Sub-Section 6AA-North boys' basketball playoff seeding is tonight

Tony Harlander (#5) is one of the top players on this year's Albany Huskies team.

The Albany Huskies (12-11) are in the running for either the #4 or #5 playoff seed in the eight-team Sub-Section 6AA-North. They finished 7-3 in the West Central North Conference, good for a two-way tie for second place with Sauk Centre.

Check back early Thursday morning to see the seedings and playoff brackets.

Huskies girls' basketball opens the playoffs at home on Thursday

The Sub-Section 6AA-North quarterfinal round begins this Thursday night, Mar 1., when the Albany Huskies host #5-seed Pierz with a 7 p.m. tip off.

Albany is the #4 seed behind #1 Sauk Centre, #2 Staples-Motley and #3 Melrose Area.

The semifinals are on Saturday at St. John's University.

Holthaus qualifies for state wrestling meet

Albany sophomore Carter Holthaus takes a 24-15 record into the Class AA individual state wrestling tournament in the 138-pound bracket. Holthaus opens 'state' against junior Quade Zupko (37-7) of Chisago Lakes Area on Mat 8.

Action for Class AA begins at 1 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 2, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The quarterfinals are at 7 p.m. that night.

Huskies boys' basketball falls to Sauk Centre

The Albany boys' basketball team finished the 2011-12 West Central North Conference schedule in second place, tied with Sauk Centre, at 7-3 in the league standings.

Tonight in Albany, the Mainstreeters picked up a 57-52 win to split the conference series between the two conference rivals. The Huskies led 32-30 at halftime.

Read more on the game in next week's Albany Enterprise issue.

Big showdown coming tonight in Albany

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters come to town for a huge West Central North Conference battle with the Albany Huskies tonight. Both teams are jockeying for better seeding rights in the upcoming Sub-Section 6AA-North playoffs.

Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany High School.

In news related to the Albany girls' basketball team, the Huskies (16-8 overall) earned the #4 playoff seed for Sub-Section 6AA-North and open up the playoffs at home next Thursday, Mar. 1. Their opponent will be fifth-seeded Pierz, and tip-off will be at 7 p.m. at the Albany High School.

Don't miss out on more coverage of the Huskies in next week's Feb. 29 issue of the Albany Enterprise!