Providence problems: for second-straight year Albany girls basketball falls in championship

MINNEAPOLIS – In the girls Class 2A state basketball tournament against Albany on Saturday, the first lead Providence took was with 7.7 seconds remaining. The Huskies failed to get a shot off to regain their game-long advantage and lost their second game of the year 81-78. It was the teams’ fourth straight meeting in the state tourney and third championship matchup in those years. Albany (30-2) won in 2021 and Providence (28-4) has now won two consecutive titles over the Huskies. The most recent was played Saturday afternoon at Minnesota’s...