Jay Caldwell
Sartell-St. Stephen 62, Rocori 60
(Parker Hagen scored the game-winning basket on a tip-in. Tom Bearson led Sartell with 18 points. Mac Mueller led Rocori with 18 points)
Apollo 50, Fergus Falls 38
(Ethan Novacinski led Apollo with 12 points).
Boys Hockey:
Tech 5, Fergus Falls 3
(Riley Bates scored 2 goals for the Tigers)
Apollo 8, Northern Lakes 5
(Paul Kenney scored 2 goals and added 2 assists for Apollo)
The NHL lockout is close to officially being over and 18 Minnesota Wild players took to the ice to practice with the team at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Among the 18 players were top free agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise.
Timberwolves forward Kevin Love will see a hand specialist in New York after having his hand evaluated Monday.
The 9th ranked Gopher men's basketball started slowly but finished strong to beat Northwestern 69-51 at Williams Arena Sunday night.
The Vikings lost 24-10 Saturday night in the NFC Wildcard playoffs to the Packers in Green Bay. Minnesota trailed 17-3 at halftime and fell behind 24-3 before scoring the final touchdown of the game.
Girls Basketball:
Alexandria 47, Tech 43;
Brainerd 44, Sauk Rapids-Rice 43;
Sartell-St. Stephen 49, Willmar 40;
Annandale 59, Foley 55;
The Timberwolves bounced back at Denver with a 101-97 Thursday night after losing at Utah Wednesday night. J.J. Barea scored 12 of his 17 points in the 4th quarter and Alexey Shved added 17 points for Minnesota. Luke Ridnour and Andrei Kirilenko each scored 14 points for Minnesota.
Gymnastics:
#1 Tech 144.725, Sauk Rapids-Rice 139.375
Alexandria 136.2, Sartell-St. Stephen 128.975
Viking quarterback Christian Ponder was limited in practice Wednesday due to a sore elbow. He sustained the injury when he hit the helmet of a Packer player on his follow through. He stayed in the game and is expected to play Saturday at Green Bay.
The Timberwolves lose 10-6-84 at Utah to the Jazz Wednesday night. Minnesota struggled shooting the ball again shooting just 34 percent from the field while Utah shot 49 percent.
The Vikings practiced without running back Adrian Peterson, safety Harrison Smith, cornerback Antoine Winfield, and linebacker/special teammer Tyron McKenzie.