Prep report: Denfeld routs Central in boys hockey

By news@duluthnewstribune.com

January 22, 2009 at 11:00 PM

Cody Hotchkin had four assists, and Josh Wentz and Jason Johnson each had a pair of goals as Duluth Denfeld defeated Duluth Central 8-1 in a Lake Superior Conference high school boys hockey game Thursday night at Heritage Arena.

The Hunters (11-6 overall, 3-0 LSC) led 4-0 less than nine minutes into the first period .

Denfeld played the game without coach Kevin Smalley, who served a mandatory one-game suspension after receiving a game-disqualification penalty after the Hunters' 5-4 overtime loss to Hibbing on Tuesday.

HERMANTOWN 10, ASHLAND 0

Fifteen Hawks recorded at least one point and Tyler Ampe stopped all 13 shots in an LSC shutout over the visiting Oredockers (4-11, 0-5).

Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2,Grand Rapids-Greenway 2, OT

Dana Gallop scored two third-period goals to help the Lightning (13-4-1) tie the host Lumberjacks (11-8-1).

East's Tofte, Proctor's Rupert win titles

Duluth East senior Alena Tofte and Proctor sophomore Erik Rupert won individual titles in the Duluth East Invitational Nordic ski meet at Snowflake Nordic Center.

Tofte finished in a combined 29 minutes, 54.1seconds for a five-kilometer classical and five-kilometer freestyle girls race. Teammate Marian Lund was second in 31:06.9 and Kathryn Van Every of Ely was third in 32:04.5. Tofte was first in both events.

Rupert had a combined boys time of 26:20.3 and was followed by East's Gus Downs in 26:24.5 and Kellen Witschen of Mesabi East-Virginia in 26:53.1. Rupert was first in the freestyle event and Downs won the classical race.

East swept the team titles. The Greyhounds had 389 points in the girls standings and Grand Rapids was second with 371. The East boys had 358 points and Grand Rapids had 357.

girls basketball

Bemidji 26-46--72

Duluth East 27-34--61

Bemidji -- Megan Larson 3, Meg Claypool 1, Erika Weiman 6, Kayla Hirt 37, Ashley Hirt 2, Megan Huseby 3, Abby Hendricks 5, Kelsey Hiesler 11, Caitlyn Gangelhoff 4. Totals 25 19-23 72.

3-point goals --Weiman 2, Huseby.

Duluth East -- Macie Dorow 15, Lauren Mostrom 2, Marisa Yernatich 23, Meghan Zenner 5, Sarah Hockett 6, Taylor Tyllia 10. Totals 23 10-13 61.

3-point goals -- Zenner, Dorow, Yernatich 3.

Carlton 16-24--40

AlBrook 16-17--33

Carlton -- Katie Bloom 5, Sarah Aili 10, Meagan Wojtysiak 2, Ashley Bauer 1, Rachel Anderson 2, Natasha Godbout 9, Hallie Raisanen 6, Mia Saunders 5. Totals 11 14-22 40.

3-point goals -- Godbout 2.

AlBrook -- Alyssa Joyhnson 6, Kylene Fremling 6, Abigail Otis 13, Sabrina Matusak 4, Katie Capriglione 4. Totals 14 3-4 33.

3-point goal -- Otis 2.

Duluth Central 22-20--42

Superior 29-16--45

Duluth Central -- Sami Vezina 11, Mary VonRueden 9, Shauna Wrazidlo 7, Kelsey Bauers 2, Allie Marino 2, Breanna Larson 4, Ashley Haakensen 3, Lisa Muhlberger 4. Totals 16 3-6 42.

3-point goals -- Vezina 3, VonRueden 2, Wrazidlo, Haakensen.

Superior -- MacKenzie Newman 8, Taylor Kosey 24, Janelle Strewler 2, Bettye Jo Nelson 2, Christa Diedrich 4, Raya Kosey 2, Abby Gotelaere 3. Totals 15 12-13 45.

3-point goal -- T. Kosey.

Esko 40-29--69

Moose Lake-Willow River 23-18--41

Esko -- Julianne Carley 1, Kelli Rengo 11, Farrah Wirtz 2, Kelsey Saralampi 2, Amber Jubie 12, Roz Chromy 18, Amanda Bergstedt 12, Kate Marquis 1, Keely Deadrick 10. Totals 25 11-17 69.

3-point goals -- Rengo 2, Jubie 2, Bergstedt 2, Deadrick 2.

Moose Lake-Willow River -- Samantha Johnson 1, Amanda Larson 4, Shelby Halverson 2, Taryn Davis 2, Peggy Stepan 5, Maddy Adamczak 10, Hillary Peterson 8, Kathryn Coil 9. Totals 18 3-11 41.

3-point goals -- Adamczak, Coil.

