Girls Basketball: Cards deny Flyers a state bid

Girls basketball: Willmar Cardinals ground Little Falls Flyers for 8AAA crown

LITTLE FALLS — The Willmar girls basketball went from uncertain to undeniable. Panic had crept in for the Cardinals in January when the team went through a five-game losing streak. But Willmar pulled out of that skid to win eight of its final 10 regular-season games. And, a pair of wins put the Cardinals into Thursday night’s Section 8AAA championship. “In the middle of January, we started doubting ourselves,” said senior post Lyza Gustafson, “b…

Girls Basketball: Cards deny Flyers a state bid

LITTLE FALLS — It was their only Section 8-3A loss all season and it came at the worst time. In front of a sellout home crowd, with two pep bands rocking the rafters, the top-seeded Little Falls Flyers were hit with a 55-41 loss by the No. 3-seeded Willmar Cardinals in the section final Thursday, March 5. The loss prevented this season’s Flyers from snapping a 35-year absence from the state tournament. The Flyers' last state appearance was in 19…

Little Falls Girls' Basketball Falls Short of State Appearance With Loss to Willmar

Coming into this season's playoffs, it had been 35 years since Little Falls girls' basketball was at the state tournament. But after powering their way through Sauk Rapids-Rice in the section quarterfinals and Sartell in the semis, the top-seeded Flyers had the chance to punch their ticket on Thursday. Pequot…