Girls Basketball: Cards deny Flyers a state bid

LITTLE FALLS — It was their only Section 8-3A loss all season and it came at the worst time. In front of a sellout home crowd, with two pep bands rocking the rafters, the top-seeded Little Falls Flyers were hit with a 55-41 loss by the No. 3-seeded Willmar Cardinals in the section final Thursday, March 5. The loss prevented this season’s Flyers from snapping a 35-year absence from the state tournament. The Flyers' last state appearance was in 1991. “I am super proud of this team,” Flyers head coach Aaron Bring said. “We accomplished a lot. This was our goal to get here and play in this game. We wanted to play here in this type of environment. It was great and it was...