By Pat Garry, Staff Writer
The River Lakes boys had back-to-back appointments last week, which resulted in a loss and a win. Traveling to the Fergus Falls Ice Arena on Friday, Dec. 14, the Stars lost, 5-3, to the Otters. The road trip continued Saturday, but the outcome was much better for River Lakes, who, behind the strength of a Logan Stellmach hat trick, stifled Breckenridge/Wahpeton, 6-1, at Sterns Arena.
(Fergus Falls Game) Shots on goal were even at 28. The Stars scoring summary: Tanner Stanley, 1 goal; Sam Howard, 1 goal; Blake Blattner, 1 goal; Quintin Ruhland, 2 assists. 1st-period scoring: None.
Second-period scoring: FERGUS – Young Goal (even strength) (Shelstad, Ahlgren) 2:15; RVRLKS – Blattner Goal (even strength) 10:14; FERGUS – DeBrito Goal (even strength) (Young) 12:49; FERGUS – Young Goal (even strength) 13:06; FERGUS – Shelstad Goal (even strength) (Ahlgren, Zierden) 16:51. Penalties: Ruhland, RVRLKS (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 10:44.
Third Period — Scoring: RVRLKS – Howard Goal (even strength) (Ruhland) 1:09; RVRLKS – Stanley Goal (even strength) (Ruhland) 2:15; FERGUS – Shelstad Goal (even strength) (Hoffman) 4:40. Penalties: Duininck, RVRLKS (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 8:47; Johnson, RVRLKS (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 9:06. (B/W Game) Shots on goal favored River Lakes, 51-8.
The Stars scoring summary: Trent Pientka, 1 assist; Tanner Stanley, 1 assist; Cam Lemke, 3 assists; Sam Howard, 1 goal, 1 assist; Griffin Duininck, 1 goal, 1 assist; Dillon Pulsifer, 1 goal; Logan Stellmach, 3 goals, 1 assist; Braeden Cremers, 1 assist.
(Wahpeton Game) First-
period scoring: RVRLKS – Stellmach Goal (even strength) (Duininck, Lemke) 14:01.
Second-period scoring: RVRLKS – Stellmach Goal (short-handed) (Pientka) 12:26; BRKWAP – Wohlers Goal (even strength) (Withuski) 13:05; RVRLKS – Pulsifer Goal (even strength) (Stanley) 16:02. Penalties: Duininck, RVRLKS (Roughing, Minor, 2 min) 3:05; Ruhland, RVRLKS (Roughing, Minor, 2 min) 11:48.
Third Period — Scoring: RVRLKS – Duininck Goal (power play) (Stellmach, Lemke) 6:49; RVRLKS – Howard Goal (even strength) (Cremers) 10:58; RVRLKS – Stellmach Goal (power play) (Lemke, Howard) 14:14. Penalties: Withuski, BRKWAP (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 6:04; Rugland, BRKWAP (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 13:18.