Boys hockey roundup: River Lakes clips Storm

SAUK RAPIDS — Grant Thompson put in a goal at 5:02 in the third period to lift River Lakes over Sauk Rapids-Rice 3-2 on Thursday.
The Stars got goals from Ethan Parsons in the first period and Bryce Savage in the second to hold a 2-1 lead going into the third period.
After Thompson scored in the third, Travis Kothenbeutel scored to pull the Storm to within one, but River Lakes goalie Chris Skluzacek held on, finishing with 25 saves.
River Lakes 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 2
River Lakes (3-5, 6-8) 1 1 1 — 3
SR-R (2-5, 3-10-1) 1 0 1 — 2
FIRST PERIOD – S: Travis Kothenbeutel (Mathew Meyer) 3:33, RL: Ethan Parsons (Austin Stone) 8:21
SECOND PERIOD – RL: Bryce Savage 12:22
THIRD PERIOD – RL: Grant Thompson (Dylan Jude) 5:02, S: Kothenbeutel (James Geisler) 7:50
GOALIE SAVES – River Lakes: Chris Skluzacek 25 … Sauk Rapids: Justin Thorson 13
Wright County
Waconia 8, Litchfield/DC 2
Mike Spreiter and Ben Haugo scored for Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato in the Dragons’ 8-2 loss to Waconia.
The Wildcats outshot LDC 45-31.
Litchfield/DC (1-2, 6-6) 1 1 0 — 2
Waconia (3-2, 5-8) 4 0 4 — 8
FIRST PERIOD – L: Mike Spreiter (Aaron Haataja) 2:51, W: Tanner Riebel (Ben Kullman, Joe Benson) 4:04, W: Riebel (Kullman, Benson) 6:19, W: Alex Fortwengler 12:47, W: Alex Tasson (Sam Schiffman) 14:06
SECOND PERIOD – L: Ben Haugo 11:20
THIRD PERIOD – W: Cal Rassman (Alec Bohman, Justin Reinke) 2:50, W: Jeff Balow 3:26, W: Kullman (Reinke, Riebel) 7:04, W: Blaine Wilsey (Ryan Mattson, Kevin Kittleson) 14:27
GOALIE SAVES – Litchfield/DC: Braeden Wahl 38 … Waconia: Nathan Kovach 29