Answers To Previous (2) Trivia ?'s On Section 8A Blog

What team as won the most Section 8A titles since the division of Class AA & A in 1993?

Warroad Warriors.

The Warroad Warriors have won (9) Section 8A titles since the inception of the Minnesota State High School Leagues decision to adopt a 2-Class system. East Grand Forks is second with (4) Section 8A titles while Thief River Falls has (1).

Here is the breakdown (by years and head coaches) of who has won the coveted Section 8A Championship:

1994 - Warroad Warriors (Cary Eades)
1995 - Warroad Warriors (Cary Eades)
1996 - Warroad Warriors (Cary Eades)
1997 - Warroad Warriors (Cary Eades)
1998 - East Grand Forks (Jim Scanlan)
1999 - East Grand Forks (Jim Scanlan)
2000 - Warroad Warriors (Cary Eades)
2001 - East Grand Forks (Jim Scanlan)
2002 - East Grand Forks (Jim Scanlan)
2003 - Warroad Warriors (Cary Eades)
2004 - Warroad Warriors (Cary Eades)
2005 - Warroad Warriors (Al Hasbargen/Dennis Fermoyle)
2006 - Thief River Falls Prowlers (Scott Berglund)
2007 - Warroad Warriors (Al Hasbargen/Bruce Olson)
2008 - ?

What team does former TRF Prowlers standout, Aaron Bendickson, currently play for in NCAA?

Wisconsin Badgers.

Aaron Bendickson had a stellar high school career at Thief River Falls. Bendickson was drafted by Des Moines of the United States Hockey League (USHL Tier 1) and played two seasons for Buccaneers.

Aaron is currently a sophomore forward on the Wisconsin Badgers hockey team.

Scores For Saturday, December 29, 2007

Section 8A Scores

Warroad 4, Grafton-Park River 1
East Grand Forks 6, Virginia / MI-B 3
Hermantown 5, Thief River Falls 3
Hibbing / Chisholm 4, Bemidji 2
River East (CN) 3, Lake of the Woods 2 (OT)
St. Louis Park 3, Crookston 2

Minnesota Scores

Alexandria 10, Princeton 0
Apple Valley 6, Rochester John Marshall 1
Buffalo 6, Rochester Mayo 5
Chaska 3, Greenway (Coleraine) 2
Dickinson (ND) 5, Henry Sibley 2
Duluth Denfeld 8, Rochester Lourdes 2
Ely/T-S/B-E 6, Silver Bay/CC 4
Fargo South (ND) 5, Rochester Century 3
Grand Rapids 7, Lakeville North 1
Hastings 5, New Richmond (WI) 2
Hutchinson 2, Minneapolis West 1
International Falls 3, Albert Lea 2 (OT)
Little Falls 3, Holy Family Catholic/Waconia 2
Luverne 7, Worthington/RL-B 3
Mankato West 3, West Fargo (ND) 1
New Prague 10, Shakopee 2
Osseo 6, Fargo North (ND) 2
Owatonna 6, Prior Lake 1
Park (Cottage Grove) 3, Dodge County 2
Pine City/Rush City 2, Mpls. East 1 (OT)
Prairie Centre Area 4, River Lakes 2
Robbinsdale Cooper 3, St. Paul Saints 2
Rogers/Zimmerman 4, Sauk Rapids-Rice 3
Roseau 11, Farmington/Randolph 1
Sartell-St. Stephen 5, Litchfield/D-C 4
S.C. Cathedral 13, Bismarck Century (ND) 0
Sheboygan South (WI) 3, Fairmont 2
St. Cloud Tech 7, St. Cloud Apollo 0
St. Michael-Albertville 2, Somerset (WI) 1 (OT)
Tartan 5, Red Wing 4
Totino-Grace 6, Richfield 2
Two Harbors 3, LeSueur-Henderson/SP/L 0
Willmar 2, Fargo Shanley (ND) 0
Winona 11, North Branch 2

Scores On Friday, December 28, 2007

BREEZY POINT TOURNAMENT
Game 2: Red Lake Falls 6, Bagley/Fosston 3

EVELETH-GILBERT/ME TOURNAMENT
Championship: Park Rapids Area 3, Irondale 2
Third Place: Kittson Central 6, Waupaca (WI) 1

RALPH ENGELSTAD CLASSIC
Game 1: East Grand Forks 2, St. Louis Park 2 (OT-TIE)
Game 2: Hermantown 9, Crookston 0
Game 3: Thief River Falls 3, Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl 2

ROSEAU HOLIDAY HOCKEY CLASSIC
Game 1: Farmington/Randolph 5, Lake of the Woods 3

WARROAD HOCKEYTOWN CLASSIC
Game 1: Grafton (ND) 9, Fargo North (ND) 0
Game 2: Osseo 3, Warroad 1

WADENA-DEER CREEK TOURNAMENT
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 7, Walker-H-A 1

Defending Class "A" Champions Hold On To Defeat EGF, 3-2

Courtesy of Prep Hockey North

Hermantown skated out to a 3-0 lead, despite the stellar play of East Grand Forks goaltender Alex Christiansen who made 44 saves in the contest, then held on to sneak past the Green Wave 3-2.

Adam Krause netted a goal and an assist for the Hawks while Mike Boese and Kurt Peterson each scored in the victorious effort. Ben Tessier got the win in goal with 28 saves. Christiansen was tagged with the loss, despite the 44 save effort. Jake Useidinger had a goal and an assist to go along with a John Grabanski goal for the Green Wave.

- Box Score -

First Period
1-Hermantown, Adam Krause (Unassisted) 12:48; 2-Hermantown
Mike Boese (Kaelen Hady, Steve Bockovich) 15:35

Second Period
No Scoring.

Third Period
3-Hermantown, Kurt Peterson (Ada Krause) 1:44; 4-East Grand Forks, John Grabanski (Jake Useidinger) 8:42; 5-East Grand Forks, Jake Useidinger (Zak Aubol) 11:14

- Goaltending -
1-Hermantown, Ben Tessier (51:00 W), 8-8-12= 28, (2 GA)
1-East Grand Forks, Alex Christiansen (50:15 L), 12-21-11= 44, (3 GA)

Holiday Tournament Schedule For Friday, December 28th, 2007

BREEZY POINT TOURNAMENT (Breezy Point, MN )
Game 2: Bagley/Fosston vs. Red Lake Falls, 11:45 AM

EVELETH-GILBERT/ME TOURNAMENT ( Eveleth, MN )
Championship: Park Rapids Area vs. Irondale, 7:00 PM
Third Place: Waupaca (WI) vs. Kittson Central, 4:15 PM

RALPH ENGELSTAD CLASSIC ( Thief River Falls, MN )
Game 1: East Grand Forks vs. St. Louis Park, 2:30 PM
Game 2: Crookston vs. Hermantown, 5:00 PM
Game 3: Thief River Falls vs. Virginia-MI-Buhl, 7:30 PM

ROSEAU HOLIDAY HOCKEY CLASSIC ( Roseau, MN )
Game 1: Lake of the Woods vs. Farmington, 5:00 PM
Game 2: River East (MB, CN) vs. Roseau, 7:30 PM

WADENA-DEER CREEK TOURNAMENT ( Wadena, MN )
Game 1: Mora/H-F vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 4:30 PM

WARROAD HOCKEYTOWN CLASSIC ( Warroad, MN )
Game 1: Fargo North (ND) vs. Grafton (ND), 5:00 PM
Game 2: Osseo vs. Warroad, 7:30 PM

Final Scores On Thursday, December 27, 2007

Section 8A Scores

Thief River Falls 4, St. Louis Park 1
Irondale 6, Kittson-Central 2
Roseau 11, Lake of the Woods 0
Hermantown 3, East Grand Forks 2
Bemidji 4, Greenway (Coleraine) 1
Northern Lakes 5, Red Lake Falls 5 (OT-TIE)
Park Rapids Area 9, Waupaca (WI) 1
Virginia/MI-B 6, Crookston 3
St. Paul Academy/MPA 8, Bagley/Fosston 1
Warroad 8, Fargo North 0

Minnesota Scores

Academy of Holy Angels 4, Duluth East 3
Albert Lea 11, Princeton 1
Ashland (WI) 5, Proctor 4 (OT)
Bismarck Century (ND) 5, Litchfield/D-C 3
Blake School 6, Orono 3
Brainerd/P/P 3, Cretin-Derham Hall 2
Buffalo 4, Rochester John Marshall 1
Burnsville 5, Champlin Park 3
Delano/Rockford 1, St. Francis 0 (Forfeit)
Detroit Lakes 6, West Fargo (ND) 4
Duluth Denfeld 7, Totino-Grace 4
Eastview 4, Maple Grove 3
Eagan 4, North St. Paul 2
Edina 3, Wayzata 2
Fargo South (ND) 4, Hastings 1
Farmington 7, River East (MB, CN) 1
Forest Lake 5, Andover 0
Hibbing/Chisholm 6, Lakeville North 3
Hill-Murray 6, White Bear Lake 3
Holy Family Catholic 2, Faribault 0
Hopkins 6, St. Paul Johnson 1
Hutchinson 9, Ely/T-S/B-E 2
International Falls 4, Richfield 1
Little Falls 11, Morris Area/Benson 0
Minneapolis East 7, North Branch 1
Minnehaha Academy 2, St. Paul Como Park 0
Moorhead 5, Centennial 4 (OT-SO)
Moose Lake Area 4, Becker/BL/M 2
North Metro 7, Waseca 1
Prairie Centre 8, Mankato East 7 (OT-SO)
Red Wing 6, Shakopee 3
Robbinsdale Armstrong 7, Cambridge-Isanti 0
Rochester Century 3, Apple Valley 2
Rochester Lourdes 4, Alexandria 2
Rochester Mayo 4, New Richmond (WI) 1
Somerset/Osceola (WI) 11, Fairmont 0
St. Paul Saints 5, Dickinson (ND) 4
St. Cloud Cathedral 4, Rogers/Zimmerman 1
St. Cloud Tech 4, Sartell-St. Stephen 0
Superior (WI) 7, New Ulm 1
Two Harbors 7, LeSueur-Henderson/SP/L 2

Crookston Jumps Out 1-0; Drops Contest 6-3 To Blue Devils

RALPH ENGELSTAD HOCKEY CLASSIC

By: Tim Oshie

The Crookston Pirates jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after the first intermission over the Virginia Iron-Buhl Blue Devils at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls.

Then, the Iron Rangers woke up.

Virginia scored five times in the second frame to take a 5-2 lead and skated to a 6-3 victory over the Pirates.

Crookston Jarrett Butenhoff scored an unassisted goal at the 12:27 mark of the opening period.

