Byron falls to Sauk Centre 67-61 in a Class AA state girls basketball quarterfinal game.

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Byron’s Lexi Glynn (20) tips the ball loose from Sauke Centre’s Kenzie Schmiesing.

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Byron’s Lexi Glynn (20) handles the ball during the opening round of the Class AA state tournament.

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Byron’s Erika Smith (2) claps at the end of the first half of a Class AA state quarterfinal game against Sauk Centre on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron’s Ayoka Lee (50) grabs a lob pass during a Class AA state quarterfinal game against Sauk Centre on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron’s Hailey Braaten (15) shoots during a Class AA state quarterfinal game against Sauk Centre on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron’s Ayoka Lee, center, goes up to catch a lob pass during a Class AA state quarterfinal game against Sauk Centre on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron’s Hailey Braaten (15) nearly steals the ball from Sauke Centre’s Tori Peschel (21) but is called for a foul during a Class AA state quarterfinal game Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron players cheer during a Class AA state quarterfinal game against Sauk Centre on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron’s Courtney Connelly (1) and her teammates walk off the court after losing to No. 1-ranked Sauk Centre in a Class AA state quarterfinal game Wednesday at Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron’s Erika Smith is announced before a Class AA state quarterfinal game against Sauk Centre on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron vs Sauk Centre Girls Basketball Byron’s Josie Bisgard (13) tries to dribble past Sauke Centre’s Kelsey Peschel during a Class AA state quarterfinal game Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Sauk Centre’s Tori Peschel (21) and Byron’s Ayoka Lee (50) battle for a loose ball Wednesday.

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Byron’s Erika Smith (2) lays up a shot during Wednesday’s state quarterfinals at Target Center. The Bears bounced back from Wednesday’s loss to win in the consolation semifinals Thursday. They’ll play for the consolation title today.

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Byron’s Lexi Glynn, right, and Sauk Centre’s Kelsey Peschel, left, scramble to grab the basketball.

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Byron’s Ayoka Lee, right, tries to grab a rebound from Sauk Centre’s Tori Peschel (21) during a Class AA state quarterfinal game Wednesday at Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron’s Ayoka Lee, left, goes up to block a shot by Sauk Centre’s Kelsey Peschel (5) during a Class AA girls basketball state tournament quarterfinal last March at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Lee, now a freshman at Kansas State University, will redshirt this season while recovering from a knee injury.

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Sauke Centre’s Tori Peschel, left, steals the ball away from Byron’s Sacia Vanderpool (11) during a Class AA state quarterfinal game Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Byron’s Courtney Connelly (1) shoots during a Class AA state quarterfinal game against Sauk Centre on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.