The River Lakes girls’ hockey team (10-17-1) finished their season with a loss to Fergus Falls in the Section 6A Championship game Thursday, Feb. 16, by an overtime final tally of 2-1. Earlier in the week, the Stars defeated Willmar, 2-1, in semifinal action Tuesday at Willmar Civic Center.
Willmar game
Shots on goal favored -Willmar, 31-19. Scoring by periods: River Lakes: 0, 1, 1; Willmar: 0, 0, 1. Stars Individual Scoring: Sophia Hess, 2 goals; Goalie Kaydence Roeske, 31 shots on goal, 30 saves. Power Plays: Willmar, 0-3; River Lakes, 0-2; Penalties: Willmar, 6 minutes on 3 infractions; River Lakes, 8 minutes on 4 infractions. 1st Period Scoring: None; Penalties: Quinn, WLLMR (Hooking, Minor, 2.0 min) 16:52; Goalie Changes: None. 2nd Period Scoring: RL – Hess goal (even strength) 16:04; Penalties: Schrieber Horn, RL (Slashing, Minor, 2.0 min) 9:10; Quinn, WLLMR (Holding, Minor, 2.0 min) 10:54; McDonagh, RL (Holding, Minor, 2.0 min) 10:54; Olson, RL (Body Checking, Minor, 2.0 min) 11:28; Goalie Changes: None. 3rd Period Scoring: WLLMR – Volk goal (even strength) (Larson) 6:01; RL – Hess goal (even strength) 8:02; Penalties: Wendlandt, RL (Hooking, Minor, 2.0 min) 13:10; Quinn, WLLMR (Hooking, Minor, 2.0 min) 16:48; Goalie Changes: None.
Fergus Falls game
Shots on goal favored Fergus, 45-14. Scoring by periods: River Lakes: 0, 1, 0, 0; Fergus: 0, 1, 0, 1. Stars Individual Scoring: Abby Storms, 1 goal; Sophia Hess, 1 assist; Goalie Kaydence Roeske, 45 shots on goal, 43 saves. Power Plays: Fergus, 0-3; River Lakes, 1-2; Penalties: Fergus, 4 minutes on 2 infractions; River Lakes, 6 minutes on 3 infractions. 1st Period Scoring: None; Penalties: None; Goalie Changes: None. 2nd Period Scoring: FFHS – Hulter goal (even strength) (Johnson, Brimhall) 3:18; RL – Storms goal (power play) (Hess) 12:37; Penalties: Debrito, FFHS (Hooking, Minor, 2.0 min) 12:12; RL (Too Many Men on the Ice, Minor, 2.0 min) 16:48; Goalie Changes: None. 3rd Period Scoring: None. Penalties: Hatlestad, RL (Hooking, Minor, 2.0 min) 5:25; Fleischhacker, RL (Cross-Checking, Minor, 2.0 min) 13:16; FFHS (Too Many Men on the Ice, Minor, 2.0 min) 15:43; Goalie Changes: None; OT1 Period Scoring: FFHS – Greenagel goal (even strength) (Jyrkas) 3:09; Penalties: None; Goalie Changes: None.