Duluth East fell victim to a goal by Miles Death 4:53 into overtime in Wayzata's 4-3 victory in a high school boys hockey game Saturday at Heritage Center.
Death's goal spoiled a 24-save performance by Greyhounds goaltender Jo Jo Jeanetta.
Alex Clayton made 37 saves for the Trojans.
Duluth Denfeld 3,
South St. Paul 2
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Jason Johnson's power-play goal with 30 seconds left in the second period lifted the visiting Hunters to the nonconference win.
Denfeld goalie Christian Coffman recorded 27 saves, one more than his counterpart, Adam Wilcox.
Superior 5,
Eau Claire Memorial 2
Chris Bishop scored two first-period goals and the Spartans added three more in the third period to defeat the Old Abes in a nonconference game at Wessman Arena.
Joel Pettingill stopped 29 shots for Superior.
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 7,
Buffalo 2
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Jack McFarlane scored two goals as the host rjacks won their first game of the season.
Two Harbors 5,
Moose Lake Area 3
Alex Anderson scored a pair of goals to lead the host Agates to the victory.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Breck 3, Duluth 2
Kayla Mork's second goal 3:34 into overtime gave Breck the win over the Northern Stars at Heritage Center.
Paige Turner had 33 saves in a losing effort.
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Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall 2, North St. Paul 2
Julia Gilbert scored with 3:40 remaining in the third period to give Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall a nonconference tie with the Polars.
-- The Mirage lost 3-2 to Minnetonka on Friday, allowing the winning goal midway through the third period. The Skippers blanked Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 5-0 on Saturday behind two Rachel Ramsey goals.
BOYS BASKETBALL
North Branch 71,
Duluth Central 59
The host Vikings overcame 21 points from Central's Darcell Williams to win the nonconference season opener.
Superior 56,
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Eau Claire Memorial 38
Joel Lindberg scored 23 points as the Spartans opened their season with a nonconference win at the Old Abes.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
St. Francis 65,
Duluth East 48
Melissa Borstner scored 37 points to lead her team over the visiting Greyhounds.
Alex Freeman led East with 15 points.
