Mounds View swept the singles matches as the No. 4 seed topped fifth-seeded Alexandria, 5-2, in Tuesday’s state quarterfinals at Baseline Tennis Center.

Rory Wahlstrand (No. 1 singles), Reese Wahlstrand (No. 2), Stella Fagerlee (No. 3) and Saina Makin (No. 4) all won in straight sets.

The Mustangs will meet top-seeded Rochester Mayo at 8 a.m. Wednesday in the semifinals. No. 2 Edina will meet third-seeded Minnetonka in the other semi.

Edina beat Stillwater 6-1 in Tuesday’s quarters, while Minnetonka beat Eagan by the same 6-1 result. Eagan’s lone win came at No. 1 singles from Cassandra Li.

Class 2A

Top-seeded Mahtomedi survived a quarterfinal scare from St. Peter to win 4-3 at Life Time Bloomington South on Tuesday.

Alexia Tempelis and Brooke Berg rallied after losing a first-set tiebreak to win at No. 2 doubles in three sets to secure the Zephyrs’ spot in the semis. They’ll meet fourth-seeded Rock Ridge at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

No. 2 Hill-Murray will play No. 3 Blake in the other semi. The Pioneers beat Northfield 5-2.

Class A

Breck, Litchfield, Saint James and Foley all advanced to Wednesday’s semifinals at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis.

Finals in all three classes will be played at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Mahtomedi, the reigning Class 2A state girls soccer champion, began its quest to repeat in Tuesday night’s quarterfinal with a 3-0 win over Grand Rapids with three second-half goals.

The Thunderhawks went toe-to-toe with the Zephyrs in the first half. But Mahtomedi broke through the low block, and the Zephyrs’ first goal unleashed the floodgates.

A windy, rainy Tuesday night at Forest Lake High School set up a defensive battle between the 11-time state champion Mahtomedi and state tournament debutants Grand Rapids.

Mahtomedi head coach Dave Wald said the weather played a role in the match.

“I’ve coached for 35 years. This might be the worst night, maybe the second,” Wald said.

It took 33 minutes of game action to get the first shot on goal for either side. Mahtomedi managed only two shots on goal in the first 40 minutes.

The Thunderhawks defended resiliently, holding the reigning state champions at bay at the half.

After a flurry of Mahtomedi early second-half chances, senior Oona Lienke used her defender as a shield and curled a shot towards the bottom corner. Grand Rapids senior goalkeeper Rylee Major dove to her left and pushed it wide and behind.

Poirier whipped in the ball from the ensuing corner, and the ball landed at Lienke’s feet after a scrum inside the six-yard box. Lienke rocketed the shot into the roof of the net to give Mahtomedi a 1-0 lead about 15 minutes into the second half.

Lienke said she wanted to make something happen with her first chance on net, but capitalized on the second opportunity.

“I was just looking for the back of the net and making sure that the other players didn’t have a chance to kick it out,” Lienke said.

With 22 minutes to play, Mahtomedi junior midfielder Anneliese Ulschmid yanked a shot that was going wide of the net, but a wicked deflection by a Grand Rapids defender pushed it past Major, making it 2-0.

Mahtomedi sophomore midfielder Adalyn Beulke blasted an effort from long range right by Major for the Zephyrs’ third goal with 14:28 left.

A 3-0 lead proved too large a mountain to climb for the Thunderhawks and kept the Zephyrs’ pursuit of back-to-back state titles alive.

In a game that had four second-half lead changes, it was Anthony Stevenson and the St. Paul Johnson defense that came up big to prevent a fifth.

Colin Moore Jr. ran for 165 yards and two scores, and the fifth-seeded Governors took down No. 4 Simley 20-17 in a Class 4A, Section 3 quarterfinal Tuesday on a raw, windy night. The feel-like temperature at kickoff was 30 degrees.

“They made a little Instagram post talking about how they had a bye week, so we had to show them it wasn’t a bye week,” Stevenson said.