In the second stanza, Virginia tallied five consecutive goals before the Pirates Alex Edevold netted his third of the season with helpers going to Zach Mercil and Butenhoff.

Virginia's Garrett Hendrickson notched two goals and one assist in the victory.

( Boxscore courtesy of KROX radio Crookston )

1st Period 12:27 - Crox - Jarrett Butenhoff (3) - (unassisted)

2nd Period 2:34 - VHS - Andrew Judick - (Garrett Hendrickson) 4:21 - VHS - Chris Stoks - (Jordan Krebsbach, Brian Villa) PP 5:01 - VHS - Chris Stoks - (Chris Westin) 6:13 - VHS - Garrett Hendrickson - (Andrew Judick) 10:29 - VHS - Garrett Hendrickson - (Josh Lundberg) 13:06 - Crox - Alex Edevold (3) - (Zach Mercil, Jarrett Butenhoff )

3rd Period 3:32 - Crox - Brady Langlois (2) - (Luke Biermaier) 16:00 - VHS - Chris Westin - (unassisted)

Saves: Casey Myhre [V] 4-3-5 12 Matt Grove [Crox] 10-13-12 35

Attendance: 1,612

Holiday Tournaments Schedule For Thursday, December 27, 2007

BREEZY POINT TOURNAMENT
Game 1: Becker/Big Lake/Milaca vs. Moose Lake Area, 10:00 AM
Game 2: St. Paul Academy vs. Bagley/Fosston, 12: 45 PM
Game 3: Northern Lakes vs. Red Lake Falls, 3:30 PM

EVELETH-GILBERT/ME TOURNAMENT
Game 5: Consolation Semifinal: North Metro vs. Waseca, 10:00 AM
Game 6: Semifinal: Park Rapids Area vs. Waupaca (WI), 12:45 PM
Game 7: Consolation Semifinal: Monticello vs. Eveleth, 4:15 PM
Skills Competition, 6:30 PM
Game 8: Semifinal: Irondale vs. Kittson Central, 8:00 PM

HIBBING INVITATIONAL
Game 1: Greenway (Coleraine) vs. Bemidji, 5:00 PM
Game 2: Lakeville North vs. Hibbing/Chisholm, 7:30 PM

RALPH ENGELSTAD CLASSIC
Game 1: Crookston vs. Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl, 2:30 PM
Game 2: East Grand Forks vs. Hermantown, 5:00 PM
Game 3: Thief River Falls vs. St. Louis Park, 7:30 PM

ROSEAU HOLIDAY HOCKEY CLASSIC
Game 1: Farmington/Randolph vs. River East (MB, CN), 5:30 PM
Game 2: Lake of the Woods vs. Roseau, 8:00 PM

WADENA-DEER CREEK TOURNAMENT
Game 1: Wahpeton (ND) vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 4:30 PM
Game 2: Wadena-Deer Creek vs. Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson, 7:15 PM

WARROAD HOCKEYTOWN CLASSIC
Game 1: Fargo North (ND) vs. Warroad, 5:00 PM
Game 2: Osseo vs. Grafton (ND), 7:30 PM

Tournament Scores From December 26, 2007

Section 8A Scores

Kittson Central 5, Eveleth-Gilbert/ME 1
Park Rapids Area 6, North Metro 3
Red Lake Falls 6, Moose Lake Area 4
Becker/BL/Milaca 7, Bagley/Fosston 3

Minnesota Scores

Andover 6, Cambridge-Isanti 1
Benilde-St. Margaret's 2, Edina 1
Breck School 3, Wayzata 2 (OT-SO)
Chisago Lakes Area 4, Minnehaha Academy 1
Duluth Marshall 7, Providence Academy 2
Eastview 4, Orono 1
Forest Lake 7, St. Paul Como Park 2
Hill-Murray 5, Duluth East 1
Hopkins 5, Anoka 1
Hudson (WI) 3, Simley 2
Irondale 5, Monticello/A/ML 2
Madison Edgewood (WI) 4, New Ulm 1
Maple Grove 8, Blake School 2
Minnetonka 5, Centennial 2
Northern Lakes 2, St. Paul Academy/MPA 1
Roseville Area 3, Moorhead 0
St. Paul Johnson 5, Bloomington Kennedy 1
South St. Paul 5, North St. Paul 2
St. Paul Johnson 5, Bloomington Kennedy 1
Stillwater 4, Champlin Park 0
Waupaca (WI) 10, Waseca 2
White Bear Lake 3, Holy Angels 2
Woodbury 7, Eagan 4

Solving The Riddle Of Yourself; Not An Easy Task For Any Person

A Message From Pittsburgh Penguins Scout, Chuck "Ole Gringo" Grillo

Editor's Note by Tim Oshie: In your life, you have the opportunity to meet a handful of individuals who change your life. Chuck Grillo is one of them, not only who has changed my life, but my son, T.J.'s, as well. His wisdom, his inspirational passages, his zest for helping every single person he meets and his million-dollar smile persona fies the gentleman who self-proclaims himself as "Ole Gringo." The incredible conversations I've had with Gringo have revitalized my passions for life as a father, a coach, an educator and friend. The wisdom he's given T.J. has guided him on his journey as a hockey player, an ambassador and role model for life. I would be safe to say I'll never meet a friend with as much passion for life and young people than Chuck Grillo!

Enjoy.

By: Chuck Grillo

This was written while, "Sitting around one day thinking of draft picks that are a part of my life whether they want to be or don't want to be." They were drafted because they are smart, talented and they "had it all" as a high school or junior player. I do a lot of thinking about campers, potential draft picks and free agents that I care about. Build on what you have, keep reaching and climbing. Success is "right around the corner".

One person sees a player as a finesse player or numbers guy in his position and another sees him as a power forward, stay @ home defenseman, grinder or support player. We have goalies with all different styles. The player ends up saying, "I don't know who I am." Bottom line; it's good when you can play multiple positions, multiple styles and fit in for the good of the team.

The search for "who you are" has a better chance of being solved when you have a backup game or "game within your game" that buys you time. This is usually a game that makes you hard to play against and mistake free, a game that will always support your "A" game during your development years. Training beyond imagination brings you closer to solving who you are because you gain that psychological edge against your opponent in life knowing you worked harder than they did to be who you are.

Some coaches/scouts/managers learn from their experiences as players. Triumphs, trials and tribulations as young players have given more than one coach/scout/manager a different, and very healthy, perspective in the way they approach and handle young players. The majority of those who faced more than their share of adversity and confusion lean toward the approach of no expectations, dry erase board with some guidelines, and the freedom to play and express their unique skills. They recognize the unique skills of a player, they develop a relationship, and reward them properly.

Most young people are naïve, some have too much too soon, and some develop relationships that take away from their game. The best relationships in life are when two people empower each other to be what they can be. Relationships should enhance careers. Some players party often, and too hard, while success steers their subconscious mind toward sophistication and complacency. Some are misled as to what it takes to "be a pro; a professional person and player". Some go through a divorce setting with their parents. Some use the divorce setting as a crutch to cover mistakes and underachieving, while the divorce really this has nothing to do with it. The stable ones look @ divorce as a situation where, even though a divorce can get ugly, they have a chance to have two sets of supporting parents down the road. "Old wounds rarely heal, but success helps you to forget."

Most players face very little adversity coming through the system. They move on to junior, college and pro where people make a living picking their personal makeup and game apart. Scrutiny becomes more intense during a player's draft year and the years after they are drafting. If a player feels tired, he is no doubt suffering from all the scrutiny and adversity. Players fail to solve the "riddle of themselves" when they fail to see the importance of "just being yourself, competing and playing hard with composure and confidence". My son, Dino, says it best in these situations. His best answer to a bad situation is "just play and everything will fall in place". Players are fortunate to have gone through some of this scrutiny during their early years to prepare them for what is coming @ some point in your career. Hopefully they go through enough during their early years to recognize that the scrutiny, adversity and confusion they went through will serve them well in future years. Most players have yet to experience what it is like to have their game and personal make up "picked apart". They would have to do something “out of the ordinary” first so there is a higher level of expectation and accountability.

One of the biggest mistakes players, mentors and managers make is not taking a risk to avoid making a mistake; however, learning the consequences of each risk is paramount. The bottom line is there are very few successful people in life who are not risk takers. You don't play/coach/manage/ mentor to not get second guessed, you don't play not to lose. You train, practice and play to win. Most players don't see the difference in their conditioning level until they get themselves in better shape than the year before or they are in a setting where they can readily see others doing a certain exercise far better than they do that same exercise. This can be on ice or in an off ice. Awareness and exposure are necessary components to development. Reaction levels to exposure and awareness are different for every player. The bottom line is "what are you doing about your deficiencies that will enhance your assets"?

Any athlete, coach or mentor is @ their best when they are like the joyous, carefree little guy playing on an outdoor rink who doesn't worry about making a mistake. Don't ever lose that vibrant “ninth grade personality” where everything was new, fun, vibrant and an adventure in to the unknown.

Put mistakes behind you and recognize where you are today in the game knowing that your real game will come if you keep working hard while waiting for your physical growth to meet your coordination. Get in to goal setting, etiquette, communication skills and developing a support system that you can build on as your career and life evolves. I've learned through the years that one conversation, email or letter to a young person @ the right time can transform a life. This is why I keep writing and talking to young people. I do it with the sincere wish that young people buy in to what it takes to be a "real person".

Pro players who work with young kids, and develop charitable foundations before they are established, put themselves on the line to be even more accountable. Try to find some time to work with kids in the youth program. You will find that your sub conscious mind will copy most every thing you tell them and you will start performing @ a higher level. Working with young people teaches you to "give back" and you learn early on that there is more to life than hockey. This will enhance your game.

Once your life is on display everywhere (Internet, media, TV) it's going to have its effects. You have to watch what you do, what you say, what you wear and you can't necessarily have the best time. There are situations when you want to let loose and have fun, but you can't. So you suppress it. Eventually it creates an alter ego and you'll have situations where guys end up doing something stupid or out of the ordinary. You have to guard against this.

It is great to have players who bring their own edge to the team. Do this and you will find that edge will start to appear on your teammates. You are @ your best when you play with an "edge"; a little "dirt" in your game. Players, who study the game, define their role and develop a game within their game, have more success in any team setting. The good ones learn to separate offense from defense knowing they have to be good @ both. They learn that when one is not going good the other can support their career.

In the end, it's the players who are "real people" who end up creating the fiber of the team; not just the player. The same goes for new buildings, locker rooms and uniforms. It's not the building, locker room or new jersey that makes the program; it's the people; the people that administrate, manage, coach, support staff and play the game. We were put on this earth to "anoint ourselves" by maximizing our unique skills and managing our liabilities. There is no room for mediocrity.

