Tuesday
Boys Basketball – host Barnum, 7:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball – at Proctor, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday
Nordic Skiing – at Spirit Mountain, 11 a.m.
Boys Hockey – host Superior, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – host Esko, 7:15 p.m.
Friday
Girls Hockey – at Osseo, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – at Two Harbors, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday
Nordic Skiing – at Giants Ridge, 10 a.m.
Girls Hockey – at South St. Paul, 1 p.m.
Girls Basketball – at Pequot Lakes, 2:30 p.m.
Boys Hockey – host Brainerd, 3 p.m.
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