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The St. Cloud Norsemen opened up their playoff run with a win over Bismarck, and the Minnesota Wild notched their fourth straight win at home against Seattle on Friday. On Saturday, the St. Cloud State, St. John's, St. Ben's baseball and softball teams, and SCTCC baseball team are expected to play doubleheaders, meanwhile, the Minnesota Twins are set to face the White Sox in game two of the weekend series, and the Timberwolves will host the Memphis Grizzlies for game four of the first round.

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The St. Cloud Norsemen earned a shutout win over Minot, the College of St. Benedict softball team and St. John's University baseball team each earned a split in their doubleheaders, the St. Cloud State University softball team came up short in both of their games, and the Minnesota Twins dropped game two to Seattle on Saturday. On Sunday the St. Cloud State and SCTCC baseball teams will both play doubleheaders, the Minnesota Wild will return to the ice, and the Timberwolves will close out the regular season against Chicago.

The College of St. Benedict softball team earned a doubleheader sweep over Carleton, the St. Cloud Norsemen topped Minot for their second straight win, the Minnesota Wild came up short against St. Louis in overtime, and the Twins lost their home opener on Friday. On Saturday, the St. Cloud State University softball and St. John's baseball team will retake the field when they host conference doubleheaders.

The St. Cloud State University softball, St. John's University baseball, and SCTCC softball teams all swept their Saturday doubleheaders. The Minnesota Twins and Wild also notched wins, while the St. Cloud Norsemen dropped a close one on the road to the Bruins. On Sunday, the SCSU baseball and CSB softball teams will both play doubleheaders and the Minnesota Timberwolves will visit Houston.

The Minnesota Timberwolves earned a close but important win over the Denver Nuggets, the St. Cloud Norsemen earned a two-game series sweep of the North Iowa Bulls, and the Twins topped Atlanta in a Spring Training matchup Friday. On Saturday, the St. Cloud State baseball, St. John's baseball, and SCTCC softball teams will all play doubleheaders, and the Minnesota Wild will hit the road to face the Hurricanes.

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Four Minnesota collegiate men’s hockey teams made it to the NCAA Division I Tournament, and now just two remain.

The St. Cloud State University baseball team earned a doubleheader sweep over Wayne State, the St. Cloud Norsemen completed a weekend series sweep and secured a playoff berth, the Minnesota Wild came away with an overtime win, and the Granite City Lumberjacks edged out the Generals to advance to the championship round on Saturday. On Sunday, the Gopher men's hockey team will face Western Michigan in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Timberwolves will travel to Boston, and the SCTCC baseball team will take on Minnesota West Community and Technical College.

The Minnesota State High School League 2022 Boys Basketball Tournament wrapped up Saturday and two central Minnesota teams are returning home with top-three finishes.