It was a good week for Wildcat hockey

It was a good week for Dodge County Wildcat hockey as both the girls’ and boys’ team won two games each.

The girls brought their overall season record to 4-1-0 with victories over Hopkins/St. Louis Park, 5-1, on Tuesday, January 26, and New Prague, 3-1, on Saturday, January 30. The boys defeated Hopkins on Tuesday,  3-2, and New Prague on Saturday bringing their record to     .

Girls’ Hockey

Dodge County got off to a fast start in the game against Hopkins/St. Louis Park with a goal by Elizabeth Fagerlind at 1:37 in the first period. Hopkins/St. Louis Park got their only goal of the evening at 16:09 of the first period.

McKenna Freerksen scored for Dodge County in the second period and Abby Simmons, Natalie Ahern and Lyndi Schubert added one goal each in the third period.

Sky Hughes was in goal for the Wildcats, turning back 27 of 28 shots on goal.

The girls hosted New Prague at the Dodge County Ice Arena on Saturday.

The Wildcats opened the scoring at 9:57 in the first period with a goal by Katelyn Courteau. New Prague got their only goal of the night with a penalty shot in the second period.

Dodge County wrapped up the scoring in the third period with goals by Natalie Ahern and Anna Braun.

The girls started the season coming off of last year’s 13-13-2 record. The team lost five good seniors, Coach Jeremy Gunderson said, but returned for the current season with an experienced team.

The Wildcats play as an independent, he said, and that means a difficult schedule that will have them ready at playoff time.

At the beginning of the season, Gunderson said his top returning forwards would be seniors Kennedy Kraus and Malia Schubert; juniors McKenna Freerksen and Anna Braun and sophomore Lyndi Schubert.

Top returning defenders, he said, were senior Kayla Schubert, junior Liz Fagerlind and sophomores Emily Anderson and Katelyn Courteau. In goal for the team are returning goalies senior Annabel Smith and junior Sky Hughes.

New to the team this year are eighth-grader Abby Simons, freshman Greta Petree, sophomore Hallee Determan and Abby Zeitler, juniors Taylor Ludvigsen, Natalie Ahern and Navaeh Trihey and senior Awannnlyn Hughes.

Next game for the girls will be at home, Friday, February 5, at 5 p.m. against Luverne.

Boys’ Hockey

Dodge County’s boys’ hockey team traveled to the Hopkins Pavilion on Tuesday, January 26, where they defeated Hopkins in overtime.

The Wildcats’ Easton Hammill scored the first goal of the game at 5:30 in the first period on a power play. Hopkins answered with a goal in the second period.

Dodge County broke the tie at 4:53 of the third period on a goal by Brody Lamb. Hopkins tied the game up late in the third period with a goal.

Matt Donovan scored at 1:00 of the overtime period to give the game to Dodge County.

Isaac Dale was in goal for the Wildcats, deflecting 37 of 39 shots on goal.

 The team was on the road again on Saturday traveling to the New Prague Community Center.

The Wildcats scored at 12:44 in the first period on a goal by Matt Donovan. Jake Isaak and Matt Donovan added two more goals in the second period before New Prague got on the score with a goal late in the period.

The third period began with the Wildcats holding a 3-1 lead.

New Prague scored first in the third period with Matt Donovan securing the win for the Wildcats at 16:18.

Isaac Dale was in goal for the Wildcats deflecting 25 of 27 shots on goal.

The team was scheduled to take on Simley at home on Tuesday. Friday they will play Luverne at 7 p.m. at the Dodge County Ice Arena.