St. Cloud Cathedral players swarm their trophy after defeating Hawley 7-2 Friday in the Class 2A championship game at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

His players weren’t worried, so St. Cloud Cathedral coach Todd Dingmann wasn’t going to worry, either. Well, not much, anyway.

Cathedral junior pitcher Keira Alexander, highly valued for her defensive acumen in center field before the season started, rebounded from a potentially disastrous beginning to pitch the Crusaders to a 7-2 victory over Hawley in the Class 2A championship game Friday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.

For more on the Crusaders' victory, click here to read this story on startribune.com.