Have a great year, and send me an update by text, email, call or all of the above. Keep working hard; stay intense and you will see a lot of good things happen in your life. The strong survive in this game.

I enjoyed typing this because I know deep down the good that can come out of communication. That gives me a special feeling inside; just knowing I took the time to do something out of the ordinary for a young person I care for. It's an easy way for me to build my "net worth".

–ole gringo-

Mariucci Conference Standing As Of December 24, 2007

Mariucci Conference

Roseau 3- 0-0 7- 0-0
Warroad 3- 0-0 7- 2-0
Moorhead 1- 1-0 4- 3-0
East Grand Forks 1- 2-0 3- 4-0
Bemidji 1- 3-0 4- 5-0
Crookston 0- 0-0 1- 4-1
Thief River Falls 0- 3-0 1- 7-0

A Game? No, It’s a Life. A Tribute To Warroad - Roseau Hockey Rivalry

Courtesy of The New York Times

By CHARLES McGRATH

Published: January 26, 2007

Editors Note: This story was written by Chip McGrath last season. It takes a look at life and hockey in the communities of Warroad and Roseau, two very storied hockey towns. Prior to that game last January 11, 2007, I produced a special event called, "A Night With The Warroad / Roseau Hockey Legends." The event drew numerous onlookers as over 18 hockey legends gathered for a roundtable discussion and reflected on the rivalry and how significant hockey is to these two towns of hockey mystique.

AT this time of year there isn’t a lot to do in Warroad, Minn., a little town at the southwestern end of the Lake of the Woods, just a few miles from the Canadian border. There is no movie theater, the one bowling alley closed a while ago and the nearest shopping mall is in Grand Forks, N.D., two and half hours away across a windswept plain. You can snowmobile, but the snowfall has been a little skimpy so far this winter. Or you can ice fish, though until just a couple of weeks ago, when the temperature finally plunged to double digits below, it might have been unwise to drive a pickup out onto the lake.

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Or like many Warroad residents, you can flock to the Gardens, the town’s main ice rink, especially on a night when the Warroad High School Warriors are playing. What basketball is to Indiana and football is to Texas, hockey is to Minnesota, a passion so intense that it borders on civic religion. And even in this hockey-mad state, Warroad, which bills itself as Hockeytown U.S.A. and displays a pair of crossed hockey sticks on the town water tower, is legendary for its fervor.

The Gardens is a kind of oasis — a place to see your neighbors, escape from the grind of a long northern winter and even enjoy a vicarious thrill or two, watching the Warriors cream Crookston or Thief River. Teenagers flirt here. Friends catch up on the news. Mothers bring their kids and let them zip around the lobby on their wheeled sneakers. The railbirds, the guys too nervous to sit, stand in the corner and never take their eyes off the ice.

“What else are you going to do up here?” said Ruben Bjorkman, a longtime observer of the local hockey culture. “It’s cold.”

More: http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/travel/escapes/26hockey.html

Balance Keys Warroad In Win Over EGF Green Wave

Courtesy of Grand Forks Herald

By: Virg Foss, Special To The Herald

Star players such as UND's T.J. Oshie and St. Cloud State's Aaron Marvin were key figures on the last state championship team from Warroad High School.

If balance is to be the byword for the Warriors this season, they showed plenty of it Friday night in skating to a 5-2 Minnesota Section 8A victory over East Grand Forks Senior High in the Civic Center.

Five different players chipped in with a goal each and 10 Warriors were in the scoring column as Warroad improved to 7-2 overall and 4-0 in section play while dropping Senior High to 3-5 overall and 2-2 in section play.

Bryce Ravndalen, Brock Nelson, Andy Pelland, Jeremy Hahn and Andy Stoskopf were Warroad's goal scorers, while Michael Pieper, Brett Hebel, Jon Helquist, Eric Milbridge and Ian Mosher had a single assist apiece.

Sophomore Jake Useldinger scored both Green Wave goals, his first tying the game at 1 late in the first period and his second narrowing Warroad's lead to 4-2 after two periods.

More: http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=61411&section=sports

Section 8A & Minnesota Scores On Friday, December 21, 2007

Section 8A Scores

Warroad 5, East Grand Forks 2
Lake of the Woods 4, Red Lake Falls 3 (OT)

Minnesota Scores

Apple Valley 3, Lakeville South 2 (OT)
Bl. Jefferson 3, GF Red River (ND) 3 (TIE)
Brainerd/P/P 5, Rosemount 4 (OT)
Dodge County 3, Windom Area 2
Edina 4, Eden Prairie 1
Fort Frances (ON, CN) 4, International Falls 0
Grand Rapids 6, Elk River 4
Mankato East/Loyola 9, Luverne 2
Rochester Mayo 5, Grafton (ND) 3
Roseau 7, Grand Forks Central (ND) 2
St. Cloud Cathedral 6, Duluth Denfeld 4
St. Paul Como Park 10, Silver Bay/CC 0
Virginia/MI-B 10, Eveleth-Gilbert/ME 1
Wadena-Deer Creek 5, Detroit Lakes 0

Warroad Thumps TRF, 5-2, In Key Section 8A Win

Courtesy Of Warroad Black & Gold Web Site:

The Warroad Warrior Boys Hockey team knocked off key section rival Thief River Falls on Tuesday night 5-2.

The Warriors dominated most of the play all night long, but struggled at times finding control of the puck in front of the Prowler net. The first period ended even at one, with the Warriors clearly carrying play by outshooting the Prowlers 9-3. Eric Milbridge did a good job keeping the puck in the zone, he then carried the puck into the corner of the rink and made a nice pass to Nelson who put a backhand over the visiting goalie for the game's first goal. Thief River would knot the game at one late in the period when the Prowlers came in the Warroad zone on a two on one and Lindquist would rifle a shot past Jared Paquin to tie the game.

Warroad scored two goals in the second period to retake the lead. Bryce Ravendalen scored his 11th goal of the year, with the Warriors short two men, with a blistering shot over the shoulder of Prowler netminder Gothberg. Tai Larson then scored a close in shot on the power play late in the second to send the Warriors to the intermission up two goals.

John Hellquist scored after some hard corner work by himself and Andy Pelland as Pelland got the puck behind the Prowler net and fed Hellquist who banked a shot off the goalie for a three goal lead. That lead didn't hold up long as Thief River Falls scored just over one minute later on the power play to bring the score back to 4-2.

Then maybe on a more bizarre note, Warroad would finish the game scoring.

Brock Neslon picked up the puck on the side of the net and apparently put it top shelf into the Prowler net. The official waved the goal while the Warriors began celebrating, including the home team goaltender who had gone to the bench to celebrate. The Prowlers meanwhile, picked up the puck and raced the length of the ice to put the puck in the Warrior empty net. Then the whistle finally went. Following discussion with the three officials and after conferring with the goal judge, the Warriors were awarded the goal.

Jared Paquin had 8 saves on the night for the Warriors. Warroad outshot the Prowlers 33 to 10.

Box Score

First Period – 1.W Brock Nelson (Eric Milbridge) 1:35, 2.T, Matt Lindquist (Derek Kayser) 14:54
Second Period – 3. W, Bryce Ravendalen (Dane Shaugabay, Tai Larson) ;18, 4.W, Larson (Ravendalen) 15:15
Third Period – 5.W, Jon Hellquist (Andy Pelland) 9:28, 6.T, Matt Ardette (Lucas Dillon, Aaron Langan) 11:27, 7.W, Nelson 13:23

Goalie Saves: W-Jared Paquin 2-3-3 (8) T-Zane Gothberg 8-13-6 (27)

McMorrow, Paquin Named Defensive POTW; Ravndalen, Lehrke Named Offensive POTW

Section 8A Co-Defensive & Co-Offensive Players of the Week

Oshie Sports & Entertainment is pleased to announce the Section 8A Offensive and Defensive Players-of-the-Week for the week ending December 15, 2007:

C0-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS-0F-THE-WEEK

Kevin McMorrow (D) Park Rapids Panthers

McMorrow was intstumental in Park Rapids two victories last week versus the Detroit Lakes Lakers and the East Grand Forks Green Wave.

Kevin tallied (2) assists against Detroit Lakes and was pivotal in the 5-4 OT win last Friday night against the Green Wave at the EGF Civic Center.

McMorrow's overtime heroics included scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to notch the Section 8A victory for Park. He scored twice on the night and played stellar defensive hockey for the undefeated Park Rapids Panthers.

Jared Paquin (G) Warroad Warriors

Warroad senior netminder, Jared Paquin, was stellar in three games last week as he helped engineer victories over Bemidji (5-0), Hibbing (6-2) and Greenway (Coleraine) 6-0.
On the week, Paquin steered aside 40 of 42 shots (.950 save percentage), had a 0.066 goals against average and went 3-0 for the Section 8A league leading, Warroad Warriors.

Congratulations to Kevin McMorrow and Jared Paquin!

CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK

Bryce Ravndalen (C) Warroad Warriors

Ravndalen had a huge week for the surging Warriors of Warroad. The senior center notched a career high, 4 goals (in natural style all in a row) against the Hibbing Bluejackets last Friday night and added one goal each against Bemidji and Greenway (Coleraine).

The St. Cloud State Huskies recruit tallied (6) goals, (3) assists for (9) points on the week and had (2) game-winning goals against both Iron Range teams.

Zach Lehrke (C) Park Rapids Panthers

Lehrke, coming off the previous week where he lit the lamp (5) times in two games, kept his scoring streak alive. He notched a 4-point night versus Detroit Lakes picking up (2) goals and (2) assists then kept peppering the pipes against East Grand Forks last Friday night.

He tallied (2) goals and (1) assist in the overtime thriller against the Green Wave.

Congratulations to Bryce Ravndalen and Zach Lehrke!

Other nominations:

Defensive POTW - Spencer Johnson (Thief River Falls), Mark McDonald (Warroad Warriors), Derek Dudgeon (Bemidji Lumberjacks), Shawn Clark (Bagley-Fosston Flyers).

Offensive POTW - Mike Rees (Bemidji Lumberjacks), Bryant Bolduc (Bagley-Fosston Flyers),

Upcoming Section 8A Games Just Prior To Christmas

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Park Rapids Area at Bagley/Fosston, Albert Kaiser Arena, 7:00 PM

Friday, December 21, 2007

Lake of the Woods at Red Lake Falls, 7:00 PM
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Morris Area/Benson, 7:00 PM
Warroad at East Grand Forks, 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Coon Rapids at Bemidji, 7:30 PM

Section 8A Standings As Of December 19, 2007

Pos., Team, Overall Record. Section Record

1. #9, Warroad, 6-2-0, 3-0-0
2. #15, Park Rapids Area, 7-0-0, 2-0-0
3. #19, East Grand Forks, 3-3-0, 2-1-0
4. Crookston, 1-4-1, 1-0-1
5. Bemidji, 4-4-0, 2-2-0
6. Lake of the Woods, 1-8-1, 1-3-1
7. Red Lake Falls, 2-4-0, 1-2-0
8. Kittson Central, 2-2-0, 1-1-0
9. Thief River Falls, 1-7-0, 0-2-0
10. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 0-4-0, 0-1-0
11. Bagley-Fosston, 0-7-0, 0-1-0

Note: Standings are based on Section record first & overall record is secondary.

