And Then There Were 4 .. Warroad / TRF / LOW / EGF Round Out The Final 4 In Section 8A Boy's Hockey .. Section Semi's Will Be Saturday, February 26 .. #1 Warroad vs. #5 East Grand Forks .. Monday, February 28 .. #2 Thief River Falls vs. #3 Lake of the Woods

SECTION 8A | SCORING
Quarterfinals
Friday, February 25, 2011:

#2 Thief River Falls 10, #7 Park Rapids Area 1
#3 Lake of the Woods 4, #6 Red Lake Falls 3


SECTION 8A | SCORING
Quarterfinals
Thursday, February 24, 2011:

#1 Warroad 15, #8 Kittson Central 0
#5 East Grand Forks 3, #4 Crookston 1

The Greatest Time Of The Year .. 2011 Section 8A Boy's Hockey Tournament .. Opening Rounds

SECTION 8A QUARTER-FINAL ROUND ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011:

# 8 Kittson-Central Bearcats vs. # 1 Warroad Warriors | 6:00 P.M.

# 5 East Grand Forks Green Wave vs. # 4 Crookston Pirates | 8:15 P.M.

SECTION 8A QUARTER-FINAL ROUND ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011:

# 2 (HOST) Thief River Falls Prowlers vs. # 7 Park Rapids Panthers | 6:00 P.M.

# 3 Lake of the Woods Bears vs. # 6 Red Lake Falls Eagles | 8:15 P.M.

The Greatest Time Of The Year .. 2011 Section 8A Boy's Hockey Tournament .. Opening Rounds

PLAY-IN GAME:

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 ( Game At Lower Seed)

# 9 Bagley/Fosston Flyers  @ # 8 - Kittson-Central Bearcats

SECTION 8A QUARTER-FINAL ROUND ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011:

Winner Bagley / Kittson-Central vs. # 1 Warroad Warriors | 6:00 P.M.

# 5 East Grand Forks Green Wave vs. # 4 Crookston Pirates | 8:15 P.M.

SECTION 8A QUARTER-FINAL ROUND ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011:

# 2 (HOST) Thief River Falls Prowlers vs. # 7 Park Rapids Panthers | 6:00 P.M.

# 3 Lake of the Woods Bears vs. # 6 Red Lake Falls Eagles | 8:15 P.M.

Light Schedule On Tap For Tonight In Section 8A .. Play-offs Right Around The Corner .. Always The Greatest Time Of The Hockey Season .. The Ralph Will Be Rocking Come Next Week

Bemidji at Thief River Falls | 7:30 P.M. | Ralph Engelstad Arena

Blogger: Minnesota H.S. Section 8A Boy's Hockey Site - Publish Status

Blogger: Minnesota H.S. Section 8A Boy's Hockey Site - Publish Status

Tonight In Section 8A Boy's Hockey ... The Race Is On For # 1 Seed As Warroad Hosts LOW / Thief River Falls Hosts EGF .. Detroit Lakes Travels To Park Rapids .. Red Hot RLF Invades Crookston

Tuesday, February 15, 2011:

Detroit Lakes at Park Rapids Area | 7:30 P.M. | Ted Johnson Arena

East Grand Forks at Thief River Falls | 7:30 P.M. | Ralph Engelstad Arena

Lake of the Woods at Warroad | 7:30 P.M. | The Gardens Arena

Red Lake Falls at Crookston | 7:00 P.M. | Crookston Sports Center

Final Scores From This Past Weekend .. Hockey Day Minnesota Was Once Again A Smashing Success .. Mother Nature Actually Played Havoc On Outdoor Games In Moorhead

Saturday, February 12, 2011:

Bemidji 3, Warroad 2 OT

Park Rapids Area 9, Kittson-Central 2

Red Lake Falls 8, Wadena-Deer Creek 2

Friday, February 11, 2011:

Lake of the Woods 0, Crookston 0 TIE

Thursday, February 10, 2011:

Lake of the Woods 3, International Falls 2

Park Rapids Area 7, Bagley/Fosston 4

Boys' hockey: Pirates struggle but come away with the ‘W’ over Panthers .. Courtesy Of Crookston Times

By Derek Martin, Sports Editor

Crookston Daily Times

CROOKSTON, Minn. —

The Pirates didn't play their best against Park Rapids Tuesday evening but still pulled out a victory with a late goal by Seth Heppner in the third period for the 3-2 win. Crookston is now 10-11-2 on the season and, with the win over section rival Park Rapids, 5-4-1 in Section 8A play.

