Section championships are being won this week all across Minnesota, with teams booking their trips to St. Paul for the girls hockey state tournament. The big show begins Feb. 18 at Grand Casino Arena, with state champions crowned Feb. 21.

The seeding for the two eight-team brackets will be revealed on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Minnesota State High School League will seed the teams 1 through 8 in each class.

Before then, teams across the state are competing in their section tournaments for those 16 coveted spots in the state tournament.

State qualifiers

Class 2A

Section 1: Farmington (def. Northfield 3-2)

Section 2: Holy Family (def. Minnetonka 5-4 in 2OT)

Section 3: Lakeville North (def. Apple Valley 1-0 in 2OT)

Section 4: Hill-Murray (def. Woodbury 5-1)

Section 5: Centennial/Spring Lake Park (def. Maple Grove 4-1)

Section 6: Edina (def. Benilde-St. Margaret’s 1-0)

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Section 7: Andover (def. Grand Rapids/Greenway 1-0)

Section 8: Bemidji (def. Moorhead 4-3)

Class 1A

Section 1: Dodge County (def. Albert Lea 3-2)

Section 2: Mankato East (def. Minnesota River 3-1)

Section 3: Luverne (def. Marshall 3-2)

Section 4: Blake (def. Holy Angels 3-2) .

Section 5: Breck (def. Westonka/Southwest Christian 3-0)

Section 6: St. Cloud (def. Fergus Falls 5-2)

Section 7: Proctor/Hermantown (def. North Shore 5-1)

Section 8: Warroad (def. East Grand Forks 5-0)