W-DC downs Marshall

MARSHALL --The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines boys' hockey team began the first part of their two game road trip with an 8-1 triumph over the Marshall Tigers in non-conference action on Friday.

Jason Merickel and Jeff Metzdorff each tallied one goal and added two assists for the Wolverines. Andrew Stearns and Josh Schumacher contributed one goal and one assist for W-DC which improved to 10-4 overall.

Wadena-Deer Creek 3 1 4 -- 8

Marshall 1 0 0 -- 1

First period --1, W-DC, Andrew Stearns (Jason Merickel) :14; 2, W-DC, Scott King (Jeff Metzdorff) 3:15; 3, W-DC, Ken Bucholz (Ben Dahlin, Matt Boline) 4:30; 4, M, Jarad Ortmann (Wes Blomme, Brooks Maki) 9:57.

Second period --5, W-DC, Merickel (Stearns, Mike Lawson) 13:29; ppg.

Third period --6, W-DC, Kyle Davis (Metzdorff, Josh Schumacher) 4:56; 7, W-DC, Metzdorff (Brian Cooney) 8:11; 8, W-DC, Schumacher (Boline, Merickel) 9:58; 9, W-DC, Matt Kass (Matt Yelle) 11:19; ppg.

Shots on goal --W-DC 14-18-12--44; M 9-7-4--20

Goalies --W-DC Tyler Nelson (15 saves) Mike Sartori (4 saves); M Brad Meulebroeck (33 saves) Adam Ogdahl (3 saves)

Power-play opportunities --W-DC 2-6; M 0-2

Conference --W-DC 3-2. Overall --W-DC 10-4. Next game --Wadena-Deer Creek at Detroit Lakes Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Park Rapids 7, Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin 0

CROSBY -- The 10th ranked Park Rapids Panthers blanked the Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin Rangers 7-0 in a Mid State Conference boys hockey game Friday night.

The Rangers now fall to 7-7-1 overall and go 0-4 in the Mid-State Conference.

The next Ranger game will be at Moose Lake Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

Park Rapids 1 5 1 -- 7

Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin 0 0 0 -- 0

First period -- 1, P-Ed Zymczak (Darren Hafner, Chris Knapp) 10:58

Second period -- 2, P-Eric Grewe (Brian Griess, John Cedarbloom) 1:30; 3, P-Hafner (Knapp, Chris Wothe) 6:25; 4, P-Wothe (Hafner, Knapp) ppg 8:08; 5, P-Derick Lehrke (Hafner, Zymczak) 12:18; 6, P-Lance Restemayer (Grewe, Cory Melbo) 14:08

Third period -- 7, P-Griess (Grewe, Dana Husby) 13:16

Shots on goal -- PP 18, CIA 6

Goalies -- PP Chris Torkelson (6 saves), CIA Andy Weiland (7 saves), Trent Betley (4 saves) 23:08

Power-play opportunities -- PP 1-2, CIA 0-4

Conference -- Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin 0-4. Overall -- Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin 7-7-1. Next game -- Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin at Moose Lake Tuesday 7:00 p.m.