Greenway 17-11--28

Duluth Marshall 27-21--48

Greenway -- Joanna Pittack 3, Morgan Fleischer 5, Nicolle Gross 3, Brooke Kern 2, Kayla Malcom 8, Kacie Kuusisto 4, Morgan Myer 2. Totals 11 6-17 28.

Duluth Marshall -- Maggie Lane 6, Jamie Witten 4, Stephanie Carlson 17, Meghan Flattery 10, Julianna McDonnell 4, Elena Lushine 5, Elle Jessico 2. Totals 15 17-30 48.

3-point goal -- Witten.

Two Harbors 25-19--44

Cromwell 9-37--46

Two Harbors -- Katelyn Adams 2, Cassandra Alvarez 7, Nina Bukowski 4, Sierra Tietge 8, Abby Ray 23. Totals 21 0-3 44.

3-point goals -- Alvarez, Ray.

Cromwell -- Rae Odegaard 6, Tayah Johnson 13, Ashley Collman 10, Mar Wester 3, Lisa Peterson 2, Ari Korpela 12. Totals 18 0-1 46.

3-point goals -- Odegaard 2, Johnson 3, Wester, Korpela 4.

BOYS HOCKEY

Ashland 0-0-0--0

Hermantown 5-4-1--10

First period -- 1. Corey Kolquist (Willis Kantonen, Grant Huttel), 4:53; 2. Huttel (Jeff Paczynski), 8:49; 3. Adam Krause (Steve Bockovich, Cody Christopherson), 9:56; 4. Brett Ludwig (Garrett Skrbich, Bockovich), 10:23; 5. Chad Bannor (Jared Kolquist, Charlie Comnick), 14:50 (pp).

Second period -- 6. Andrew Oakes (Branden Perrault), :32; 7. Christopherson (Krause, Kurt Peterson), 7:00; 8. Bannor (J. Kolquist), 9:18; 9. Kantonen (C. Kolquist, Huttel), 14:25.

Third period -- 10. Skrbich (Bannor, Krause), 13:59.

Saves -- Jake Haukaas, A, 41; Tyler Ampe, H, 13.

Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 1-2-0--3

Superior 0-4-1--5

First period -- 1. CEC, Corbin Morse (Ethan Johnson), 9:31.

Second period -- 2. S, Mitch Kontny (Pat Dalbec, Taylor Leuthner), :11; 3. S, Leuthner (Dalbec, Sean Hoff), 3:02; 4. CEC, Colton Roy (Mark Savage), 4:36 (pp); 5. S, Kontny, 4:48; 6. S, Tyler Plunkett, 9:15; 7. CEC, Morse, 10:06.

Third period -- 8. S, Dalbec (Kontny, Chris Bishop), 16:16 (en).

Saves -- Jordan Thompson, CEC, 37; Joel Pettingill, S, 23.

Duluth Denfeld 4-3-1--8

Duluth Central 1-0-0--1

First period -- 1. DD, Josh Wentz (Logan Talarico), 1:48; 2. DD, Judd Peterson (Cody Hotchkin, Cory Coffman), 4:28; 3. DD, Max Skarman (Andrew Doig, Hotchkin), 6:49 (pp); 4. DD, Wentz (Skarman), 8:18; 5. DC, Ryker Holm (Noah Swor), 14:37 (pp).

Second period -- 6. DD, Ryan Lundgren (Collin Magnuson), 5:18; 7. DD, Jason Johnson (Doig, Hotchkin), 12:26 (pp); 8. DD, Johnson (Doig, Hotchkin), 13:45 (pp).

Third period -- 9. DD, Skarman (Kevin Nagan, Keith Tomassoni), 3:39 (pp).

Saves -- Matt Messina, DD, 8; Matt Erickson, DC, 34.

Two Harbors 1-0-1--2

Greenway 1-2-2--5

First period -- 1. G, Adam Mendoza (Leo Kessler, Nick Adams), 11:21; 2. TH, Casey Fitzpatrick (Casey Eckman, Ben Ruberg), 13:07 (pp).

Second period -- 3. G, Kessler (Garrett Ohrn, Casey Hynek), 10:21; 4. G, Mendoza (Ohrn, Kessler), 15:55.

Third period -- 5. TH, Eckman (Sean Graden, Scott Comrie), 5:05; 6. G, Hynek (Kessler, Matt Estey), 5:21; 7. G, Mendoza, 10:19 (penalty shot).

Saves -- Aaron Lee, TH, 33; Erikur Arnason, G, 13.

girls hockey

Grand Rapids-Greenway 0-0-2-0--2

Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2-0-0-0--2

First period -- 1. CEC, Melissa Clark (Sadie Lundquist), 2:09; 2. CEC, Courtney Esse (Katie Lamirande, Jessie Ryan), 14:06.

Third period -- 3. GRG, Dana Gallop (Molly Illikainen, Molly Arola), 3:59; 4. GRG, Gallop (Johannah Kohorst), 11:46.

Overtime -- No scoring.

