Hermantown senior Ashley Winberg repeated as Section 7 Alpine skiing girls champion Tuesday at Giants Ridge, completing two downhill runs more than three seconds ahead of the next fastest competitor.
Winberg was timed in 1 minute, 20.52 seconds, finishing with the fastest time on both runs to qualify for the Minnesota state meet next Wednesday back at the Biwabik-area ski hill.
Reilly Wahlers of Cook County-Silver Bay was runner-up in 1:23.66, while Ashley Winberg's twin sister, Kendra, was fourth.
In the boys race, Mounds View's Kaarl Damberg claimed the individual title in 1:14.90, just 28-hundredths of a second faster than Hermantown's Thomas Borash. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton's Thomas Heren was third.
Stillwater won both team titles, with the girls beating out runner-up Cook County-Silver Bay and the boys finishing ahead of Duluth East. Champions and second-place teams both qualify for state.
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BOYS HOCKEY
Hermantown 6, Superior 0
The top-ranked Hawks scored two goals in each period and blanked the Spartans in a Lake Superior Conference game at Wessman Arena.
Duluth Marshall 5, Forest Lake 2
Aidan Bachand tallied twice and assisted on another goal in the Hilltoppers' nonconference win at Mars Lakeview Arena.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Duluth Denfeld 67, Cloquet 55
Joe Cvancara, Josh Reinertsen and Armon Freeman combined for 58 points in the Hunters' LSC game at Cloquet.
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Proctor 68, Hermantown 64
The host Rails rallied from nine points down in the second half to hand the Hawks their first LSC defeat of the season.
Quincy Clark scored a game-high 27 points for Proctor.
Duluth East 79, Superior 68
Five Greyhounds scored in double figures, led by Isiah Hendrickson's 16 points, in a win over the Spartans at East High School.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Duluth Marshall 99, Duluth Denfeld 45
Grace Kirk poured in 49 points and Gianna Kneepkens added 33 in the Hilltoppers' LSC road win.
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