"We didn't play very well," Pirate head coach Jon Bittner said plain and simple.

"Things weren't very crisp. Park worked hard, they never gave up. They were around, around, around all night long. Skill level for one, finishing off for two. We didn't seem inspired or enthusiastic about what we were doing out there. We were playing like it was open hockey. There is a difference in competitive hockey."

With just two games left in the regular season, all the Pirates need to get enthusiastic or their postseason will be short.

"We have to be unselfish," coach Bittner said. "We need to play with a greater purpose. Heppner's line has been on fire. They're playing well, getting scoring opportunities. Dylan Klatt had a great game, Seth's been scoring and Reggie has been putting puck in the net too."

MORE:

http://www.crookstontimes.com/sports/x639356626/Boys-hockey-Pirates-struggle-but-come-away-with-the-W-over-Panthers

Warriors pull past Knights Grand Forks Central’s Big Three was whittled down to the Big One on Tuesday night at Purpur Arena. Warroad exposed the depleted Knights as Nick Stoskopf and David Nelson each had a goal and an assist to lead the Warriors to a 4-1 nonconference victory in Central’s final home game of the season.

Courtesy of Grand Forks Herald:

By:  Tom Miller

Grand Forks Central’s Big Three was whittled down to the Big One on Tuesday night at Purpur Arena.

Warroad exposed the depleted Knights as Nick Stoskopf and David Nelson each had a goal and an assist to lead the Warriors to a 4-1 nonconference victory in Central’s final home game of the season.

Central was without two of its top three goal scorers. Senior Jordy Aamot, who has seven goals and a team-high 27 assists, missed his fourth straight game and his return is day-to-day. Sophomore Luke Johnson, who has 14 goals and 22 assists, also didn’t play with an injury and, he too, is day-to-day.

The Knights, who dropped to 10-7-3 overall, expect Aamot and Johnson back for the postseason. Central wraps up the regular season Thursday on the road against Fargo South-Shanley.

“We’re going to need all 20 of our guys to contribute this time of year,” Central coach Tony Bina said. “I thought guys stepped up tonight in roles they aren’t always used to.”

MORE: http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/192883/

Warroad / TRF / EGF / Crookston All Garner Victories On Tuesday, February 8, 2011 In Section 8A Hockey

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 SCOREBOARD:

Warroad 4, Grand Forks Central (ND) 1

Warroad Scoring Recap: Nick Stoskopf 1G+1A; David Nelson 1 SHG+1A; Austin Streiff 1PPG; Brandon Pearson 1G; Andy Foster 25 SavesThief River Falls 1, Roseau 0

TRF's Scoring Recap: Micah Ranum 1G; Jon Narverud 23 Save Shut-Out

Northern Lakes 4, Red Lake Falls 4 (TIE)

Red Lake Falls Scoring: Garrett Schmitz 2G+1A; Dylan Zutz 1G; Jacob Ness 1G; Cole Larson 26 Saves

East Grand Forks 14, Kittson-Central 0

Detroit Lakes 10, Bagley/Fosston 0

Crookston 3, Park Rapids Area 2

The Quest For Section Seedings Continue Tonight In Section 8A ... Eight Of 8A Teams Face-Off Tonight .. Every Game Now Counts

Warroad at Grand Forks Central | 7:30 PM | Cliff "Fido" Purpur Arena
Northern Lakes at Red Lake Falls | 7:00 PM | Cardin-Hunt Arena
Roseau at Thief River Falls | 7:30 PM | Ralph Engelstad Arena
Bagley/Fosston at Detroit Lakes | 7:00 PM | Freeman Sports Arena
Park Rapids Area at Crookston | 7:30 PM | Crookston Sports Center
Kittson-Central at East Grand Forks | 7:30 PM | EGF Civic Center

