Sartell swept the Section 8AA soccer championships on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at home. The Sabres boys beat ROCORI 3–1, and the Sabres girls beat Sauk Rapids-Rice 3–0. Both teams are headed back to the Class 2A state tournament. Tonight, St. Cloud Cathedral plays for two more state berths in the Section 8A finals.
Section 8AA boys: Sartell 3, ROCORI 1
- Top-seeded Sartell beat second-seeded ROCORI in the section final in Sartell.
- Sartell’s section run: 10–0 over St. Cloud Apollo, 5–0 over Fergus Falls and 3–1 over ROCORI.
- ROCORI’s run: 2–0 over Willmar and 1–0 over St. Cloud Tech before the final.
Section 8AA girls: Sartell 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 0
- Sartell finished the section tournament without allowing a goal: 9–0 over Willmar, 5–0 over the St. Cloud Crush and 3–0 over Sauk Rapids-Rice.
- Sauk Rapids-Rice’s run: The seventh-seeded Storm reached the final with upsets of Little Falls (2–1) and Detroit Lakes (2–0).
State tournament
The Class 2A boys and girls state quarterfinals are set for Oct. 27–29. Sites and times will be set after seeding.
Tonight: Section 8A finals at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle
- Boys: St. Cloud Cathedral vs. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 5:15 p.m.
- Girls: St. Cloud Cathedral vs. East Grand Forks, 7:30 p.m.
- Both games are at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Stadium. The winners go to the Class 1A state tournament.
Also tonight: football’s regular-season finale
Waconia plays at Sauk Rapids-Rice and Albany plays at Foley, both at 7 p.m. Sartell plays at Robbinsdale Cooper, St. Cloud Tech at Fergus Falls and Little Falls at St. Cloud Apollo. See the full list in our Monday sports roundup.
For Tuesday’s Wild and Huskies results, see our Oct. 20 sports recap.
Sources: MSHSL brackets: Section 8AA boys, Section 8AA girls, Section 8A boys, Section 8A girls, Class 2A boys state and Class 2A girls state; St. Cloud LIVE: Sartell boys and Sartell girls; St. Cloud Times; 1390 Granite City Sports; St. Cloud LIVE 2026 football schedule. Checked Oct. 21, 2026.
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