Section 8A & Minnesota Scores From December 18, 2007

Section 8A Scores

Warroad 5, Thief River Falls 2
Crookston 5, Lake of the Woods 5 (OT)
International Falls 5, Bemidji 1
Kittson Central 8, Red Lake Falls 1
Park Rapids Area 8, Wadena-Deer Creek 2

Minnesota Scores

Albert Lea 2, Rochester Century 1
Alexandria 6, St. Cloud Apollo 1
Apple Valley 6, Bloomington Kennedy 1
Benilde-St. Margaret's 9, Irondale 2
Bloomington Jefferson 1, Wayzata 1 (OT)
Brainerd/P/P 5, Willmar 2
Burnsville 7, Eastview 2
Chaska 3, Lakeville North 3 (OT)
Duluth Denfeld 4, Superior (WI) 1
Duluth Marshall 10, Duluth Central 0
Faribault 5, Rochester John Marshall 0
Fergus Falls 10, River Lakes 2
Hastings 2, Eagan 1
Hermantown 4, Virginia/MI-Buhl 3 (OT)
Holy Family Cath. 5, St. Michael-Al. 1
Hutchinson 3, Litchfield/D-C 3 (OT)
Luverne 6, Windom Area 5
Mahtomedi 8, Minnehaha Academy 2
Mankato West 7, Owatonna 0
Maple Grove 5, Centennial 3
Marshall 7, New Ulm 1
Mound-Westonka 4, Shakopee 2
New Prague 11, Waseca 2
Northern Lakes 3, Prairie Centre Area 2
Proctor 3, Princeton 2
Red Wing 5, Simley 3
Redwood Valley 3, LeSueur-Henderson/SP/L 2
Robbinsdale Cooper 2, Chisago Lakes 1
Rochester Lourdes 8, Northfield 4
Rochester Mayo 12, Austin 1
Rogers/Zimmerman 2, Buffalo 2 (OT)
Rosemount 5, Lakeville South 3
Sauk Rapids-Rice 6, Little Falls 4
South St. Paul 7, Prior Lake 1
St. Cloud Tech 5, Sartell-St. Stephen 2
St. Louis Park 5, St. Francis 1
St. Paul Saints 5, Minneapolis East 4 (OT)
St. Thomas Academy 4, Cretin-Derham Hall 2
Tartan 7, St. Paul Johnson 2
Totino-Grace 5, Spring Lake 4
Two Harbors 5, Silver Bay/CC 1

Herald - Jason Stadstad Hockey Classic Features Roseau, Jefferson, Central & Red River

Courtesy of Grand Forks Herald

By: Herald Reports

The state champions are coming for the Herald Jason Stadstad Hockey Classic on Dec. 21-22 in Ralph Engelstad Arena.

And all proceeds go to charity.

In the tournament field are defending Minnesota state Class AA champion Roseau and defending North Dakota state champion Grand Forks Red River. In addition, former North Dakota state champion Grand Forks Central and former Minnesota state Class AA champion Bloomington Jefferson will be on hand.

Combined, the teams have won 46 state titles.

Central will meet Roseau at 5:30 p.m. Dec 21. In the other semifinal that day, it will be Red River against Jefferson at 8 p.m.

The third-place game will be at 5 p.m. Dec. 22. The championship game will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The two-day tournament features some of the top boys high school hockey talent in the country, and all proceeds will go to Altru Cancer Center and Grand Forks youth hockey.

More: http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=60569&section=Sports

Upstart Knights Overwhelm Green Wave

Courtesy of Grand Forks Herald

By: Kevin Fee

Despite a fast start to the season, a young Grand Forks Central team knows it has some growing to do.

“We struggled last year,” Central junior forward Tanner Spicer said. “This year we're flowing. We just have to keep going. We just have to come out every night and play hard, because we're not that good that we don't have to play every night.”

Spicer scored a goal and assisted on two others to help lift the Knights to a 7-2 boys hockey victory against a weary East Grand Forks Senior High team on Monday in Purpur Arena.

The victory lifted the surprising Knights to 6-1 overall. Senior High, which was playing its third game in four days, dropped to 4-4.

More: http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=60924&section=Sports

Ravndalen 4 Goals, Warriors Thump Hibbing 6-2

Courtesy of Warroad Black & Gold

The Warroad Warriors came out dominating the play, only to give up a goal on the first shift of the night. But that would be the end of any major celebration by the Hibbing hockey club on this night. Bryce Ravndalen put on a tremendous offensive display as he scored four consecutive Warroad goals to lead the Warriors to the 6-2 win over the Bluejackets.

Hibbing scored the first goal of the game just thirty four seconds into the game, after the Warrior started out putting pressure in the Hibbing end of the rink. That lead would hold up until the 9:44 mark of the first period before Bryce Ravndalen scored on rebound shot to tie the game at one. Just over three minutes later, Ravndalen would undress the Hibbing defenseman and beat the Bluejacket net minder high on the short side to give the Warriors their first lead of the game.

More: http://warroadblackandgold.com/news/view.aspx?articleid=36

Warriors, Paquin, Shut Out Greenway Raiders

Courtesy of Warroad Black & Gold

Jared Paquin would stop all 12 shots thrown his way on this night to earn his second Varsity shutout of the season. The Warriors would get goals from five different players to blow past the Raiders 6-0. Jon Hellquist led the way in scoring for the Warriors, tallying two goals.

The Warriors would score in the first period as Bryce Ravendalen, on a hard shot from the slot, beat the Greenway night minder low on the stick side to put Warroad up by one at the end of one period, Mark McDonald assisted on the play. John Hellquist would score his first goal on a nice rebound shot to put the Warriors up by two, with Brett Hebel and McDonald getting the assists. Bucky Storey would then score his first varsity goal on a nice finish, with assists to Michael Pieper and Alex Johnston to put the home team up by three after two periods of play.

More: http://warroadblackandgold.com/News/View.aspx?Articleid=39

Pirates Fall To Fargo North

Courtesy of The Crookston Times

By Jason Ivanitz, Sports Editor

Raising a young team can be a difficult task, especially early on in the season. Pirates boys' hockey head coach, Jon Bittner knows that better than anybody as his young Pirates team fell to Fargo North, 3-1 on Thursday at the Crookston Civic Arena.

"We are making progress and we are starting to figure things out," Bittner said. "After the game, we kept positive and told the kids to keep working and we will see them tomorrow at practice."

Crookston was outshot in every period and Fargo North picked up their first goal at the 8:22 mark of the first period when Kyle Berg beat Pirates goalie Matt Grove for the goal. Assists on the goal went to Nick Boe and Nick Brenneman.

More: http://crookstontimes.com/articles/2007/12/14/sports/13sports2.txt

Section 8A Updated Standings As Of December 17, 2007

Pos., Team, Overall Record, Section Record

1 #15 Park Rapids Area 6-0-0 2-0-0
2 #9 Warroad 5-2-0 2-0-0
3 Crookston 1-4-0 1-0-0
4 #19 East Grand Forks 3-3-0 2-1-0
5 Bemidji 4-3-0 2-2-0
6 Red Lake Falls 2-3-0 1-1-0
7 Lake of the Woods 1-8-0 1-3-0
8 Kittson Central 1-2-0 0-1-0
9 Thief River Falls 1-6-0 0-1-0
10 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 0-4-0 0-1-0
11 Bagley/Fosston 0-7-0 0-1-0

Minnesota State Class "A" Rankings On December 17, 2007

1. International Falls (7A)2. St. Thomas Academy (4A)3. Duluth Marshall (7A)4. Mankato West (1A)5. St. Cloud Cathedral (5A)6. Minnehaha Academy (4A)7. Duluth Denfeld (5A)8. Red Wing (1A)9. Warroad (8A)10. Little Falls (6A)11. Breck School (2A)12. South St. Paul (4A)13. Mahtomedi (4A)14. Mound-Westonka (2A)15. Park Rapids Area (8A)16. Alexandria (6A)17. New Prague (1A)18. Rochester Lourdes (1A)19. East Grand Forks (8A)20. Hermantown (5A)

Section 8A & Early Scores On Saturday, December 15, 2007

Section 8A Scores

Warroad 6, Greenway (Coleraine) 0
East Grand Forks 9, Lake of the Woods 1
Mora/H-F 9, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 1
Morris Area/Benson 3, Red Lake Falls 1
St. Paul Saints 8, Bagley/Fosston 1

Minnesota Scores

Andover 6, Coon Rapids 2
Anoka 4, North Metro 2
Bloomington Jefferson 3, Eagan 1
Buffalo 7, Monticello 2
Centennial 4, Osseo 1
Champlin Park 2, Blaine 1
Chisago Lakes Area 7, Cambridge-Isanti 2
Cretin-Derham Hall 3, Forest Lake 0
Detroit Lakes 2, Fergus Falls 1
Duluth Denfeld 9, Princeton 0
Duluth East 5, Moorhead 3
Eastview 2, Lakeville North 0
Eden Prairie 3, Burnsville 2
Eveleth-Gilbert/ME 4, Irondale 3 (OT)
Henry Sibley 10, North Branch 2
Hermantown 4, Mound-Westonka 2
Holy Family Catholic/W 5, S.C. Apollo 4
Hopkins 8, St. Louis Park 3
Little Falls 3, Rochester Lourdes 2
Maple Grove 2, Elk River 1
Marshall 5, St. Francis 4 (OT)
Minnehaha Academy 6, St. Paul Como Park 2
New Prague 8, Austin 0Northfield 2,
Hutchinson 1Onalaska (WI) 5, La Crescent 1
Owatonna 6, Rochester John Marshall 0
Park (CG) 4, White Bear Lake 3 (OT)
Providence Academy 9, Amery (WI) 3
Richfield 4, Mahtomedi 3
Robbinsdale Armstrong 4, Shakopee 2
Rochester Mayo 6, Farmington/Randolph 2
Roseau 6, Hibbing/Chisholm 0
Rosemount 4, Chaska 0
Roseville Area 1, Mounds View 0
Sauk Rapids-Rice 12, Two Harbors 3
St. Paul Johnson 5, St. Paul Academy/MPA 1
St. Thomas Academy 12, Simley 2
Tartan 3, Hill-Murray 2
Woodbury 11, Prior Lake 1

