Goals Aplenty as Owatonna Sweeps Century
Owatonna hockey players shared the wealth on Tuesday in a sweep of Rochester Century. The OHS boys prevailed 9-2 at Graham Arena with ten players getting at least one point. Ashton Hoffman scored his first varsity goal. Eleven players had at least a point in the girls 8-0 victory over Century/JM at Four Seasons Centre.
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It s safe to say the Panthers reign atop the Big Nine Conference boys hockey standings is over. Century has won the last three league titles, but Tuesday was their fourth straight loss. Owatonna has finished second in the conference standings the last two seasons and was third three seasons ago.
Huskies Sweep Falcons [Prep Roundup, Monday Feb. 1]
The Owatonna High School girls and boys basketball teams had to battle through lineup limitations but earned a sweep over Faribault in Big Nine basketball Monday, February 1. Sarah Kingland fouled out with five minutes remaining in a 61-51 victory at Nomeland Gymnasium in Faribault. The boys had a couple of starters limited due to injury but still beat the Falcons at OHS 69-43.
The Owatonna girls went on a 12-0 run in the first half after a hot start by Faribault from three-point range staked the Falcons to an 18-13 lead. After hitting five of their first seven three-point shots, Faribault was 3-for-17 for the rest of the game, according to AM 1390 KRFO stats.
Quick-Strike Huskies Skate to Victory at Mayo
The Owatonna High School boys hockey team displayed a quick strike capability that made a 5-3 win over Rochester Mayo at Graham Arena feel not-that-close. Zach Kubicek and Tanner Stendel scored goals 16 seconds apart midway through the first period for a 2-0 lead. Kubicek added a second goal on a power play scramble at the goal mouth for a 3-0 lead after the first period. Dom Valento assisted on both Kubicek tallies.
The Spartans scored a pair of goals a minute apart early in the second period. The Huskies responded less than a minute later with a two-on-one rush with Taylor Bogen scoring from Casey Johnson to go up 4-2 at the 5:03 mark.
Indoor hockey rinks in Rochester are closed, but 12 outdoor rinks are set up for the season. 3:00 pm, Dec. 25, 2020 ×
Chance Carpenter, 9, slides on the ice at the Manor Park skating rink while playing with his siblings and cousin Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Rochester. Manor Park is one of nine locations in Rochester with an outdoor ice rink. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
Skaters in Rochester can now get back on the ice.
No, indoor skating facilities have yet to open, but there are plenty of outdoor options in the city.
Outdoor ice rinks are always available in Rochester for hockey players and ice skaters each winter and this season the venues could get some added use.