No.12 Park Rapids made things interesting in the first round of the Section 8AA tournament as the No. 5 Wadena-Deer Creek boys basketball team narrowly avoid a first-round exit.
The Wolverines bested the Parkers Prairie Panthers 69-61 in the team's final regular season game. A win in the section tournament next week would set a new season win record.
Teshe Loer lit the offensive fire with an acrobatic layup for the first points of the game, and the Wolverines (18-7, 6-4 Section 8AA) never looked back.
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