Laura Ebeling made 28 saves to lead Owatonna to a 1-1 overtime tie with Northfield Thursday night. Sydney Hunst scored on a deflection for their only goal.
Owatonna boys' basketball came off their holiday break with a strong effort in a physical game with St. Michael-Albertville, winning 79-67 at OHS Thursday night.
Owatonna's opponents each had a player record a hat trick in holiday tournament play Tuesday. The OHS boys lost 5-2 to St. Louis Park and the girls lost 3-0 to St. Francis.
NRHEG boys basketball is off to a dominant start on the season after a 55-42 win over Tri-City United on Monday. The Panthers are winning by an average of 27 points.
Owatonna scored a pair of lopsided wins Thursday over Mankato West and Northfield on the eve of taking part in the Christmas Tournament in Rochester this weekend.