Saint Peter Public Schools

St. Peter's girls' basketball team (27-2 overall) received the #4 overall seed for the upcoming Minnesota Class AAA Girls State Basketball Tournament and faces #5 Stewartville (21-8) in the quarterfinal round at noon on Wednesday, March 13 at the University of Minnesota’s Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis. Maturi Pavilion is located in the same building as Williams Arena

TICKETS - Tickets for the quarterfinal round are only available for purchase online through the Minnesota State High School League’s website at www.mshsl.org/tickets. Cost for the quarterfinal round games is $17 for adults and $11 for students. You can also purchase tickets for the other state tournament rounds at that link as well.

FAN BUS - SPHS will be offering a fan bus for high school students (grades 9-12) only and the cost will be $5 per student. Sign ups will begin at the Saints Activities Office (room A102) on Monday (March 11) morning and riders must pay the $5 fee at the time they register. 

T-SHIRTS - The Saints’ girls basketball team will be selling a limited number of commemorative 2024 State Tournament t-shirts through the Activities Office as well hopefully starting on Tuesday, March 12. Cost will be $20 per t-shirt and needs to be paid at the time of purchase. These will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If there is enough interest in the T-shirts, a second run may be printed, but those wouldn’t be available for pick up until after the state tournament.

LIVESTREAM - Quarterfinal games are livestreamed at https://prepspotlight.tv/. This is a subscription based service so there is a fee for the broadcast of the first round, consolation and third-place games. Semifinal and championship games are shown on regular TV on Ch. 45 or online at https://kstp.com/45tv/prep45/.

For all other Minnesota State Girls Basketball Tournament information, including the complete schedule of events and bracket as well as the online game program, please see the MSHSL girls basketball website link at https://www.mshsl.org/sports-and-activities/basketball-girls

Win or lose on Wednesday, the Saints will play another game at state on Thursday, March 14, either at noon or 2 p.m. Ticket info, fan bus and other details will be shared for any subsequent Saints’ state tournament games as they become available.

(Thanks to SPPS Communications Intern Lizzie Horton for the graphic shown above!)