Basketball playoffs

It’s playoff time in Minnesota for high school basketball teams!

Here is the upcoming schedule for our local teams.

Eden Valley-Watkins

#10 EV-W girls will play at #7 Foley, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2. (Tickets are only sold online at www.vancoevents.com/BSNZ.) The winner will face either #2 Sauk Centre or #15 Mora (who play each other Thursday). The next-level game will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at St. John’s University. The Section 6AA championship game will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at St. Cloud State University.

#2N EV-W boys will host #7N ACGC at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 4. Tickets will be on sale (cash only) at the door; season passes cannot be accepted. The winner will face either #3N Paynesville or #6N Litchfield (who play each other Saturday as well) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at a site TBD. The next-level game will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at SMSU-Marshall. The Section 3AA championship game will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at SMSU-Marshall.

Kimball

#5-ranked Kimball girls will host #12 Osakis at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2. The winner will play #4 Pine City or #13 Rush City (who play each other Thursday as well) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at St. John’s University. The next-level game will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at St. John’s University. The Section 6AA championship game will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at St. Cloud State University.

Kimball boys will host ACGC at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 4. Tickets will be on sale (cash only) at the door; season passes cannot be accepted. The winner goes on to play at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at the high seed. (Specific bracket information beyond this is not yet available.)