LOCAL SPORTS SHORTS
Tesdahl to play in all-star basketball series
Bryce Tesdahl of Crosby-Ironton is one of 40 players who have been selected to compete in the Minnesota High School All-Star Basketball Series.
Doubleheaders will be played April 4 at Halenbeck Hall on the campus of St. Cloud State University and April 5 at Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia-St.Paul University in St. Paul.
The April 4 event will tip off with a contest between the Blue and Gold teams at 7 p.m. The Maroon and Green teams will culminate the activities with an 8:45 p.m. contest.
On April 5 the schedule will include games at 2:15 and 4 p.m. Three-point shooting and dunk contests will precede each of the games on both dates.
Tickets at the door are $8 for adults, $5 for students (children 5 and under are free).
For more information go to www.mshsca.org/boysbasketball.
Bower, Bahr on academic All-MIAC teams
Brainerd High School graduates Haley Bower and Tori Bahr of Augsburg College have been named to MIAC academic all-conference teams. Bower is a senior volleyball player with a 3.89 grade-point average, majoring in international relations. Bahr has a 4.0 GPA and is a junior women's cross country runner majoring in biology and chemistry.