Crosby-Ironton downs Minnehaha Academy in Minnesota high school girls basketball semifinal: Live score recap

Get real-time updates from the 2025 MSHSL Class 2A semifinal showdown between Tori Oehrlein and Addi Mack

Minnehaha Academy's Addi Mack is hoping to lead the Redhawks the Class 2A championship / Jeff Lawler

MINNEAPOLIS — The No. 2 Crosby-Ironton Rangers (32-0) defeated the No. 3 Minnehaha Academy Redhawks (21-10) 85-72 in the 2025 Minnesota (MSHSL) high school girls basketball state tournament Class 2A semifinals on Friday at Williams Arena.

The Rangers and the Redhawks want to push the pace and score in transition. They both have the skills to punish teams that don’t defend well after a missed basket. On Friday night, the Rangers’ offense made 58 percent of their field goals, which kept the Redhawks from rebounding and attacking via transition. 

Conversely, the Redhawks shot 36 percent from the floor, and Crosby-Ironton junior star Tori Oehrlein and company took advantage. She grabbed 19 rebounds and looked up the court after them to try and find open teammates. She often connected with senior Regan Juenemann, who finished with a game-high 31 points. 

“I can just get it and go, and I feel like that’s where we get a lot of teams, is we run on them,” Oehrlein said. “We don’t have to wait for a post to give me the ball. I can get it and go and get to [Juenemann] or [Sammie Hachey] who are already up the floor.”

It was a positive feedback loop that led to a 40-24 halftime lead for the Rangers. They grabbed a rebound, pushed the ball, scored in transition or the halfcourt, which kept Minnehaha from doing the same to them. 

“Every single piece of the game, we just felt that they started off with more energy than us,” Minnehaha Academy head coach Kendall Givens said. “That put us in a deep hole. … That last five, six minutes of the game we fought back pretty hard. It was just too big of a hole for us to come out of.”

For the loop to work, Crosby-Ironton needed to defend Minnehaha Academy star Addi Mack, who entered Friday's game averaging 33 points per game. The Rangers limited her to 28 points on 9-of-21 shooting. 

“We wouldn’t let anyone else shoot, but we had to make sure we knew where [Mack] was at all times,” Crosby-Ironton coach Pete Vukelich said. 

The Rangers continued with the same formula in the second half. Minnehaha Academy made more baskets, which cut into the Rangers’ lead late, but Crosby-Ironton was 17-for-25 in the second half. Juenemann scored 22 points in the second half. 

“My mindset was just to go out and have fun,” she said. 

The win puts the Rangers in a girls basketball state championship game for the first time in program history. They’ll play another undefeated team, Providence Academy, on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Williams Arena. 

"No one has figured out the recipe to beat either of us,” Vukelich said. “One of us is going to fall tomorrow.”

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Crosby-Ironton downs Minnehaha Academy in Minnesota high school girls basketball semifinal: Live score recap

Teams are on the court for introductions.

FIRST HALF UPDATES

Crosby-Ironton wins the opening tip-off and we're underway.

Already seven turnovers in the opening four minutes. C-I with a 6-5 lead.

The Redhawks are 1-of-10 from the floor to start the game. Crosby-Ironton has pushed the pace in transition to take advantage of thee Redhawks' misses. They lead 10-6 with 11 minutes remaining.

Six minutes remain in the first half and and C-I's lead is now 22-11. Oehrlein has come alive, and the Redhawks continue to struggle shooting the ball.

C-I leads 29-16 with 3:32 remaining.

The Rangers lead by 15 with one minute remaining in the first half. Crosby-Ironton has controlled every aspect of this game so far. The Redhawks have open looks from beyong the 3-point line, but they're 3-of-13.

HALFTIME: Crosby-Ironton 40, Minnehaha Academy 24

Oehrlein leads all scorers with 16 points. Mack has 11 for Minnehaha Academy.

The Redhawks' shot 8-of-31 from the field in the first half. The Rangers' zone defense gave them open looks, but Minnehaha Academy could not hit them. Meanwhile, Crosby-Ironton ran in transition and attacked the basket on offense, with 20 points in the paint and 10 points from free throws.

SECOND HALF UPDATES

The second half is underway.

A 9-1 run gives Crosby-Ironton a 52-31 lead with 13:43 remaining. The Rangers' defense continues to flummox Minnehaha Academy.

Crosby-Ironton continues to run off Minnehaha's missed baskets. The Redhawks missed a layup, and Crosby-Ironton passed the ball up quickly for a wide open basket from Regan Juenemann, who leads the Rangers with 22 points. Crosby-Ironton leads 61-43 with eight minutes remaining.

Minnehaha's poor shooting in the first half has improved in the second half, but unfortunately for the Redhawks, the Rangers' has as well. C-I is shooting73 percent from the field in the second half.

Minnehaha Academy on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 77-65 with 1:38 remaining. Briana Foster with four points during this run.

Minnehaha Academy cuts it to a 10-point deficit with 40 seconds remaining.

FINAL: Crosby-Ironton 85, Minnehaha Academy 72

It's the first state title appearance for the Rangers in program history.

Juenemann led the Rangers with 31 points. Oehrlein had 27 points and 19 rebounds. Mack led the Redhawks with 28 points.

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