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Girls Soccer: Section 8-1-A Playoffs Cathedral 9, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 0 (The Crusaders had 6 different players score as they recorded their 13th shutout of the season. Nora Simones, Bayley Schneider, and Bridget Torborg each scored 2, with Katie Schaupp, CJ Jerzak, and Nicole Sanz each adding a goal...

I'll never give up on a Minnesota sports team. My enthusiasm has passed onto my daughter, and she's learning what it takes to be a fan. Last night was her first lesson.

The Cathedral boys soccer team starts section playoff games today when they host Central Minnesota Christian at 7 p.m. at Whitney Field. The Crusaders are unbeaten at 16-0 and have allowed just 2 goals all season.

The Sartell-St. Stephen boys soccer team is fresh off capturing the Central Lakes Conference title and has earned the #2 seed in the Section 8-3-A tournament that starts Thursday. Sartell head coach Matthew Hager and senior captains Kyan Rieder, Connor Anderson and Marcus Congdon joined me on WJON.

Volleyball: Sartell-St. Stephen 3, Moorhead 0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-22)(Grace Schulte had 25 set assists, Abby Haus had 10 kills and Brenna McClure had 8 kills for the Sabres) Willmar 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 2 (23-25, 25-22, 25-13, 19-25, 15-12)(Ava Athman had 22 kills and Aubrey Marketon had 15 set assists for the Storm) Cathedral 3, Mora 0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-21)(Ellie Voth had 16 kills and Cammy Sand had

The Vikings are 1-4 and will play at the 1-4 Chicago Bears Sunday at noon. Hear the game on WJON. The Vikings will play without top receiver Justin Jefferson due to a hamstring injury that will keep him out a minimum of 4 games.

The Twins will host the Houston Astros today for Game 3 of their best of 5 ALDS series at 3:07 this afternoon, pregame on WJON at 2:00. Game 4 is currently scheduled for 1:07 p.m. Wednesday but that time could change if the Texas Rangers close out the Baltimore Orioles tonight in Texas.

Some legendary Twins players are coming back to Target Field this week as the American League Divisional Series comes to Minneapolis

St. Cloud potentially has a new buyer for the former District 742 Media Services building along Division Street.

Sartell-St. Stephen High School inducted 10 new members into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame Friday. The group was recognized at halftime of the Sartell vs. Moorhead football game and had 75 people gather at the Boy Scouts of America Building on Friday to celebrate this class.

It's the potential for missing games that will keep die-hard Vikings fans up at night.

The St. Cloud State University women's hockey team shut out Mercyhurst to earn the weekend split, the University of Minnesota women's hockey team rolled over RIT to stay undefeated, the St. John's University and North Dakota State University football teams both notched wins, and the Minnesota Wild and Timberwolves were victorious in their preseason matchups on Saturday. Meanwhile, the SCSU men's hockey team came up short in overtime in their homecoming game against St. Thomas, the St. Cloud Norsemen were swept by Austin, the Granite City Lumberjacks dropped their series opener to Mason City, and the Minnesota Twins were unable to catch up to the Astros in game one of the ALDS. On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will host the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, and the Gopher men's hockey team will get their preseason underway at home.