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Champlin Park boys hockey
Rebels knock off Anoka, fall to Maple Grove
By ANTHONY IOZZO
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Feb. 21 W 70-60
at Elk River Champlin Park boys hockey excelled
to a 20-7 overall record this season and
nearly shared the Northwest Suburban
North Conference title with Totino
Grace, fi nishing two points behind the
Eagles.
That helped the Rebels earn a No. 3
seed in the 5AA section playoffs and
a second opportunity to upset sixth-
ranked and second-seeded Maple Grove
in the semifi nals on Feb. 23 after knock-
ing off No. 6 Anoka 2-0 on Feb. 21.
However, Champlin Park couldn’t
overcome a furious attack by the Crim-
son in a 4-2 loss at Champlin Ice Forum.
The Rebels also lost games to third-
ranked Blaine and fourth-ranked Ando-
ver in Class 2A and to Class 1A third-
ranked Totino-Grace, but they were 20-2
against unranked teams.
And it was the fi rst 20-win season since
in over a decade.
A strong senior class was key to the
success this season. Forwards Derek
Roberts (38 goals, 14 assists), Jack Karg-
es (11 goals, 22 assists), Ayden Grant
(11 goals, 14 assists), Rylen Anderson
(4 goals, 12 assists) and Brett Sullivan
(8 goals, 7 assists) all fi nished with dou-
ble-digit points, and defensemen Adam
Brenny (2 goals, 8 assists), Samuel Lee
(8 assists) and Carter Cain (2 assists) also
helped the offense.
Forward Blake Loughrey didn’t play
as many minutes as the rest, but also
reached the stat sheet with a goal in 16
games.
And Brennan Boynton was also one of
the best goalies in the state, fi nishing 18-6
First half: 38-23; Second half: 32-37
Points: Adalia McKenzie 31, Lauren Frost
13, Aaliyah Ragulen 10, Kayla Cox 9,
T’Naye Griffi n 7
Feb. 22 W 67-47
vs. Spring Lake Park
First half: 36-23; Second half: 31-24
Points: McKenzie 25, Griffi n 15, Frost 13,
Cox 6, Aniyah Reuben 5, Ragulen 3
Champlin Park
Feb. 21 W 58-54
vs. Prior Lake
First half: 30-29; Second half: 28-25
Points: Mikaelah Counce 16, Amaya
Doree 9, Izzy Quick 8, Miyah Dubose 8,
Dejah Jenkins 5, Makayla Johnson 3,
Amelia Valentino 3, Ally Crymble 2, Maya
Fitzpatrick 2, Emma Larson 2
Feb. 22 L 62-41
at Robbinsdale Armstrong
First half: 13-37; Second half: 28-25
Points: Quick 10, Dubose 8, Valentino 8,
Johnson 6, Counce 4, Fitzpatrick 3, Izzy
John 2
Brooklyn Center
Feb. 21 L 74-51 at St. Agnes
(PHOTO BY BILL JONES)
Champlin Park senior Derek Roberts takes the puck during the 5AA section quarterfi nals against sixth-
seeded Anoka Feb. 21 at Coon Rapids Ice Arena. The Rebels won 2-0.
with 727 saves on 773 shots on goal and
a 2.10 goals against average.
Goalie Sam Potter also played minutes
in net this season with a 2-1 record and
70 saves on 76 shots on goal with a 1.98
goals against average.
This group of seniors will go down as
one of the best in school history, and they
will also leave a big hole on the roster for
next season. But there are several players
expected back that can help build on the
legacy of the senior class.
Junior forward Tanner Thompson (10
goals, 9 assists), sophomore forward Jack
Bergstrom (7 goals, 8 assists), sopho-
more forward Noah Vizenor (7 goals, 6
assists), junior forward Robby Lawler (6
goals, 5 assists), freshman Roy Johnson
(2 goals, 9 assists), sophomore defender
Ben Fischer (goal, 9 assists) and junior
defender Jacob Heie (10 assists) are all
expected back.
Osseo boys hockey
Orioles get tough draw, fall to top seed in section 5AA
junior Cody Fischbach
(four assists), junior Jack
Johnson and junior Riley
Cone and forwards junior
Rocco Marcaccini (1 goal,
5 assists), sophomore Car-
son Streich 92 goals, 2 as-
sists) and junior Michael
Gorman (2 goals, 2 assists)
are also expected back.
First half: 28-38; Second half: 23-36
By ANTHONY IOZZO
Points: Shamia Hudson 21, Maleah
Confair 17, Nayeli Williams 10, Ashawna
Minter 3
Boys basketball
Park Center
Feb. 23 W 65-58
vs. Maple Grove
First half: 25-31; Second half: 40-27
Points: Dain Dainja 22, Detavius Frierson
12, Tommy Chatman 12, Khari Broadway
7, Emmanuel Tamba 5, Josh Brown 3,
Josh Lewis 2, David Ijadimbola 2
Champlin Park
Feb. 23 W 60-51
vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong
First half: 31-28; Second half: 29-23
Points: Alex John 26, Jacob Johnson
11, Bennett Otto 6, Jaice Miller 5, Alex
Severn 3, Francis Nwaokorie 3, Kato
Seley 2, Cooper Olson 2, Jared Walter
2
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The Osseo boys hockey
team fell behind early in
a 10-1 loss to top-seeded
Blaine on Feb. 21 in the
5AA section quarterfinal.
The eighth-seeded Ori-
oles (5-19-2 overall) al-
lowed four goals before
scoring with under three
minutes to play in the first
period, but Osseo could
only muster 14 total shots
on goal against the third-
ranked Bengals (20-2-2).
Several seniors played in
their final game on Thurs-
day – forwards Ty Hill (15
goals, 9 assists) and Mitch-
ell Maier (6 goals, 14 as-
sists) and Adam LaPlace
and defenders Kyle Konse-
la, Tyler Hoffman, Griffin
Geraghty and Ryan Duffy.
But there are several
players that are expected
back next season, includ-
ing forwards sophomore
Cade Wessman (5 goals, 18
assists), sophomore Jack
Pojar (12 goals, 8 assists),
(PHOTO BY BILL JONES)
Osseo senior forward Ty Hill takes a pass near the net in a 5AA section
quarterfi nal against top-seeded Blaine Feb. 21 at Champlin Ice Forum. Hill
had an assist in a 10-1 loss.
junior Jackson Dwyer (7
goals, 8 assists), sopho-
more Daniel Ellingson (8
goals, 5 assists) and junior
Adam Larson (5 goals, 6
assists).
Both goalies are also
expected back next year.
Junior Cooper Olson was
3-12-2 with 527 saves on
620 shots on goal. Sopho-
more Dale Pfannenstein
was 2-7 with 258 saves on
297 shots on goal.
Defenders junior Caleb
Manson (2 goals, 3 as-
sists), sophomore Matt
Holien (three assists),
Blaine 10, Osseo 1
Manson scored late in
the first period with assists
by Hill and Wessman, but
Blaine scored three goals
in both the second and
third periods.
Junior forwards Hunter
Hanson and Cole Hansen
each had a hat trick, and
senior forward Will Hill-
man scored two goals.
Junior forwards Carsen
Richels and Zach Buzick
scored the other goals.
Olson finished with 48
saves for Osseo, and Ben-
gals’ senior goalie Joe Dan-
inger had 13.
The Orioles’ penalty kill
did finish perfect on the
night. Blaine was 0-for-3
on the powerplay.