Senior Casey McClarnon and the Burnsville badminton team opens their season March 23 at home against St. Paul Highland Park at 3:30 p.m. The Blaze is coming off a 6-10 season. For more, go to www.scoreboard.mn.

Senior Molly Duehn finished her career with the Burnsville girls basketball team as the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,662 points. She'll play Division I next year at the University of Northern Colorado. Read more about Duehn's Blaze career and how Lake Conference coaches admired her game at www.scoreboard.mn.

Prior Lake junior Brady Johnshoy had a 40-win season, finishing third at the Class AAA state individual tournament at 119 pounds. He went 5-1 at state to earn a medal (top six) for the second straight year. For more, go to www.scoreboardmn.com.

Burnsville senior Thomas Elling won two state titles at the Class AA state meet March 6 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. He won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 breaststroke to become only the fourth Burnsville swimmer to ever win multiple state titles. For more, go to www.scoreboard.mn.

Prior Lake senior Jake Bolks grabs a rebound in the Lakers' 77-60 home loss to Red Wing March 2. The Lakers (3-22 overall) are 0-11 on their home floor this season with more home game left - March 5 versus Holy Angels at 7:30 p.m. For more on the Lakers, go to www.scoreboard.mn.

Senior Amanda Colin scored six and had two assists in three games at the Class AA state tournament Feb. 25-27, leading the Blaze to the consolation title. Colin was also named to the all-tournament team. For more on the state tournament, go to www.scoreboard.mn.

Sophomore Matthew Wright and the Prior Lake boys swimming team will swim in the Section 3AA prelims Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Hidden Oaks Middle School. The finals are set for Friday, Feb. 26 at the same venue. Starting time for both days is 6:30 p.m. Other teams in the field include: Burnsville, Apple Valley, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, Rosemount, Eastview and Eagan. Go to www.scoreboard.mn for complete section results.

Senior Thomas Wells and the Burnsville boys hockey team earned the No. 2 seed in the Section 2AA playoffs, which starts Thursday, Feb. 25. The Blaze (16-6-3) will face seventh-seeded Shakopee in the first round at home at 7 p.m. The No. 9-ranked Blaze finished the regular season with 10 straight wins, including a 3-1 win at No. 6 Bloomington Jefferson Feb. 20. For more, go to www.mshsl.org.

Sophomore Sydney Notermann will lead the Prior Lake gymnastics team into the Section 2AA meet Friday, Feb. 12 at Buffalo High School at 5 p.m. The Lakers are coming off a third-place finish at the Missota Conference Championships Feb. 12, recording their best team score of the season (140.8). For more, go to www.scoreboard.mn.