C-I-A loses 4-3 to Park Rapids

PARK RAPIDS -- Alex Koester scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Park Rapids Panthers past the Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin Grizzlies 4-3 in Mid-State Conference boys' hockey Friday.

The goal gave Koester a hat trick.

Grizzlies goalie Trent Betley ended the night with 49 saves. Jerry Hanson, Phil Martin and Dustin Hines scored goals for C-I-A. Hines also added two assists.

Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin 2 0 1 0 -- 3

Park Rapids 2 1 0 1 -- 4

First period -- 1, CIA-Jerry Hanson (Dustin Hines, Brandon Laffin) :38; 2, PR-Alex Koester (Tyler Lehrke, Cory Melbo) 3:28; 3, CIA-Phil Martin (Hines, Nick Bourgeois) 8:21 ppg; 4, PR-Brandon Anderson (Zach Etter, Lehrke) 14:42 ppg

Second period -- 5, PR-Koester (Anderson, Lehrke) 14:18

Third period -- 6, CIA-Hines 6:52

Overtime-- 7, PR-Koester (Anderson, Etter)

Shots on goal -- CIA 7-7-9-3--27, PR 30-10-11-1--52

Goalies -- CIA Trent Betley (49 saves), PR Doug Hafner (23 saves)

Power-play opportunities -- CIA 1-4, PR 1-3

Conference -- CIA 2-6. Overall -- CIA 8-14. Next game -- TBA.