RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rushmore Thunder Mini Mites practice hard during the week, with structure and discipline getting them ready for games. Saturdays are for the smiles though, with
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Feb 20, 2021 11:00 PM
RAPID CITY – Dawson Wirth and Kael Delzer each scored twice Saturday to lead the Rushmore Thunder to a 6-1 win over the Oahe Capitals at the Rushmore Thunderdome, the Capital boys’ first regulation loss of the season.
Wirth and Delzer scored in the first period to give the Thunder a 2-0 lead after 17 minutes. Elliot Leif scored 7:44 into the second period for Oahe (14-1-0-1) to cut the lead to 2-1, but Wirth scored again late in the period and Rushmore scored three more times in the third period.
On Sunday, the Capitals will host Brookings at the Expo Center in Fort Pierre at 5:00 CT.
The Rushmore Thunder boys varsity hockey team has entered the holiday break without a loss on their record.
Behind Miles Retzerâs hat trick, eight different skaters tallied points Sunday afternoon and Brady Devries stopped all shots in net as the Thunder blanked the Huron All Stars 7-0 at the Rushmore Thunderdome.Â
âIt was nice to see that we got some scoring from different guys again. We have a lot of depth this year, so our scoring isnât one line or one guy. We have a lot of guys contributing,â Thunder head coach Brendon Hodge said. âEvery time you can get a shutout youâre obviously proud of the defensive side of things too, so I was happy with that.â