Red Lake Falls 4, B. Wahpeton 0 Box Score On 12/14/07

RED LAKE FALLS 4,
B.-WAHPETON 0

First period - 1. Derrick Cardinal (Casey Cardinal, Tyler Cota) :09

Second period - 2. Adam Skala (Pat Johanneck) 12:39; 3. D. Cardinal (C. Cardinal, Nolan Knott) 15:00; 4. Johanneck (Knott) 16:25

Goalie saves - WB: Justin Casey 15-10-10 - 35; RLF: Curt Olsen 4-4-9 - 17

Park Rapids 6, EGF 5 OT Box Score On 12/14/07

PARK RAPIDS 6,
EGF SENIOR HIGH 5, OT

First period - 1. PR, Zach Knapp (Colter Hensel, Zach Lehrke) 5:21; 2. EGF, Joey Wikoff (Michael Lukkason, Kody Vizenor) 11:09; 3. PR, Knapp 12:23; 4. EGF, John Grabanski (Jake Useldinger) 15:03

Second period - 5. PR, Lehrke (Knapp, Tucker Coborn) 1:45; 6. EGF, Zak Aubol (Wikoff) 12:57; 7. PR, Kevin McMorrow (Knapp) 13:05
Third period - 8. PR, Lehrke 5:34; 9. EGF, Joey Wikoff 7:25; 10. EGF, Aubol (Lukkason) 16:47

Overtime - 11. PR, McMorrow 7:29

Goalie saves - EGF: Dale Enright 7-10-7-3 - 27; PR: Mark Smith 7-10-11-3 - 31

Warroad 6, Hibbing 2 Box Score On 12/14/07

WARROAD 6,
HIBBING 2

First period - 1. H, Mack Estey (Anthony DeCenzo, Aaron Jambeck) :34; 2. W, Bryce Ravndalen (Mark McDonald) 9:44; 3. W, Ravndalen (Ian Mosher, Michael Pieper) 13:08

Second period - 4. H, Ryan Hagelman (DeCenzo) 6:46; 5. W, Ravndalen (Brett Hebel, McDonald) 7:12

Third period - 6. W, Ravndalen (Jeremy Hahn) 6:41; 7. W, Hahn (Brock Nelson, Andy Stoskopf) 9:09; 8. W, Nelson (Hebel, Ty Larson) 16:30.

Goalie saves - H: Tim Larson 6-9-12 - 27; W: Jared Paquin 2-1-3 - 6

McMorrow Wins It For Park Rapids

Courtesy of Grand Forks Herald

By Tom Miller, Herald Staff Writer

Park Rapids sophomore defenseman Kevin McMorrow described the end of regulation Friday against East Grand Forks Senior High as heartbreaking.

It was an interesting choice of words as McMorrow provided the heartbreaking goal later in the game. McMorrow scored a wraparound goal with 31 seconds left in overtime to lift Park Rapids to a 6-5 win over the Green Wave at the East Grand Forks Civic Center.

“I grabbed the loose puck at the blue line and carried it in,” McMorrow said. “I saw a lot of bodies in the slot, so I brought it around the net and stuffed it. It was wide open.”

More: http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=60630&section=sports

Section 8A Results Plus Other Scores From December 14, 2007

Section 8A Scores

Warroad 6, Hibbing/Chisholm 2
Greenway-Coleraine 7, LOW 0
Park Rapids Area 6, East Grand Forks 5 (OT)
Detroit Lakes 6, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 0
International Falls 4, Thief River Falls 1
Red Lake Falls 4, Wahpeton/Brecken.(ND) 0


Minnesota Scores

Benilde-St. Margaret's 5, Duluth Marshall 2
Cambridge-Isanti 9, Two Harbors 1
Duluth Denfeld 4, Mound-Westonka 2
Litchfield/D-C 8, LeSueur-Henderson/SP/L 0
Moorhead 4, Grand Rapids 2
Prairie Centre Area 3, Willmar 1
Princeton 6, Duluth Central 4
Redwood Valley 5, Luverne 4
Silver Bay/CC 4, Moose Lake Area 3 (OT)
Spring Lake Park 6, Marshall 5
St. Cloud Cathedral 3, Rochester Lourdes 2
Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl 3, Irondale 2
Wadena-Deer Creek 2, Sartell-St. Stephen 1
Waseca 5, Mankato East/Loyola 3
Wayzata 3, Academy of Holy Angels 2

Section 8A Upcoming Games This Week (End)

Friday, December 14, 2007

Greenway (Coleraine) at LOW, Baudette Arena, 7:30 PM
Hibbing/Chisholm at Warroad, The Gardens Arena, 7:30 PM
Morris/Benson at Bagley, Albert Kaiser Arena, 2:00 PM
Park Rapids at East Grand Forks, EGF Civic Center, 7:30 PM
TRF at International Falls, Bronco Arena, 7:30 PM
Wahpeton (ND) at Red Lake Falls, Cardin-Hunt Arena, 7:00 PM
Walker-H-A at Detroit Lakes, Freeman Sports Arena, 7:00 PM

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Bagley/Fosston at St. Paul Saints, State Fair Coliseum, 6:30 PM
East Grand Forks at Lake of the Woods, Baudette Arena, 7:00 PM
Greenway (Coleraine) at Warroad, The Gardens Arena, 4:30 PM
Kittson Central at Fort Frances (ON, CN), 4:15 PM
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson at Walker-H-A, Walker Center, 5:00 PM
Morris/Benson at Red Lake Falls, Cardin-Hunt Arena, 2:00 PM

SECTION 8A HOCKEY STANDINGS AS OF DECEMBER 13, 2007

Pos. Team Overall Record Section Record

1 #14 Warroad 3-2-0 2-0-0
2 #17 Park Rapids Area 5-0-0 1-0-0
3 #4 East Grand Forks 2-2-0 1-0-0
4 Crookston 1-4-0 1-0-0
5 Red Lake Falls 1-2-0 1-1-0
6 Bemidji 3-3-0 1-2-0
7 Lake of the Woods 1-6-0 1-2-0
8 Thief River Falls 1-5-0 0-1-0
9 Kittson Central 1-2-0 0-1-0
10 Walker-Hackensack-A 0-2-0 0-1-0
11 Bagley/Fosston 0-5-0 0-1-0

Section 8A + All-State Scores From 12/13/07

Bemidji 2, Thief River Falls 0
Fargo North (ND) 3, Crookston 1

Albert Lea 5, Winona 3
Andover 6, North Metro 3
Anoka 4, Maple Grove 1
Blaine 5, Osseo 2
Brainerd/P/P 6, Sartell-St. Stephen 0
Breck 5, Chisago Lakes Area 2
Buffalo 7, St. Michael-Albertville 1
Centennial 6, Elk River 3
Champlin Park 2, Coon Rapids 1
Cloquet/E/C 4, Duluth East 2
Duluth Central 4, Silver Bay/Cook County 3
Edina 8, Chaska 2
Hermantown 3, Proctor 0
Hill-Murray 11, North St. Paul 3
Hopkins 3, Prior Lake 0
Lakeville South 3, Rochester Century 2
Little Falls 7, Willmar 1
Mankato West 11, Austin 0
Minnetonka 5, Rosemount 2
Monticello/A/ML 4, S. C Apollo 3 (2nd Per)
Pine City/Rush City 3, Minneapolis East 1
Red Wing 7, Rochester John Marshall 0
South St. Paul 3, Mahtomedi 2
St. Cloud Apollo 6, Monticello/A/ML 5 (OT)
St. Cloud Tech 4, Fergus Falls 3
Stillwater 5, Mounds View 3
Tartan 3, Richfield 2
Totino-Grace 3, Blake School 3 (OT-TIE)
Woodbury 6, Forest Lake 1

Let's Play Hockey Class "A" Rankings On December 13, 2007

1 Duluth Marshall
2 St. Thomas Academy
3 Breck
4 Mound-Westonka
5 International Falls
6 St. Cloud Cathedral
7 Rochester Lourdes
8 Red Wing
9 Mahtomedi
10 Warroad
11 South St. Paul
12 Blake
13 Duluth Denfeld
14 New Prague
15 Little Falls
16 East Grand Forks
17 Hibbing
18 Hermantown
19 Mankato West
20 Minnehaha Academy

Blake, St. Paul Johnson Hand TRF A Pair Of Losses

Courtesy of Thief River Falls Times

By: TRF Times Reports

Two losses were tagged on Thief River Falls during a weekend boys high school hockey trip to the Twin Cities area. The Blake School scored with one second left in overtime to edge the Prowlers 3-2 Friday night. They fell to St. Paul Johnson 6-3 the next afternoon.

Five games into the 2007-08 season, the Prowlers have just one win to their credit. Three of those four losses have come at the hands of state-ranked teams. Jesse Castle’s first period goal gave Thief River Falls a 1-0 lead against Blake. The Bears went ahead 2-0 in the second period, with the Prowlers’ Aaron Langan tying it at 3:59 of the third period.

MORE:

http://www.trftimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5089&Itemid=43

A Glance @ Section 8A This Week(End) & Beyond

BAGLEY-FOSSTON FLYERS:

12/11/07 at Red Lake Falls (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
12/14/07 Morris Area/Benson (6A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 2:00 PM
12/15/07 at St. Paul Saints (4A) (State Fair Coliseum), 6:30 PM
12/20/07 Park Rapids Area (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM

RED LAKE FALLS EAGLES:

12/11/07 Bagley/Fosston (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
12/14/07 Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
12/15/07 Morris Area/Benson (6A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 2:00 PM

KITTSON-CENTRAL WOLVES:

12/15/07 at Fort Frances (ON, CN), 4:15 PM
12/18/07 Red Lake Falls (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 7:00 PM

PARK RAPIDS AREA PANTHERS:

12/11/07 Detroit Lakes (6A) (Park Rapids Comm Center), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 at East Grand Forks (8A) (EGF Civic Center),7:30 PM
12/18/07 at Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) (Wadena Comm Center), 7:00 PM
12/20/07 at Bagley/Fosston (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM

EAST GRAND FORKS GREEN WAVE:

12/11/07 at Grand Forks Red River (ND) (Purpur Arena), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 Park Rapids Area (8A) (EGF Civic Center), 7:30PM
12/15/07 at Lake of the Woods (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:00 PM
12/17/07 at Grand Forks Central (ND) (Purpur Arena), 7:30 PM
12/21/07 Warroad (8A) (EGF Civic Center), 7:30 PM

LAKE OF THE WOODS BEARS:

