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WILLMAR — Elijah Van Buren and Ethan Stark both scored two goals to help Willmar defeat Redwood Valley 5-2 in a non-conference boys hockey game Saturday at Willmar Civic Center.
Stark’s second goal of the game came in the first period and was the game-winner.
Cullen Gregory had two assists. Both assists came on Van Buren’s tallies.
Willmar plays host to Marshall at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Willmar Civic Center.
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Willmar 5 ,Redwood Valley 2
Redwood Valley (0-4-0) 0 1 1 — 2
Willmar (4-2-0) 3 1 1 — 5
FIRST PERIOD – (1) W: Elijah Van Buren (Charles Swart, Cullen Gregory) … (2) W: Ethan Stark … (3) W: Stark.
SECOND PERIOD – (4) W: Arron Fischer (Jordan Gorans) … (5) RV: Kilen Cilek.
THIRD PERIOD – (6) W: Van Buren (Gregory) … (7) RV: Gavin Vanderwerf.
GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS – Redwood Valley: Camden Cilek 70/75 … Willmar: Braxton Heid 8/10
Litchfield/D-C 7,Breck 4
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato scored three goals in the first and third periods en route to a victory over Breck at Litchfield Civic Arena.
Connor Taber earned a hat trick by scoring a goal in each period for Litchfield/D-C. His third goal proved to be the game-winner.
Eleven Litchfield/D-C skaters notched at least one point. Alongside Taber, Braden Olson and Carson Wendorff both tallied three points. Olson had three assists and Wendorff had one goal and two assists.
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Litchfield/D-C next faces Waconia at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Waconia Ice Arena.
Breck (3-4-0) 1 2 1 — 4
Litchfield/D-C (5-0-1) 3 1 3 — 7
FIRST PERIOD – (1) L/D-C: Carson Brummond (Carson Wendorff, Jaxon Gustafson), 3:18 PP … (2) L/D-C: Connor Taber (Braden Olson), 6:31 … (3) L/D-C: Caden Besemer (Colton Clark), 7:18 … (4) B: Ben Amato (Nate Miller), 16:34 PP.
SECOND PERIOD – (5) L/D-C: Taber (Olson, Calvin Jones), 6:13 … (6) B: Amato (Luke Kern), 8:36 … (7) B: Kern (Brady Bjerke, Zach Huotari), 13:13.
THIRD PERIOD – (8) B: Paddy Greene (Huotari), 8:54 PP … (9) L/D-C: Taber (Wendorff, Olson), 10:45 … (10) Wendorff (Carson Tormanen, Kasey Melquist), 14:47 … (11) L/D-C: Reegan Brummond, 16:41 EN
GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS – Breck: Drew Blake 35/40 … Litchfield/D-C: Travis Halonen 31/35
