Alex boys cagers advance; defeat Apollo, 55-51

By Tom Obert
Cub Reporter
The Alex boys basketball team defeated St. Cloud Apollo last night, 55-51, in the section 8-4A semi-finals played in Sauk Rapids. Alex had lost both regular season games to the Eagles, but tonight proved that it is indeed difficult to beat the same team three times in one season. Our Cards were able to overcome an 11-point deficit in the second half for the win and will now play Elk River for the section championship and the right to go the state tournament. It will not be an easy task as Elk River beat Moorhead tonight, 94-66, and has been ranked No. 1 in the state this year. The game will be played next Thursday, apparently at Sauk Rapids though that has yet to be confirmed.

The Cub Reporter will have to admit to shoddy coverage tonight as he was unable to attend the game in person and was only able to catch the last few minutes of Dave Harris's broadcast on the radio. Classmate Tom Kiehne was in town from Texas so we felt an obligation to take our respective parents out to dinner tonight. This reporter will make every effort to attend the championship game.

Oh, and just for fun, I am attaching the thank you note we received from Brittney Bruzek. It seems that Bud's girl and her teammates have discovered the team coverage on the blogsite. Just my luck to finally figure out how to get notes from high school girls . . . 40+ years too late!