12/11/07 at International Falls (8A) (Bronco Arena), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 Greenway (Coleraine) (7A) (Baudette Arena), 7:30 PM
12/15/07 East Grand Forks (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:00 PM
12/18/07 at Crookston (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 6:30 PM
12/21/07 at Red Lake Falls (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM

CROOKSTON PIRATES:

12/13/07 Fargo North (ND) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
12/18/07 Lake of the Woods (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 6:30 PM
TRF12/13/07 Bemidji (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 at International Falls (8A) (Bronco Arena), 7:30 PM
12/18/07 at Warroad (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM

WARROAD WARRIORS:

12/11/07 at Bemidji (8A) (BSU-John Glas Fieldhouse), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 Hibbing/Chisholm (7A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
12/15/07 Greenway (Coleraine) (7A) (The Gardens Arena), 4:30 PM
12/18/07 Thief River Falls (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
12/21/07 at East Grand Forks (8A) (EGF Civic Center),7:30 PM

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY ICE WOLVES:

12/14/07 at Detroit Lakes (6A) (Freeman Sports Arena), 7:00 PM
12/15/07 Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A) (Walker Community Center), 5:00PM
12/21/07 at Morris Area/Benson (6A) (Lee Community Center), 7:00 PM

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS:

12/11/07 Warroad (8A) (BSU-John Glas Fieldhouse), 7:30 PM
12/13/07 at Thief River Falls (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
12/18/07 International Falls (7A) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
12/22/07 Coon Rapids (5AA) (BSU-John Glas Fieldhouse), 7:30 PM

THIEF RIVER FALLS PROWLERS:

12/13/07 Bemidji (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 at International Falls (8A) (Bronco Arena), 7:30 PM
12/18/07 at Warroad (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM

Final Scores From Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Red Lake Falls 6, Bagley 2
Park Rapids 5, Detroit Lakes 3
Grand Forks Red River 6, EGF 2
International Falls 11, LOW 1
Warroad 5, Bemidji 0

2008 Warroad Warriors Schedule & Roster

12/01/07 at Grand Forks Red River (ND) (Purpur Arena), 5:30 PM
12/04/07 Lake of the Woods (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
12/07/07 at Mound-Westonka (2A) (Thaler Sports Center), 7:00 PM
12/08/07 at Orono (2A) (Orono Ice Arena), 2:00 PM
12/11/07 at Bemidji (8A) (BSU-John Glas Fieldhouse), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 Hibbing/Chisholm (7A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
12/15/07 Greenway (Coleraine) (7A) (The Gardens Arena), 4:30 PM
12/18/07 Thief River Falls (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
12/21/07 at East Grand Forks (8A) (EGF Civic Center),7:30 PM
12/27/07 vs. Fargo North (Hockeytown Classic) (The Gardens Arena), 5:00 PM
12/28/07 vs. Osseo (5AA) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
12/29/07 vs. Grafton (ND) (The Gardens Arena), 3:00 PM
01/05/08 St. Cloud Cathedral (5A) (The Gardens Arena), 6:00 PM
01/09/08 *On FSN!* at Roseau (8AA) (Roseau Memorial Arena), 7:30 PM
01/12/08 Crookston (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 4:30 PM
01/17/08 at Thief River Falls (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
01/19/08 Moorhead (8AA) (The Gardens Arena), 5:15 PM
01/22/08 at Crookston (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
01/25/08 Duluth Marshall (7A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
01/26/08 at Duluth Denfeld (5A) (Mars Lakeview Arena), 5:00 PM
01/29/08 Roseau (8AA) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
02/02/08 East Grand Forks (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 4:30 PM
02/05/08 Grand Forks Central (ND) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
02/07/08 Bemidji (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
02/11/08 at Lake of the Woods (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:30 PM

2008 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves Schedule & Roster

11/30/07 Park Rapids Area (8A) (Walker Area Comm Center), 7:00 PM
12/04/07 Northern Lakes (8AA) (Walker Area Comm Center), 7:00 PM
12/07/07 at Ely (7A) (Ely Ice Arena),7:00 PM
12/14/07 at Detroit Lakes (6A) (Freeman Sports Arena), 7:00 PM
12/15/07 Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A) (Walker Comm Center), 5:00PM
12/21/07 at Morris Area/Benson (6A) (Lee Comm Center), 7:00 PM
12/26/07 vs. Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) (Wadena Comm Center), 4:30 PM
12/27/07 vs. Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND), (Wadena Center),4:30 PM
12/28/07 vs. Mora/Hinckley (5A) (Wadena Comm Center), 4:30 PM
01/05/08 at Prairie Centre Area (6A) (Long Prairie Expo Arena), 7:30PM
01/11/08 Ely/Tower-Soudan/B-E (7A) (Walker Area Center),7:00 PM
01/17/08 Kittson Central (8A) (Walker Area Comm Center), 6:00 PM
01/24/08 Moose Lake Area (5A) (Walker Area Comm Center), 6:00 PM
01/26/08 at Bagley/Fosston (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 2:00 PM
02/01/08 at Red Lake Falls (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
02/05/08 at Moose Lake Area (5A) (Riverside Arena), 6:00 PM
02/08/08 at Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A) (Mora Civic Center), 7:30 PM
02/14/08 Bagley/Fosston (8A) (Walker Area Comm Center), 7:00 PM

2008 Thief River Falls Prowlers Schedule & Roster

11/27/07 Roseau (8AA) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
11/30/07 Totino-Grace (4A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
12/01/07 Blaine (5AA) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 3:00 PM
12/07/07 at Blake School (2A) (Blake School Ice Arena), 7:30 PM
12/08/07 at St. Paul Johnson (4AA) (Phalen Arena), 3:00 PM
12/13/07 Bemidji (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 at International Falls (8A) (Bronco Arena), 7:30 PM
12/18/07 at Warroad (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
12/27/07 vs. TBD (TRF Invite) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), Time TBD
12/28/07 vs. TBD (TRF Invite) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), Time TBD
12/29/07 vs. TBD (TRF Invite) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), Time TBD
01/08/08 at Kittson Central (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 7:30 PM
01/10/08 at Crookston (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
01/15/08 at Moorhead (8AA) (Moorhead Sports Center), 7:30 PM
01/17/08 Warroad (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
01/22/08 East Grand Forks (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
01/24/08 at Park Rapids Area (8A) (Park Rapids Center),7:30 PM
01/26/08 Duluth Marshall (7A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 3:00 PM
01/29/08 Red Lake Falls (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:00 PM
01/31/08 Crookston (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
02/02/08 Lake of the Woods (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
02/05/08 at Bemidji (8A) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
02/07/08 at Roseau (8AA) (Roseau Memorial Arena), 8:00 PM
02/09/08 Detroit Lakes (6A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
02/12/08 at East Grand Forks (8A) (EGF Civic Center),7:30 PM

2008 Red Lake Falls Eagles Schedule & Roster

11/27/07 at Crookston (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:00 PM
11/30/07 Fort Frances (ON, CN) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
12/01/07 at Northern Lakes (8AA) (Breezy Point Ice Arena), 2:00 PM
12/11/07 Bagley/Fosston (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
12/14/07 Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
12/15/07 Morris Area/Benson (6A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 2:00 PM
12/18/07 at Kittson Central (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 7:00 PM
12/21/07 Lake of the Woods (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
12/26/07 vs. Moose Lake Arena (5A) (Breezy Point Ice Arena), 2:45 PM
12/27/07 vs. Northern Lakes (8AA), (Breezy Point Ice Arena), 3:30 PM
12/28/07 vs. Bagley/Fosston (8A), (Breezy Point Ice Arena), 11:45 AM
01/04/08 at Bagley/Fosston (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM
01/05/08 at Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) (Stern’s Sports Arena), 5:00 PM
01/10/08 Detroit Lakes (6A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
01/12/08 at Park Rapids Area (8A) (Park Rapids Center),2:00 PM
01/15/08 Kittson Central (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
01/17/08 East Grand Forks (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
01/25/08 at Lake of the Woods (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:00 PM
01/29/08 at Thief River Falls (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:00 PM
01/30/08 Park Rapids Area (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 2:00 PM
02/01/08 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
02/09/08 at Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) (Wadena Comm Center), 2:00 PM
02/12/08 Crookston (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
02/14/08 at Detroit Lakes (6A) (Freeman Sports Arena), 7:00 PM

PARK RAPIDS PANTHERS 2007-08 SCHEDULE

11/24/07 vs. Silver Bay/Cook County (7A), 7:00 PM
11/30/07 at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (8A) (Walker Area Center), 7:00 PM
12/07/07 at St. Paul Como Park (4AA) (State Fair Coliseum), 8:00 PM
12/08/07 at St. Paul Saints (4A) (State Fair Coliseum), 1:30 PM
12/11/07 Detroit Lakes (6A) (Park Rapids Center), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 at East Grand Forks (8A) (EGF Civic Center),7:30 PM
12/18/07 at Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) (Wadena Comm Center), 7:00 PM
12/20/07 at Bagley/Fosston (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM
12/26/07 vs. North Metro (5AA) (Eveleth Hippodrome), 11:00 AM
12/27/07 vs. TBA (Eveleth Hippodrome) Eveleth Holiday Tournament
12/28/07 vs. TBA (Eveleth Hippodrome) Eveleth Holiday Tournament
01/03/08 Northern Lakes (8AA) (Park Rapid Center), 5:15 PM
01/05/08 at Kittson Central (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 2:00 PM
01/10/08 Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) (Park Rapids Center), 7:00PM
01/12/08 Red Lake Falls (8A) (Park Rapids Center), 2:00 PM
01/15/08 at Northern Lakes (8AA) (Breezy Point Ice Arena), 5:00 PM
01/18/08 Lake of the Woods (8A) (Park Rapids Center), 7:30PM
01/22/08 Morris Area/Benson (6A) (Park Rapids Center), 5:30PM
01/24/08 Thief River Falls (8A) (Park Rapids Center), 7:30PM
01/29/08 at Detroit Lakes (6A) (Freeman Sports Arena), 7:30 PM
01/31/08 at Red Lake Falls (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 2:00 PM
02/01/08 Kittson Central (8A) (Park Rapids Center), 7:30 PM
02/05/08 Crookston (8A) (Park Rapids Center), 7:30 PM
02/08/08 at Morris Area/Benson (6A) (Lee Comm Center), 7:00 PM
02/12/08 at Prairie Centre Area (6A) (Long Prairie Expo Arena), 7:30PM
02/15/08 at Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A) (Mora Civic Center), 7:30 PM