Saves -- Jessica Havel, GRG, 24; CEC, Sarah Gustafson, 20.

Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall 2-1-1--4

Hibbing-Chisholm 0-0-0--0

First period -- 1. Sam Downey (Julia Gilbert, Jami Weiss), 6:48; 2. Kaylee Strom (Bekah Norton, Nichole Mathews), 7:33.

Second period -- 3. Downey, (Gilbert, Weiss), 9:02.

Third period -- 4. Downey, (Gilbert, Casie Ecklund), 14:10.

Saves -- Katie Gilderman, PHM,10; Kaye Collier, HC, 27.

Alpine Skiing

Moose Mountain Invitational

At Lutsen Resort

Boys

Teams -- Brainerd 181, Duluth East 174, Virginia Area 167, Hibbing 126, Grand Rapids 120.

Individuals -- 1. Dave Neustel, East, 1:34.44; 2. Bror Linnerooth, Brainerd, 1:39.09; 3. Thomas Ruttger, Brainerd, 1:40.88; 4. Rian Hutchinson, Brainerd, 1:41.17; 5. Sam Seelos, Duluth East, 1:42.51.

Girls

Teams -- Duluth East 172, Brainerd 168, Virginia Area 150, Hibbing 150, Cook County 126.

Individuals -- 1. Amy Sienko, Duluth East, 1:48.66; 2. Mary Dougherty, Hibbing, 1:51.39; 3. Anna Kohlhaas, Duluth East, 1:51.79; 4. Taryn Ruttger, Brainerd, 1:55.33; 5. Savannah Stone, Brainerd, 1:55.71.

Nordic skiing

Duluth East Invitational

At Snowflake Nordic

Boys

Teams -- Duluth East 358, Grand Rapids 357, Ely 355, Mesabi East-Virginia 342, Duluth Marshall 294, Two Harbors 291, Proctor 288, Duluth Denfeld 261, Duluth Central 28, Cook County 26, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 24.

Individuals -- 1. Erik Rupert, Proctor, 13:32.8 5K classic, 12:47.5 5K freestle, 26:20.3 10K; 2. Gus Downs, Duluth East, 13:15.9, 13:08.6, 26:24.5; 3. Kellen Witschen, Mesabi East-Virginia, 13:32.9, 13:20.2, 26:53.1; 4. Kirk Gilbertson, Grand Rapids, 13:39, 13:30.6, 27:09.6; 5. Nick Power, Duluth Marshall, 13:45.1, 13:30.4, 27:15.5.

Girls

Teams -- Duluth East 389, Grand Rapids 371, Ely 359, Duluth Marshall 313, Mesabi East-Virginia 312, Two Harbors 299, Duluth Central 258, Proctor 225, Duluth Denfeld 28, Cook County 26, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 24.

Individuals -- 1. Alena Tofte, Duluth East, 14:55.7 5K classic, 14:58.4 5K freestyle, 29:54.1. 10K; 2. Marian Lund, Duluth East, 15:51.6, 15:15.3, 31:06.9; 3. Kathryn Van Every, Ely, 16:25.8, 15:38.7, 32:04.5; 4. Afton Snyder, Grand Rapids, 16:17.9, 15:46.8, 32:04.7; 5. Sarah Allen, Duluth East, 16:44.9, 16:10.8, 32:55.7.

boys swimming

Grand Rapids 109, Superior 71

200 medley relay -- Grand Rapids B (Dave Kellin, Sam Jevne, Alex Kepler, Nathan Craven), 1:54.75; 200 freestyle -- Jacob Noonan, Superior, 2:01.74; 200 IM -- 1. Carter Rohling, Grand Rapids, 2;15.42; 50 freestyle -- Brady Bjorklund, Grand Rapids, 23.68; 1-meter diving -- Pat Marx, Grand Rapids, 189.45; 100 butterfly -- Kepler, Grand Rapids, 1:07.09; 100 freestyle -- Bjorklund, Grand Rapids, 52.76; 500 freestyle -- Noonan, Superior, 5:44.86; 200 freestyle relay -- Grand Rapids C (Bjorklund, Eben Rohling, Donny Broten, C. Rohling), 1:37.97; 100 backstroke -- Kellin, Grand Rapids, 1:03.01; 100 breaststroke -- Andre Anderson, Superior, 1:12.55; 400 freestyle relay -- Superior B (Noonan, Vikram Gill, Tim Mahan, George Eisenmann), 3:51.54.

AREA RESULTS

BOYS BASKETBALL

Cloquet 75, Duluth Denfeld 64

International Falls 62, Eveleth-Gilbert 49

Northwestern 55, Barron 29

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Barnum 91, McGregor 23

Bemidji 72, Duluth East 61

Bigfork 60, Blackduck 47

Carlton 40, AlBrook 33

Cromwell 46, Two Harbors 44

Duluth Marshall 48, Greenway 28