Final Scores In Exciting Section 8A Action On Saturday, February 5, 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011:

Warroad 6, East Grand Forks 1
First period — 1. W, Brandon Pearson (David Nelson) 15:08
Second period — 2. W, Casey Anderson (Eric Miller, Austin Streiff) 2:38; 3. W, Nelson (Streiff, Carson Gray) 7:44; 4. W, Gray (Nick Stoskopf, Streiff) 12:17
Third period — 5. W, Streiff (Miller, Gray) 3:03; 6. EGF, Tyler Hajicek (Tucker Poolman) 12:23; 7. W, Tyler Elson (Tom Astrup) 14:09
Goalie saves — W: Andy Foster 6-8-5—19 ; EGF: Hunter Aubol 14-13-0—27 Beau Scheving 0-0-10—10

Bagley / Fosston 3, Wahpeton (ND) 3 TIE
First period — 1. KCC, Dalton Klegstad (Casey Lindegard) 3:59; 2. KCC, Nick Kasprowicz (Markas Dahl, Lindegard) 8:01; 3. KCC, Tyler Cosley (Dahl) 15:36
Second period — 4. KCC, Dahl (Devin Schuler, JP Mortensen) 5:22; 5. LJG, Garth Fetsch (Grant Ellingson, Connor Braaten) 9:05; 6. LJG, Fetsch (Caleb Veer) 9:46; 7. KCC, Chadd Nordine 13:59; 8. KCC, Klegstad (Dahl, Schuler) 16:39
Third period — 9. KCC, Nordine (Kasprowicz, Zach Gatheridge) 7:15; 10. KCC, Schuler (Cosley) 9:21; 11. LJG, Nic Roy (Colin Olson) 10:32
Goalie saves — KCC: Jackson Kline 6-8-7—21; L: Brady Crockett 10-10-9—29

Lake of the Woods 3, Silver Bay / Cook County 0

Kittson-Central 8, Langdon (ND) Jr. A Gold 3

Park Rapids Area 6, Greenway 1

Thief River Falls 4, Red Lake Falls 1
First period — 1. RLF, Garrett Schmitz 3:34; 2. TRF, Evan Ose (Riley Soderstom) 15:13
Second period — 3. TRF, Beezer Skime (Chris Forney, Matt Audette) 10:06
Third period — 4. TRF Brady Meunier (Audette, Micah Ranum) 12:55; 5. TRF, Soderstrom (Meunier, Drew Erickson) 14:46
Goalie saves — RLF: Cole Larson 10-12-10—32; TRF: Josh Koop 7-6-4—17

Tonight In Section 8A .. Thief Knocks Off The Pirates

Thief River Falls 4, Crookston 1

A Night Of Rivalries .. A Night Of Upsets In Exciting Section 8A Boy's Hockey Action .. Crookston Tallies Late To Tie EGF / Warroad Sweeps Battle Of Northland / LOW Knocks Off Streaking TRF / Northern Lakes Downs Bagley/Fosston / Park Rapids Continues To Score At Torrid Pace / Red Lake Falls Notches Another Win

Tuesday, February 1, 2011:
Crookston 2, East Grand Forks 2
Warroad 5, Roseau 4 OT
Lake of the Woods 2, Thief River Falls 1
Northern Lakes 3, Bagley/Fosston 1
Park Rapids Area 5, Prairie Area Centre 3
Red Lake Falls 7, Wahpeton (ND) 2

Section 8A Boy's Hockey Enters Final Month Of Regular Season .. Games Now Become More Vital Then Ever .. Full Schedule For Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Tuesday, February 1, 2011:

Crookston (8A) at East Grand Forks (8A), 7:30PM | EGF Civic Center

Northern Lakes (6A) at Bagley/Fosston (8A), 7:00PM | Albert Kaiser Arena

Prairie Centre Area (6A) at Park Rapids Area (8A), 7:30PM | Ted Johnson Arena
Red Lake Falls (8A) at Wahpeton (ND), 6:00PM | Stern Sports Arena

Thief River Falls (8A) at Lake of the Woods (8A), 7:30PM | Baudette Arena

Warroad (8A) at Roseau (8AA), 7:30PM | Roseau Memorial Arena