Alexandria hosts No. 9 (Class 4A) Sauk Rapids-Rice (13-4) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, and No. 2 (Class 3A) Orono (11-3) at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. Sauk Rapids-Rice beat Alexandria, 81-76, on Dec. 7, 2024, in a game where Thompson was out with an injury.

The Alexandria boys and girls basketball teams are ranked No. 4 in the Minnesota Basketball News Class 3A rankings (Jan. 29, 2025 edition). The Alexandria boys basketball team (12-3) is ranked No. 4 in Class 3A behind Mankato East (14-1),

Every Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. during the high school year, we feature a team or athlete with our TRIA Prep Salute.This week’s salute recognizes the Benilde-St. Margaret’s boys basketball team,

Clemson signee Chase Thompson guides the fourth-ranked Cardinals against the top-ranked and undefeated Red Knights in a Class 3A top-five tussle on startribune.com.

In a match-up of two elite teams in Class AAA Boys' Basketball Saturday afternoon, Alexandria downed Benilde-Saint Margaret's 83-80, handing the top-ranked Red Knights their first defeat

Good teams know how to win close games. This is true for Benilde-St. Margaret’s, the lone unbeaten team in Class 3A. On Tuesday, senior forward Jalen Wilson made a shot at the buzzer, giving the Red Knights a 62-60 win at Waconia.

MOORHEAD — The Alexandria Cardinals boys basketball team wasn't messing around on Tuesday night. The Cardinals rolled through the Moorhead Spuds 100-72 in non-conference play at Moorhead High School. Alexandria improved to 9-3 overall and extended their win streak to five games.

No. 6 Benilde-St. Margaret’s breezes past Chanhassen 90-55 for third straight win. Zahara Bishop’s 25 points led the way for the Red Knights along with 17 from Pressley Watkins and Kendall McGee’s 13 points.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s was up by two when Red Knights sophomore Milton Nuahn defended Groves tightly on the Spartans’ final possession. Instead of letting Groves step back int

Monticello’s girls basketball team hasn’t exactly played a tough schedule this season. The Magic are, however, winning impressively with a 32-point average margin of victory. Coach Craig Geyen’s squad hasn’t been challenged since the fourth game of the season,

• 1. Goodhue (15-4); 2. Hillcrest Lutheran (17-0); 3. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (18-0); 4. Mountain Iron-Buhl (16-2); 5. Mayer Lutheran (15-2); 6. Kittson County Central (16-1); 7. Central Minnesota Christian (17-2); 8. Breckenridge (13-5); 9. Hancock (15-3); 10. Braham (14-3).

It was a good week for a lot of Willmar Cardinal athletes. Four of them have earned Central Lakes Conference Performer of the Week honors. The four are Maddison Molacek, Evan Wallestad, Carlee Brown and Conlan Carlson.