Tori Oehrlein of Crosby-Ironton celebrates with her parents, Sarah and Josh Oehrlein, after surpassing 3,000 career points in January. Oehrlein led Crosby-Ironton to a fourth-place finish in the Class 2A state tournament last season when she averaged 35.4 points, 15.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. (Jerry Holt)

MN high school girls basketball recruiting

Gophers women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit made Tori Oehrlein a recruiting priority in the Class of 2026.

It paid off.

On Friday evening in the Dave Galovich Gym at the high school in Crosby, Oehrlein, a 5-11 junior guard and the state’s second-highest-rated girls basketball recruit in the Class of 2026, announced she will play for the University of Minnesota.

For more on Oehrlein and her decision, click here to read the story on startribune.com.