LAKE OF THE WOODS BEARS 2007-08 SCHEDULE

11/24/07 vs. Bemidji (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:00 PM
11/27/07 Kittson Central (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:00 PM
11/30/07 at Duluth Marshall (7A) (Mars Lakeview Arena), 7:30 PM
12/04/07 at Warroad (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
12/07/07 at Orono (2A) (Orono Ice Arena), 7:00 PM
12/08/07 at Mound-Westonka (2A) (Thaler SportsCenter), 3:00 PM
12/11/07 at International Falls (8A) (Bronco Arena), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 Greenway (Coleraine) (7A) (Baudette Arena), 7:30 PM
12/15/07 East Grand Forks (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:00 PM
12/18/07 at Crookston (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 6:30 PM
12/21/07 at Red Lake Falls (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
12/27/07 vs. TBD (Rams Sports Arena), Roseau, MN
12/28/07 vs. TBD (Rams Sports Arena), Roseau, MN
12/29/07 vs. TBA (Rams Sports Arena), Roseau, MN
01/04/08 St. Cloud Cathedral (5A) (Baudette Arena), 7:30 PM
01/05/08 Silver Bay/Cook County (7A) (Baudette Arena), 4:00 PM
01/12/08 St. Paul Johnson (4AA) (Baudette Arena), 3:00 PM
01/15/08 International Falls (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:30 PM
01/18/08 at Park Rapids Area (8A) (Park Rapids Comm Center),7:30 PM
01/25/08 Red Lake Falls (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:00 PM
01/26/08 at Detroit Lakes (6A) (Freeman Sports Arena), 4:00 PM
02/02/08 at Thief River Falls (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
02/07/08 at Kittson Central (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 7:00 PM
02/09/08 BAUDETTE BAY CLASSIC vs. Eveleth-Gilbert/Mesabi East (7A), 10:00 AM
02/11/08 Warroad (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:30 PM

KITTSON-CENTRAL WOLFPACK SCHEDULE 2007-08

11/27/07 at Lake of the Woods (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:00 PM
12/01/07 Fort Frances (ON, CN) (Hallock Ice Arena), 2:00 PM
12/09/07 Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 3:00 PM
12/15/07 at Fort Frances (ON, CN) (Memorial Sports Centre-IFK), 4:15PM
12/18/07 Red Lake Falls (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 7:00 PM
12/26/07 vs. Eveleth-Gilbert/Mesabi East (7A), (Evelelth Hippodrome), 8:00 PM
12/27/07 vs. TBA (Eveleth Hippodrome)
12/28/07 vs. TBA (Eveleth Hippodrome)
01/03/08 at Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) (Sterns Sports Arena), 6:30 PM
01/05/08 Park Rapids Area (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 2:00 PM
01/08/08 Thief River Falls (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 7:30 PM
01/11/08 at Bagley/Fosston (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM
01/12/08 Devils Lake (ND) (Hallock Ice Arena), 2:00 PM
01/15/08 at Red Lake Falls (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
01/19/08 Detroit Lakes (6A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 3:00 PM
01/22/08 Bagley/Fosston (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), TBD
01/25/08 East Grand Forks (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 7:30 PM
01/26/08 Fargo Shanley (ND) (Hallock Ice Arena), 3:00 PM
01/29/08 at Crookston (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
02/01/08 at Park Rapids Area (8A) (Park Rapids Comm Center),7:30 PM
02/02/08 at Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) (Wadena Comm Center), 3:00 PM
02/07/08 Lake of the Woods (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 7:00 PM

CROOKSTON PIRATES 2007-08 SCHEDULE

11/27/07 Red Lake Falls (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:00 PM
12/01/07 at Grand Forks Central (ND) (Purpur Arena), 8:00 PM
12/04/07 Roseau (8AA) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
12/07/07 at St. Paul Johnson (4AA) (Phalen Arena), 7:30 PM
12/08/07 at Blake School (2A) (Blake School Ice Arena), 3:00 PM
12/13/07 Fargo North (ND) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
12/18/07 Lake of the Woods (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 6:30 PM
12/27/07 THIEF RIVER FALLS INVITATIONALvs. TBD
12/28/07 THIEF RIVER FALLS INVITATIONAL vs. TBD
12/29/07 THIEF RIVER FALLS INVITATIONAL vs. TBD
01/03/08 Bemidji (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
01/05/08 Detroit Lakes (6A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 3:30 PM
01/08/08 at East Grand Forks (8A) (EGF Civic Center),7:30 PM
01/10/08 Thief River Falls (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
01/12/08 at Warroad (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 4:30 PM
01/15/08 at Detroit Lakes (6A) (Freeman Sports Arena), 7:30 PM
01/17/08 at Fargo South (ND) (Fargo Coliseum), 7:30 PM
01/22/08 Warroad (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
01/29/08 Kittson Central (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
01/31/08 at Thief River Falls (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
02/01/08 Bismarck High (ND) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
02/02/08 Bismarck Century (ND) (Crookston Civic Arena), 3:30 PM
02/05/08 at Park Rapids Area (8A) (Park Rapids Comm Center),7:30 PM
02/07/08 East Grand Forks (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
02/12/08 at Red Lake Falls (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM

EAST GRAND FORKS 2007-08 SCHEDULE

11/27/07 at Bemidji (8A) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
12/01/07 HOME OF ECONOMY HOCKEY CLASSIC vs. Minot (ND), 3:00 PM
12/04/07 at Grand Forks Central (ND) (Purpur Arena), 7:30 PM
12/06/07 Roseau (8AA) (East Grand Forks Civic Center), 7:30 PM
12/11/07 at Grand Forks Red River (ND) (Purpur Arena), 7:30 PM
12/14/07 Park Rapids Area (8A) (East Grand Forks Civic Center), 7:30PM
12/15/07 at Lake of the Woods (8A) (Baudette Arena), 7:00 PM
12/21/07 Warroad (8A) (East Grand Forks Civic Center), 7:30 PM
12/27/07 THIEF RIVER FALLS INVITATIONAL vs. Hermantown (5A), 5:00 PM
12/28/07 THIEF RIVER FALLS INVITATIONAL vs. St. Louis Park (2A), 2:30 PM
12/29/07 THIEF RIVER FALLS INVITATIONAL vs. Virginia (7A), 5:00 PM
01/05/08 at Roseau (8AA) (Roseau Memorial Arena), 7:30 PM
01/08/08 Crookston (8A) (East Grand Forks Civic Center), 7:30 PM
01/12/08 Grand Forks Central (ND) (East Grand Forks Civic Center),7:30 PM
01/17/08 at Red Lake Falls (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
01/18/08 at Devils Lake (ND) (Burdick Arena), 7:30 PM
01/19/08 Faribault (1A) (East Grand Forks Civic Center), 5:30 PM
01/22/08 at Thief River Falls (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
01/25/08 at Kittson Central (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), 7:30 PM
01/29/08 Grand Forks Red River (ND) (East Grand Forks Civic Center),7:30 PM
01/31/08 Moorhead (8AA) (East Grand Forks Civic Center), 7:30 PM
02/02/08 at Warroad (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 4:30 PM
02/05/08 Detroit Lakes (6A) (East Grand Forks Civic Center), 7:30 PM
02/07/08 at Crookston (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
02/12/08 Thief River Falls (8A) (East Grand Forks Civic Center), 7:30PM

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS 2007-08 SCHEDULE

11/24/07 at Lake of the Woods (8A)
11/27/07 East Grand Forks (8A) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
11/30/07 Monticello/Annandale/ML (8AA) (BSU-John Glas Fieldhouse),7:30 PM
12/06/07 Moorhead (8AA) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
12/08/07 St. Cloud Apollo (6A) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
12/11/07 Warroad (8A) (BSU-John Glas Fieldhouse), 7:30 PM
12/13/07 at Thief River Falls (8A) (Ralph Engelstad Arena), 7:30 PM
12/18/07 International Falls (7A) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
12/22/07 Coon Rapids (5AA) (BSU-John Glas Fieldhouse), 7:30 PM
12/27/07 HIBBING INVITATIONAL vs. Greenway (Coleraine) (7A), 5:00 PM
12/29/07 HIBBING INVITATIONAL vs. Hibbing/Chisholm (7A), 7:30 PM
01/03/08 at Crookston (8A) (Crookston Civic Arena), 7:30 PM
01/05/08 River Lakes (8AA) (Nymore Arena), 4:00 PM
01/08/08 at Moorhead (8AA) (Moorhead Sports Center), 7:30 PM
01/11/08 at Alexandria (6A) (Runestone Community Center), 7:30 PM
01/18/08 Roseau (8AA) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
01/22/08 Grand Rapids (7AA) (BSU-John Glas Fieldhouse), 7:30 PM
01/25/08 at Fergus Falls (6A) (Fairgrounds Ice Arena), 7:30 PM
01/26/08 Alexandria (6A) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
01/29/08 at Hermantown (5A) (Hermantown Arena), 7:30 PM
02/02/08 at St. Cloud Tech (8AA) (SCSU-Halenbeck Hall), 3:00 PM
02/05/08 Thief River Falls (8A) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
02/07/08 at Warroad (8A) (The Gardens Arena), 7:30 PM
02/12/08 Detroit Lakes (6A) (Nymore Arena), 7:30 PM
02/14/08 at Greenway (Coleraine) (7A) (Hodgins-Berardo Arena), 7:30 PM

BAGLEY FLYERS 2007-08 SCHEDULE & ROSTER

11/27/07 Northern Lakes (8AA) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM
12/01/07 at Ely/Tower-Soudan/Babbitt-Embarrass (7A) (Ely Ice Arena),3:00 PM
12/07/07 at Prairie Centre Area (6A) (Long Prairie Expo Arena), 7:00PM
12/08/07 Moose Lake Area (5A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 2:00 PM
12/11/07 at Red Lake Falls (8A) (Cardin-Hunt Arena), 7:00 PM
12/14/07 Morris Area/Benson (6A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 2:00 PM
12/15/07 at St. Paul Saints (4A) (State Fair Coliseum), 6:30 PM
12/20/07 Park Rapids Area (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM
12/26/07 vs. Becker (8AA) Breezy Point Tourney, 5:30 PM
12/27/07 vs. St. Paul Academy (4A), Breezy Point Tourney, 12:45 PM
12/28/07 vs. Red Lake Falls (8A), Breezy Point Tourney, 11:45 AM
0 1/04/08 Red Lake Falls (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM
01/05/08 Ely (7A) (Albert KaiserArena), 2:00 PM
01/11/08 Kittson Central (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM
01/12/08 at Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) (Stern’s Sports Arena)
01/19/08 at Morris Area/Benson (6A) (Benson Civic Center), 2:00 PM
01/22/08 at Kittson Central (8A) (Hallock Ice Arena), TBD
01/26/08 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (8A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 2:00 PM
01/31/08 at Northern Lakes (8AA) (Breezy Point Ice Arena), 7:00 PM
02/02/08 Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 3:30 PM
02/08/08 Prairie Centre Area (6A) (Albert Kaiser Arena), 7:00 PM
02/14/08 at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (8A) (Walker Area Center), 7:00PM
02/16/08 at Moose Lake Area (5A) (Riverside Arena), 2:00 PM

