Crosby-Ironton at Minnehaha Academy

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The Crosby-Ironton Rangers will play in their first ever girls basketball state championship game after defeating Minnehaha Academy 85-72 in the Class AA Semifinals.

The Rangers built a double-digit lead halfway through the first half and took a 40-24 lead into the break.

Minnehaha Academy’s attempts to get on a big 2nd half run continued to be stopped as the Rangers held the cushion and increased the lead to as much as 22 at 70-48. The Redhawks made a desperate run, cutting the lead to 10, but that came with less than a minute to go and the Rangers advanced with the 85-72 victory.

Regan Juenemann scored a game-high 31, with 24 coming in the 2nd half. Tori Oehrlein added 27 with 19 rebounds. Addi Mack lead Minnehaha Academy with 28.

The #2-seeded Rangers, now 32-0 will play top seed, top ranked, 31-0 Providence Academy for the AA title after the Lions defeated Minnewaska Area 88-43 in their semifinal.

The state championship broadcast is set for 5:45pm Saturday on Skeeter 101.5