Pairings released for Section 1A boys hockey, Section 1A and 1AA girls basketball

Pairings for section boys hockey and girls basketball were released over the weekend, and in Section 1A boys hockey, the Austin Packers will be the No. 10 seed, and they will travel to Faribault Tuesday night to take on the seventh-seeded Falcons, with face-off at 5:30 p.m.  The winner will advance to play No. 2 seed and defending section champion New Prauge in New Prauge Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.  Another first-round game Tuesday night will pit No. 6 Winona/Winona Cotter at home against No. 11 seed Red Wing at 5:30 p.m., with the winner moving on to play at third-seeded Albert Lea Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m.   In the other half of the 1A boys hockey bracket, Northfield is the top seed, and the Raiders will host either No. 8 seed Rochester Lourdes or No. 9 seed Waseca, who will play at Graham Arena in Rochester Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. The winner will play in Northfield at 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening, and the other Section 1A boys hockey matchup will pit No. 5 LaCrescent/Hokah against No. 4 seed Dodge County in Kasson at 7:00 p.m. Thursday night, with the winner of that game moving on to the Rochester Rec Center to play the Northfield/Rochester Lourdes/Waseca winner at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, February 25th.  The other Section 1A  boys hockey semi-final will be played at 2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon, with the winners vying for the Section 1A boys hockey title back at the Rec Center on Wednesday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m.

In Section 1A girls basketball,  first-round games will feature 17th seeded Lyle/Pacelli at 16th seeded LeRoy/Ostrander at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 21st, with the winner moving on to play at top-seeded and defending section champion Hayfield Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.  You’ll hear the game Tuesday night live on AM 1480 KAUS, with the pre-game show getting underway at 6:45 p.m.  Other round one matchups will pit 18th seeded Wabasha/Kellogg against 15th seeded Schaeffer Academy in Rochester Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m., with the winner moving on to play at Grand Meadow against the No. 2 seeded Superlarks Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.  The other first round game will see 14th seeded Mabel/Canton hosting 19th seeded United South Central Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m., with the winner traveling to No. 3 seed Randolph to play the Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening.  Other second-round matchups Thursday evening will feature No. 9 Houston at eighth-seeded Fillmore Central, No. 13 Southland at No. 4 Lanesboro, No. 12 seed Spring Grove on the road at fifth-seeded Kingsland, 10th seeded Bethlehem Academy at No. 7 Kenyon/Wanamingo, and No. 11 seed Alden-Conger/Glenville Emmons will travel to Rushford to take on the sixth-seeded Trojans, with all start times at 7:00 p.m.  The Section 1A quarterfinals will be played February 27th and 28th at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, the semi-finals will be played at the Civic Center on Saturday, March 4th, and the 1A girls basketball title game is scheduled for Thursday, March 9th at the Mayo Civic Center at 6:00 p.m. that evening.

In the Section 1AA bracket, round 1 games are scheduled for Thursday, February 23rd, with 16th seeded Pine Island traveling to top-seeded Goodhue, No. 9 Zumbrota/Mazeppa will travel to No. 8 LaCrescent/Hokah, fourth-seeded Winona Cotter will entertain 13th seeded St. Charles, and No. 12 Blooming Prairie will hit the road to Plainview to take on the fifth-seeded Bulldogs of Plainview-Elgin-Millville, with all start times at 7:00 p.m.  In the other half of the 1AA bracket, first-round games Thursday night include No. 15 Lewiston/Altura at second-seeded Rochester Lourdes, No. 7 Chatfield will host No. 10 seed Dover/Eyota, 14th seeded Cannon Falls will travel to third-seeded Caledonia and No. 6 Lake City will entertain 11th seeded Triton, with all game times at 7:00 p.m.  The Section 1AA girls basketball quarterfinals will be played at the Mayo Civic Arena in Rochester on Monday, February 27th and Tuesday, February 28th, the semi-finals will be back at the Auditorium on Saturday, March 4th, and the Section 1AA title game will be played at the Mayo Civic Center Arena at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 9th.