Sports

Now, They're Headed To State

Washburn Takes Top Seed In State Basketball Championship.

Southwest Minneapolis just might get a state title this year.

This weekend, the Minnesota State High School League announced the boys' varsity basketball team (27-2) scored the top spot in its division of the state boy's basketball tournament. They face off against bottom seed Rocroi High School (18-11) Wednesday night at Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota. The full bracket for the Class AAA tournament is available on the MSHSL website.

Washburn's girls' basketball team was knocked out in the final round of a tournament that would have qualified it for state earlier this month. girls' team lost its first game in its sectional tournament, and the school's boys' team also lost its first sectional tournament game.

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