Albany head coach Cory Schlagel called his players “creatures of habit.” Senior forward Sam Hondl needs his gameday nap. Some players like to lift in the morning before state tournament games. It’s what Schlagel said is their “business approach.

The Waseca boys basketball team fell to Albany in the Class AA state championship game 70-63. With 4:21 left in the game, Damarius Russell made it a one-point game, 55-54 Albany. Later, Deron Russell would drive to the rim for a big bucket to make 62-61 with 1:09 to play.