White Bear Lake did it again. The Bears punched their ticket to state for the third time in three seasons after edging Roseville 40-39 at home in the Class 4A, Section 4 final.

The game was a defensive slugfest, particularly in the second half. Elise Dieterle and Chloe Theissen combined to score 33 of the third-seeded Bears’ 40 points.

Maddie Sundberg scored 12 points to lead fourth-seeded Roseville (15-14). White Bear Lake (20-9) and Roseville both pulled section semifinal upsets just to reach the section final.

The state tournament starts Wednesday. Brackets will be released Saturday.

Other Class 4A finals

Eastview 74, Rosemount 69 >> For the first time since 2019, the Lightning are back in state.

Four players scored in double figures for Eastview (25-3), led by 19 points from Bra’ja Torry. Myah Maull added 15 points, while Alexandra Mathews and Jayda Wilson scored 13 apiece as the Lightning emerged victorious at home in the Class 4A, Section 3 final.

Amisha Ramlall scored 24 points and Ashna Ramlall had 22 for Rosemount (15-14).

Eastview topped the Irish in all three meetings between the two teams this season. Rosemount beat the Lightning in last year’s section final.

Cretin-Derham Hall 65, Two Rivers 53 >> Cretin-Derham Hall will make just its second state tournament appearance since 2003 after Sage Gilbert scored 17 to power the Raiders to a home win in the Class 3A, Section 3 final. This year is the first time the Raiders (20-9) have won more than 11 games in a season since 2019.

Two Rivers (18-11) had three players score in double figures, led by 13 points from Elayna VanNett. The section final appearance marked another key milestone in an impressive two-year turnaround for the Warriors under the guidance of former Hopkins star Nia Hollie.

Two Rivers won 11 games total in the two seasons prior to Hollie being hired as coach in 2023, and has won 33 games since.

Anoka 47, Centennial 44 >> Anoka scored 30 points in the second half to rally past Centennial after trailing by three at the break of the Class 4A, Section 7 title game.

Laurel Kuyon led Anoka with 15 points, while Drew Pederson and Madlin Freking each added 12.

The Tornadoes (20-8) will make their fourth-ever state tournament trip.

Centennial got 29 points from St. Thomas commit Autumn McCall. The Cougars (8-21) end-of-season record is misleading, as Centennial had to forfeit nine regular season victories after playing an ineligible athlete.

Class 3A

DeLaSalle 69, Hill-Murray 65 >> Aneisha Scott scored 29 points and Taylor Starks added 15 as the Islanders rallied past Hill-Murray in the Class 3A, Section 4 title game at DeLaSalle High School.

The defending state runners-up clinched their third straight state tournament appearance. DeLaSalle (24-5) enters this year’s tournament on a 10-game winning streak.

Sophomore star Mya Wilson scored 27 points to lead Hill-Murray (22-7), who went undefeated in conference play on the way to a Metro East crown this season.