“(Quality Results Formula) had us as a three seed, coaches’ vote gave us a five,” Moore said. “They made us come over here and show that we deserve the three. Now we got to bring this over to Saturday.”

That would be an 11 a.m. game at top-seeded Hill-Murray (7-1).

Johnson is now 6-3, with its losses to top-10 Class 3A teams: twice to Minneapolis North and once to St. Croix Lutheran.

“We felt slighted and disrespected. But in situations like that, the best thing you can do is come out and show who you are. That’s what we did tonight,” coach Richard Magembe said.

Trailing by three, Simley (2-7) converted a fourth-and-14 to keep a drive alive at the Johnson 20. After a couple runs netted a yard, Stevenson wasn’t touched by a blocker and dropped quarterback Christian Urbina for a 4-yard loss.

A 40-yard field goal attempt into a stiff breeze came up short with 3:35 remaining.

Moore made sure the Governors ran out the clock.

The junior had a 19-yard slithering run for a first down that forced Simley to call the first of its three time outs. Short runs by Moore and quarterback Ali Farfan made the Spartans stop the clock two more times.

Moore gained three yards on fourth-and-1 with 1:36 left.

It was only appropriate the game-sealing play came on fourth down. Johnson converted all six times it went for it in such situations.

“In the huddle every time we kept saying, ‘We got this, never a doubt. Have to execute every play, ’” Moore said.

Carter Bungue finished with 164 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Simley, including from the 8 late in the third quarter for a 17-14 lead.

Charlie Martin’s 24-yard field goal midway through the third quarter made it 10-8 for the home team.

That advantage was brief.

On first down, wide receiver Justice Moody had a thunderous block, allowing Moore to get the edge and go 80 yards to the end zone.

“I saw him with the pancake, and I was like, ‘I got to take this,’ ” Moore said while grinning widely.

Moore scored on a 13-yard run and caught the two-point conversion early in the second quarter for an 8-7 Johnson lead. The score capped a 16-play, 80-yard drive that included a pair of fourth-down conversions.

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3M Co. raised its profit forecast for the second straight quarter on Tuesday as Chief Executive Officer Bill Brown’s effort to revitalize the conglomerate gains traction despite ongoing challenges from economic volatility.

William Brown

Adjusted earnings will be $7.95 to $8.05 a share, up from a prior range that topped out at $8, the Maplewood-based company said in a statement Tuesday that revealed better-than-expected quarterly results. Analysts had predicted $7.94 on average in estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Total sales will grow more than 2.5%.

The improved outlook suggests Brown’s turnaround plan for the company remains on track in the face of global tariffs and unsteady demand. Since taking the helm last year, the CEO has been pushing to change working practices and reignite organic sales growth, in part with new products, while shifting production and making pricing changes.

3M joined other major manufacturers boosting guidance Tuesday, including General Motors and General Electric, suggesting resilience in certain segments of corporate America even as concerns grow around the broader economy.

Shares of 3M rose 7.7% Tuesday. The stock gained 20% this year through Monday, compared with a 15% increase in the SP 500 Index.

Adjusted third-quarter earnings were $2.19 a share, the company said. That compares with the $2.07 average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Adjusted operating margin, a key metric for the company, was 24.7%.

Turnaround Effort

3M has struggled for years with potentially costly legal claims related its past manufacturing of so-called forever chemicals. Under Brown, the company has tried to settle some actions and remove the overhang that has weighed on the stock.

It has also sought to improve its safety record, how its satisfies orders and how it makes each product in its sprawling portfolio. Brown and other executives review business lines and factories regularly to increase efficiency.

Brown is now beginning efforts reshape 3M in earnest. The company is planning to sell billions of dollars of assets from its safety and industrial arm as it looks to exit lower growth businesses, Bloomberg reported this month. That unit, which includes divisions such as industrial adhesives and personal safety equipment, generated about $11 billion in revenue last year.

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