By Rick Keller
Apr 10, 2021 5:21 AM
WATERLOO, IA (KELO.com) – The Sioux Falls Stampede dropped the opening game of a two-game, weekend series against the Waterloo Black Hawks 6-3 at Young Arena Friday night. Nate Schweitzer, Luke Toporowski and Cole Sillinger scored for the Herd in the loss. Trent Burnham made the start in net.
The Waterloo Black Hawks opened the scoring with the first two goals of the contest from Owen Ozar at 6:11 and Casey Severo at 12:27 of the first period.
Defensemen Nate Schweitzer and affiliate Max Rud combined to cut the deficit in half with a goal in the opening 1:01 of the second period. The eighth goal of the season for Colorado College commit Schweitzer.
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Black Hawks Battle to the End in a Loss-Back at Home This Weekend
The sound of the puck going clang off the goal post represents just how close the Waterloo Black Hawks are to start turning losses into wins. That sound was left echoing across Young Arena Tuesday night as many of their shots missed finding the back of the net by mere inches. Meanwhile, the Omaha Lancers poured it on in the 2nd period with four goals, including two within 24 seconds of each other. The Lancers prevailed with a 4-3 decision, but the home team didn t go down without a fight.
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Black Hawks Split Over the Weekend at Tri-City-Home Game Tues. Night
Tommy Hawk models the special patriotic jersey s worn in the 2019 season. - Townsquare Media - Shawn McKenna
Waterloo gained two more points in their quest to try to climb in the rankings in the USHL s Western Conference with another thrilling overtime victory on Friday night. However, they couldn t weather the storm on Saturday night getting down by a large margin.
Saturday night at Tri-City
According to a team game re-cap: the Tri-City Storm pushed to a five-goal lead before stifling a Black Hawks comeback bid in a Saturday night matchup that finished 5-2 at Viaero Center in Kearney, Nebraska. The Storm had three first period power plays and cashed in on two of them. In the 2nd period, Waterloo created reason for optimism. Skating four-on-four, Matt Argentina went to the net to shovel in a loose puck. About one minute and half later, Ethan Szmagaj scored on a power play goal. However, the Storm prevented a c