournament semifinals Thursday night in Collegeville. The game was tight throughout and Hamline earned their 2nd win over the Johnnies this season.

Boys Basketball: ROCORI 87, Tech 85 Apollo 79, Willmar 70 Brainerd 83, Sartell-St. Stephen 57 Cathedral 82, Milaca 77 (Jake Plante had 18 points, Zach Stolzenberg chipped in 17 points, and Hank Sand added 13 points for the Crusaders...

The Cathedral boys hockey team has widely been regarded as one of the top Class A teams in the state throughout the season. The Crusaders are 21-4-1 and are fresh off a 10-0 section 5A quarterfinal win over Becker-Big Lake Tuesday night.

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St. John's basketball captured another MIAC regular season title by finishing the conference regular season 18-2. The Johnnies hold a 20-5 overall record as they get set to play Hamline in the MIAC tournament semifinals in Collegeville Thursday night at 7 p.m.

Both the St. Cloud Crush and Melrose Area have qualified for the team gymnastics state meet. The team competition starts Friday with individuals Saturday. The Crush consists of Tech, Apollo, Cathedral and Sauk Rapids-Rice students.

The St. Ben's basketball team won at Bethel 72-69 in the MIAC women's basketball tournament quarterfinals Tuesday night. The Bennies were led by Carla Meyer with 22 points and Megan Morgan added 18 points for St. Ben's.

Boys Hockey: Section 8AA Quarterfinals St. Cloud 2, Roseau 1 (The Crush were outshot 43-10.  St. Cloud improves to 11-14-1 and will play at Buffalo Saturday in the Section Semifinals) Buffalo-Annandale 2, Sartell-St. Stephen 0 (Sartell's season ends with an 18-7-1 record) Moorhead 4, Brainerd 1 Elk River-Zimmerman 3, Bemidji 1 Section 5A Quarterfinals Cathedral 10, Becker-Big Lake 0 (Cole Hwang ha