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Upcoming area prep schedule
THURSDAY
Girls basketball: Hayfield at United South Central, 7:15 p.m.
Blooming Prairie at NRHEG, 7:15 p.m.
Boys hockey: Austin at Albert Lea, 7:15 p.m.
Boys swim and dive: Mankato West at Albert Lea, 6 p.m.
Wrestling: Albert Lea at Rochester John Marshall, 5 p.m.
Northwood-Kensett at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, 5 p.m.
Lake Mills at home, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY
Boys basketball: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons at St. Charles, 7:15 p.m.
United South Central at Hayfield, 7:15 p.m.
NRHEG at Blooming Prairie, 7:15 p.m.
Northwood-Kensett at Nashua-Plainfield, 7:30 p.m.
Belmond-Klemme at Lake Mills, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball: Albert Lea at Cannon Falls, 7:15 p.m.
Martin County West at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, 7 p.m.
NRHEG at Waseca, 7:30 p.m.
Northwood-Kensett at Nashua-Plainfield, 6:15 p.m.
Belmond-Klemme at Lake Mills, 6:15 p.m.
Wrestling: Maple River/United South Central at WEM/JWP, 7 p.m.
NRHEG at home, 5 p.m.
Girls wrestling: Lake Mills at St. Ansgar, 5 p.m.
Dance: Albert Lea at Owatonna, 5 p.m. (conference)

SATURDAY
Boys basketball: Rochester John Marshall at Albert Lea, 2 p.m.
Boys hockey: Rochester Mayo at Albert Lea, 2 p.m.
Girls hockey: Albert Lea at Rochester Mayo, 7 p.m.
Wrestling: Albert Lea at Hayfield, 9 a.m. (tournament)
Northwood-Kensett at AGWSR, 10 a.m. (tournament)
Lake Mills at home, 10 a.m. (tournament)
Girls wrestling: Albert Lea at Pine Island, 8 a.m.

Saturday’s results

Boys basketball

St. Charles 87, Albert Lea 64

Girls basketball

Caledonia 83, Albert Lea 28

Boys hockey

Albert Lea 7, Red Wing 0

AL 2 1 4 — 7
RW 0 0 0 — 0

First period: 1, Albert Lea, Ethan Stieler (Evan Anfinson, Brock Scott), 7:17. 2, Connor Pirsig (Evan Afinson, Zaden Brua), 8:57.
Second period: 3, Albert Lea, Jacob Kolker (Zaden Brua), 12:31 (sh).
Third period: 4, Samuel McGill (Connor Pirsig, Zaden Brua), 3:22 (pp). 5, Albert Lea, Samuel Stay (Keaton Bremer), 4:00. 6, Albert Lea, Zaden Brua (Samuel McGill, Connor Pirsig), 7:36 (pp). 7, Albert Lea, Samuel Stay (Brock Scott, Evan Anfinson), 15:22 (pp).

Shots on goal — Albert Lea 14-10-14 — 38. Red Wing 4-10-2 — 16
Power play opportunities — Albert Lea 3/4. Red Wing 0/3
Goalies — Albert Lea, Ledger Stadheim 16/16. Red Wing, Mason Chaska 31/38.

Girls hockey

Albert Lea 17, Red Wing 0

AL 10 6 1 — 17
RW 0 0 0 — 0

First period: 1, Albert Lea, Mika Cichosz (Olivia Ellsworth), :20. 2, Albert Lea, Morgan Goskeson (Mika Cichosz, Hanna Austinson), :45. 3, Albert Lea, Keira Erickson (Calleigh Noble), :59. 4, Albert Lea, Kaylee Henderson (Marlee Goskeson), 2:00. 5, Albert Lea, Mika Cichosz (Hanna Austinson, Haley Austinson), 4:28. 6, Albert Lea, Sydney Kolker (Shelby Evans, Morgan Goskeson), 5:23. 7, Albert Lea, Mika Cichosz (Emery Nelson), 7:09. 8, Albert Lea, Keira Erickson, 12:49. 9, Albert Lea, Haley Austison (Sydney Kolker, Morgan Goskeson), 13:00. 10, Albert Lea, Morgan Goskeson (Hanna Austinson), 15:15.
Second period: 11, Albert Lea, Hanna Austinson (Haley Austinson, Olivia Elsworth), :10. 12, Albert Lea, Calleigh Noble (Keira Erickson, Sydney Kolker), :35. 13, Albert Lea, Shleby Evans (Maria Clary, Sydney Kolker), 1:46. 14, Albert Lea, Marlee Goskeson (Olivia Ellsworth, Sienna Murray), 10:14. 15, Albert Lea, Hanna Austinson, 14:45. 16, Albert Lea, Mika Cichosz, 15:02.
Third period: 17, Albert Lea, Emery Nelson (Calleigh Noble, Oliva Ellsworth), 4:08.

Shots on goal — Albert Lea 28-22-12 — 62. Red Wing 5-1-1 — 7
Power play opportunities — Albert Lea 0/0. Red Wing 0/2.
Goalies — Albert Lea, Sienna Murray 2/2; Jayda Moyer 5/5. Red Wing, Jocelyn Mrozek 45/62.

Wrestling

Albert Lea at Kiffmeyer Duals

Becker 37, Albert Lea 22
Albert Lea 36, Foley 32
Albert Lea 37, Cambridge-Isanti 23
Cambridge-Isanti 48, Albert Lea 18
Albert Lea 54, St. Cloud Tech 18
Willmar 41, Albert Lea 22

Friday’s results

Boys basketball

Hayfield 70, NRHEG 46

NRHEG stats: Aaden Hanna 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist; Greyson Schaefer 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block; Owen Wayne 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Justin Beauvis 1 steal; Lavon Jewison 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists; Dom Olson 1 rebound; Hudson Chrz 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist; Jase Knudson 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists; Jordan Brouwers 1 rebound

Northwood-Kensett 57, Osage 55

NK 15 12 16 14 – 57
OS 16 17 15 7 – 55

Northwood-Kensett stats: Colby Eskildsen 28 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists; Evan Lorenzen 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists; Kooper Julseth 5 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists; Carter Anderson 2 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists; Bowan Behne 1 rebound; Landen Nelson 4 points, 3 rebounds

Forest City 77, Lake Mills 64

FC 21 18 21 17 – 77
LM 14 20 11 9 – 64

Madelia 74, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 57

Kenyon-Wanamingo 63, United South Central 50

Girls basketball

NRHEG 68, Hayfield 60

NR 24 44 – 68
HF 17 43 – 60

NRHEG stats: Gabby Schlaak 1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 steal; Ezra Boerner 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 charge; Quinn VanMaldeghem 17 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals; Izley Boerner 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Chloe Buendorf 6 points, 5 rebounds; Cam VanMaldeghem 27 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals, 1 block; Chloe Stork 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal; Kylie Olson 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks

United South Central 78, Kenyon-Wanamingo 59

United South Central stats: Olivia Bungum 33 points, 14 rebounds; Taylor Schroeder 16 points; Alivia Bruegger 15 points, 14 rebounds; Ivy O’Rourke 12 points

Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 54, Kingsland 50

Forest City 52, Lake Mills 36

Lake Mills stats: Mackenzie Budach 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal; Cora Sauer 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals; Kate Bechtel 1 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists; Grace Bechtel 2 rebounds, 1 steal; Bailey Dagestad 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal; Hayden Wempen 3 rebounds, 1 assist; Natalie Young 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal

Osage 54, Northwood-Kensett 26