Bagley/Fosston Flyers 2007-2008 Varsity Roster
1 Gavin Ross G 10
3 Shawn Clark G 12
5 Earl Shongo Jr W 12
9 Lukas Vdovjak W 11
10 Dillon Spray D 10
12 Bryant Bolduc - Cap W 12
16 Charlie Newland C 11
17 Aanders Johnson D 11
20 Victor Berglund W 9
21 Michael Thorson - Cap C 11
25 Chris Fletcher - Cap D 12
33 Nelson Papke W 10
37 Tal Iverson F 9
38 Cole Young F 9

Section 8A Upcoming Games This Week(End)

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Bemidji at Thief River Falls, Ralph Engelstad Arena, 7:30 PM
Fargo North (ND) at Crookston, Crookston Civic Arena, 7:30 PM

Friday, December 14, 2007
Greenway (Coleraine) at Lake of the Woods, Baudette Arena, 7:30 PM
Hibbing/Chisholm at Warroad, The Gardens Arena, 7:30 PM
Morris/Benson Area at Bagley/Fosston, Albert Kaiser Arena, 2:00 PM
Park Rapids Area at East Grand Forks, East Grand Forks Civic Center, 7:30 PM
Thief River Falls at International Falls, Bronco Arena, 7:30 PM
Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) at Red Lake Falls, Cardin-Hunt Arena, 7:00 PM
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Detroit Lakes, Freeman Sports Arena, 7:00 PM

Saturday, December 15, 2007
Bagley/Fosston at St. Paul Saints, State Fair Coliseum, 6:30 PM
East Grand Forks at Lake of the Woods, Baudette Arena, 7:00 PM
Greenway (Coleraine) at Warroad, The Gardens Arena, 4:30 PM
Kittson Central at Fort Frances (ON, CN), Memorial Sports Centre), 4:15 PM
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson at Walker-H-A, Walker Community Center, 5:00 PM
Morris Area/Benson at Red Lake Falls, Cardin-Hunt Arena, 2:00 PM

Rough Riders Down EGF, 6-2

Courtesy of Grand Forks Herald

By: Tom Miller

The East Grand Forks Senior High boys hockey team must be sick of playing state champions.
Three days after losing to the defending Minnesota Class AA state champ Roseau, the Green Wave got similar treatment from the North Dakota title holder.

Grand Forks Red River used three goals from senior forward Eric Meland, while peppering Senior High with 49 shots en route to a 6-2 win over the Green Wave on Tuesday at Purpur Arena.

The Roughriders, who have outscored opponents 46-7, improved to 5-0.

More:

http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=60273&section=Sports

SECTION 8A FINAL SCORES

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Red Lake Falls 6, Bagley 2
Park Rapids 5, Detroit Lakes 3
Grand Forks Red River 6, EGF 2
International Falls 11, LOW 1
Warroad 5, Bemidji 0

Current Section 8A Standings
As of 12/11/07

Pos. Team Overall Record Section Record

1 #17 Park Rapids Area 4-0-0 1-0-0
2 #4 East Grand Forks 2-1-0 1-0-0
3 #14 Warroad 2-2-0 1-0-0
4 Crookston 1-3-0 1-0-0
5 Bemidji 3-2-0 1-1-0
6 Lake of the Woods 1-5-0 1-2-0
7 Thief River Falls 1-4-0 0-0-0
8 Bagley/Fosston 0-4-0 0-0-0
9 Kittson Central 1-2-0 0-1-0
10 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 0-2-0 0-1-0
11 Red Lake Falls 0-2-0 0-1-0

A GLANCE AT SECTION 8A GAMES THIS WEEK

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Bagley @ Red Lake Falls, 7:00 PM
Detroit Lakes @ Park Rapids, 7:30 PM
EGF@ Grand Forks Red River, 7:30 PM
LOW @ International Falls, 7:30 PM
Warroad @ Bemidji, 7:30 PM

Wolves Hockey Begins First Hockey Season

Courtesy of the Pilot-Independent

By: Dean Morrill

The Wolves inaugural hockey season is here, and the team's first game is Friday night at the new Walker Area Community Center.

Coach Ben Brovold said he is honored to be the Wolves' first head coach but is also nervous on what the communities' expectations are going to be for the team and coaching staff.Read the rest of the article here.

LATE FLURRY SINKS GREEN WAVE

Courtesy of the Grand Forks Herald

By Tom Miller

Late flurry sinks Green WaveWhen Roseau called a timeout in the third period, the East Grand Forks Senior High boys hockey team was on the verge of a major upset. The Green Wave trailed defending Minnesota Class AA state champion Roseau by one goal.
It turned out to be a timeout well spent. Less than 30 seconds later, Roseau was on its way to another victory.

Tyler Landman scored three goals including two in a span of 11 seconds after the timeout to lead Roseau to a 4-1 win over Senior High on Saturday in the Civic Center.
Read the rest of the story here.

Section 8A Scores On Saturday, December 8, 2007

Bemidji 4, St. Cloud Apollo 1
Blake School 5, Crookston 1
Kittson Central 7, Wadena-Deer Creek 3
Moose Lake Area 7, Bagley/Fosston 4
Mound-Westonka 4, Lake of the Woods 1
Park Rapids Area 4, St. Paul Saints 0
Roseau 4, East Grand Forks 1
St. Paul Johnson 6, Thief River Falls 3
Warroad 3, Orono 2 (OT)

SECTION 8A RECAPS ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007

Mound-Westonka 3 Warroad 1 eng

The game was close all the way. The teams were scoreless after one period and tied 1-1 after two. The score was still tied heading into the final minute of play when junior forward Riley Horgan of Mound-Westonka tallied the go-ahead goal, at 16:37. Warroad pulled their goalie; but, Horgan logged an empty net tally. For Mound-Westonka, Horgan had 2 goals, 1 assist.

Blake 3 Thief River Falls 2 OT

Blake led 2-1 after two periods; but, Thief River Falls tied the game, 2-2, on a goal from senior forward Aaron Langen at 3:59 of the third period. In overtime, just before time expired, junior forward Nick Brunette of the Bears logged the game-winner at 7:59. Blake outshot Thief River Falls 41-32. For Blake, junior forward Josh Birkholz had 1 goal, 2 assists.

SECTION 8A HOCKEY SCORES FROM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007

Mound-Westonka 3, Warroad 1 eng
The Blake School 3, TRF 2 OT
St. Paul Johnson 4, Crookston 3 OT
Park Rapids 5, St. Paul Como Park 3
Prairie Centre Area 7, Bagley-Fosston 1
Ely 5, Walker-H-A 2
Orono 6, LOW 5

Upcoming Games This Week (End) In Section 8A

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Moorhead @ Bemidji 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 7, 2007

Warroad @ Mound-Westonka 7:00 p.m.
LOW @ Orono 7:00 p.m.
Bagley-Fosston @ Prairie Center 7:00 p.m.
Walker-H-A @ Ely 7:00 p.m.
TRF @ The Blake School 7:30 p.m.
Crookston @ St. Paul Johnson 7:30 p.m.
Park Rapids @ St. Paul Como Park 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Park Rapids @ St. Paul Saints 1:30 p.m.
Moose Lake Area @ Bagley-Fosston 2:00 p.m.
Warroad @ Orono 2:00 p.m.
TRF @ St. Paul Johnson 3:00 p.m.
Crookston @ The Blake School 3:00 p.m.
LOW @ Mound-Westonka 3:00 p.m.
St. Cloud Apollo @ Bemidji 7:30 p.m.
Roseau @ EGF 7:30 p.m. (changed from December 6, 2007)

Section 8A Scores From Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Warroad 6, Lake of the Woods/Indus 0
East Grand Forks vs. Grand Forks Central, PPD
Roseau vs. Crookston, PPD

Game Recaps From Saturday, December 1st Games

Grand Forks Red River ND 7
Warroad 3

Warroad and Red River were tied at 2-2 after one period; however, Grand Forks Red River logged four goals in the second period to take control in one of the games of the Home Of Economy Classic at Purpur Arena in Grand Forks, ND. For Warroad, senior forward Bryce Ravndalen had 2 goals and junior defenseman Tai Larson had 2 assists.

East Grand Forks 3
Minot ND 1

East Grand Forks was the only Minnesota school to win a game at the Home Of Economy Classic. The Green Wave outshot Minot 38-22. For East Grand Forks, senior forward Matt Romuld and sophomore forwards Casey Ristau and Jake Useldinger all had 1 goal.

Thief River Falls 4
Totino-Grace 3

Thief River Falls never trailed in the game leading 1-0 after one period and 3-2 after two. Sopohomore goalie Zane Gothberg of the Prowlers had a solid game in goal as Totino-Grace outshot Thief River Falls 31-20. Junior forward Billy Heck of the Eagles tied the game with a goal at 5:41 of the third period; however, the Prowlers got the game-winner from junior forward Tyler Aandal at 12:19. For Thief River Falls, Aandal had 2 goals, junior forward Lucas Dillon had 1 goal, 1 assist and senior defenseman Spencer Johnson had 2 assist. For Totino Grace, junior forward Ryan Gunderson had 3 assists.

Minnesota State Class "A" Boy's Hockey Rankings As Of December 3, 2007

1. St. Thomas Academy (4A)2. Duluth Marshall (7A)3. St. Cloud Cathedral (5A)4. Rochester Lourdes (1A)5. Duluth Denfeld (5A)6. Hermantown (5A)7. Warroad (8A)8. South St. Paul (4A)9. East Grand Forks (8A)10. Red Wing (1A)11. Minnehaha Academy (4A)12. International Falls (7A)13. Breck School (2A)14. Mahtomedi (4A)15. Mound-Westonka/W-M (2A)16. Thief River Falls (8A)17. Totino-Grace (4A)18. Mankato West (1A)19. Park Rapids Area (8A)20. Little Falls (6A)

Section 8A Scores on Saturday, December 1, 2007

Red Lake Falls @ Northern Lakes PPD
Fort Frances, ON 5 Kittson-Central 0
Blaine 9 TRF 3
EGF 3 Minot, ND 1 (Home of Economy)
Ely 7 Bagley-Fosston 1
GF Red River 7 Warroad 3 (Home of Economy)
GF Central 7 Crookston 2 (Home of Economy)

Section 8A Scores on Friday, November 30, 2007

Bemidji 4 Monticello 2
Duluth Marshall 7 LOW 0
TRF 4 Totino-Grace 3
Park Rapids 8 Walker-H-A 1
Fort Frances (ON) 7 Red Lake Falls 1