For the third straight season, the Alexandria girls basketball team has finished the season undefeated in conference play.

With a 78-23 win on the road over Detroit Lakes on Friday, Alexandria finished Central Lakes Conference play undefeated at 16-0 and won its 44th straight conference game in a row.

Stats from this game are currently unofficial. Unofficial stats have Chloe Scholl finishing with a double-double for the Cardinals. She’s listed with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Scholl led the Cardinals in steals with six to go along with four deflections.

Allie Haabala led Alexandria’s balanced scoring with 15 points, while Hadley Thul had 13, MaCee Linow had 11, Lauren Beyer finished with six, McKinley Hoelscher had five, Gretta Kelly totaled four, Larkin Rupert and Riley Beyer had three, and Kendra Wolf, Kate Hennessy, and Scottie Brown had two apiece.

Haabala led the Cardinals in assists with five, while Hoelscher and Thul had four apiece.

Thul led Alexandria in deflections with six, while Hennessy and Haabala had four. Thul and Hennessy each had two blocks.

Alexandria (22-4) is ranked No. 5 in Class 3A and is the No. 1 seed in the Section 8-3A Tournament and hosts either the No. 4 seed Little Falls (12-14) or the No. 5 seed Detroit Lakes (8-18) in the section semifinals at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 1.

Osakis girls defeat Pillager, Upsala

The Osakis girls basketball team ended the regular season with a pair of wins on the road road on Thursday, Feb. 20, and Friday, Feb. 21.

Osakis defeated Pillager 62-28, on Thursday, Feb. 20, then beat Upsala 49-38 on Friday, Feb. 21.

"We had a great effort versus Pillager,” Osakis head coach Pat Kalpin said. “From the start, we played with great energy which allowed us to build a comfortable lead at halftime. Defensively we worked hard, and, we were able to hit shots which helped open up different options throughout the game. Greta Faber hit some early threes for us that got things going for us. It was good to see the balanced scoring and the number of assists we had in this game. It was an overall great team effort again."

“The Upsala win was a great ending to our regular season,” Kalpin said. “Coming into the game, we had already wrapped up the conference title, but we knew that this game was significant for that purpose with section play coming up and seeding. In the first half, we struggled scoring a bit, but we were still able to hang in there and play fairly well. I thought that in the second half we played great. We moved the ball well offensively, and defensively, we were able to take away some strengths that Upsala has. We felt all the girls contributed well and did their part. Once again, it was nice to see the balanced scoring and the girls play well together, which is what you like to see at the end of the season.”

Greta Faber led Osakis’ offense in its game against Pillager (8-18) with 18 points, while Annie Anderson led Osakis in rebounds with 10.

Taylor Dirkes led Osakis’ offense against Upsala as she had 13 points. Bella Weisser hauled in 12 rebounds to go along with nine points for Osakis.

Osakis (15-10) is the No. 12 seed in the Section 6-2A Tournament and plays at the No. 5 seed Legacy Christian Academy (18-8) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Osakis – 34 28 – 62

Pillager – 14 14 – 28

OSAKIS TEAM STATS – FIELD GOALS – 26/63; 3-POINTERS – 7/20; FREE THROWS – 3/5; REBOUNDS – 57; ASSISTS – 18; DEFLECTIONS – 5; STEALS – 7; TURNOVERS – 19; FOULS – 6

PILLAGER TEAM STATS – FIELD GOALS – 10/55; 3-POINTERS – 4/34; FREE THROWS – 4/9; REBOUNDS – 26; ASSISTS – 5; DEFLECTIONS – 5; STEALS – 10; BLOCKS – 1; TURNOVERS – 13; FOULS – 6

OSAKIS INDIVIDUAL STATS – Katie Collins – 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 deflection, 1 steal; Greta Faber – 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal; Taylor Dirkes – 10 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 deflections, 3 steals; Allison Frisell – 1 assist; Bella Weisser – 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal; Stephy Marthaler – 3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal; Eliana Wiener – 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists; McKenna Meyer – 1 assist; Stephanie Mages – 7 rebounds; Annie Anderson – 7 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 deflection

Osakis – 25 24 – 49

Upsala – 27 11 – 38

OSAKIS TEAM STATS – FIELD GOALS – 21/55; 3-POINTERS – 3/17; FREE THROWS – 4/10; REBOUNDS – 38; ASSISTS – 17; DEFLECTIONS – 8; STEALS – 8; TURNOVERS – 13; FOULS – 13

UPSALA TEAM STATS – FIELD GOALS – 15/61; 3-POINTERS – 2/26; FREE THROWS – 6/12; REBOUNDS – 43; ASSISTS – 6; DEFLECTIONS – 13; STEALS – 9; BLOCKS – 1; TURNOVERS – 16; FOULS – 12

OSAKIS INDIVIDUAL STATS – Greta Faber – 8 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal; Taylor Dirkes – 13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 deflections, 1 steal; Bella Weisser – 9 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 deflections, 2 steals; Stephy Marthaler – 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist; Eliana Wiener – 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 deflections, 1 steal; Stephanie Mages – 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal; Annie Anderson – 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 deflections, 2 steals