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Hermantown's 2024-45 Section 7AAA runner-up girls basketball team before Thursday's championship game against Rock Ridge. Howie / HowieHanson.com

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TONIGHT

Section 7AAA Boys Basketball Semifinals

Grand Rapids at Duluth Denfeld, 6 p.m.

Hermantown at Hibbing, 6 p.m.

Championship, Thursday, Mar. 13

At Duluth East, 7 p.m.

Minnesota Class A Boys Hockey Semifinals

No. 1 Hibbing-Chisholm vs. No. 4 East Grand Forks, 1 p.m. Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul

No. 6 Orono vs. No. 2 St. Cloud Cathedral

Saturday Championship

Noon, Excel Energy Center in St. Paul

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