Girls State Basketball: West Central upsets top-seeded Goodhue to reach Class 1A title game

Girls basketball tournament: West Central Area wins Class A title

The West Central Area girls basketball team has accomplished something no other Knights’ programs have been able to: win a state title. WCA thumped MACCRAY, 58-41, in the matinee Class A state championship on Saturday before a boisterous crowd at Williams Arena. The state title is Knights’ first in two appearances, the previous coming in 2021. “It’s huge,” WCA’s Addison Staples said. “This is the first time we’ve ever (won a state championship) …

Minnesota girls basketball state tournament scores and results

West Central Area claimed the Class 1A title, Providence Academy won 2A, Benilde-St. Margaret’s took 3A.

Girls Basketball: West Central Area shuts down No. 1 seed Goodhue in Class A State Tournament semifinal

MINNEAPOLIS – The West Central Area girls basketball team made history on Thursday, winning its first-ever state tournament game, beating Crowell-Wright 61-54. The Knights set their sights on making more history on Friday with a win over the defending Class A state champion Goodhue in the state tournament semifinals. It was a tall task, as the top-seeded Wildcats hadn’t lost to a Class A opponent all season long. That was until Friday at William…

Girls State Basketball: West Central upsets top-seeded Goodhue to reach Class 1A title game

Senior guard Mya Foslien scored 15 points as the West Central Knights beat Goodhue 58-50 in Friday's Class 1A state semifinals.

Cold-shooting Goodhue girls done in by West Central Area in state semis

MINNEAPOLIS — That target on the backs of the No. 1 ranked Goodhue girls basketball team, it finally did affect the state’s defending champion. With it — and thanks also to West Central Area’s sturdy defense and rebounding Friday —the Wildcats won’t be going back-to-back with state Class 1A titles. No. 4 seed West Central Area, playing in its first state girls basketball tournament in school history, pulled off a sizable upset in the semifinals,…

Dominant second half sends Chadwick past Wheatland in Class 1 state semifinal

By Chris Parker Defending Class 1 state champion Chadwick found itself in a battle through the first half of its Class 1 state semifinal matchup against Wheatland. Chadwick led throughout the first quarter, but in the second quarter Wheatland turned it on and led by as many as four points. The Cardinals clawed back into the lead to carry a 27-25 advantage into the half. Everything changed in the third quarter. Chadwick held Wheatland to one thir…