Big Girls Hockey Game Tonight!
By Tom Obert
Cub Reporter Emeritus
Our Little Darlings moved their record to 12 - 0 last night with a 5 - 1 victory over previously undefeated Fairbault in the opening round of their holiday tournament, now renamed the Courtney Walsh Memorial Tournament. It was a very physical game for our team, which was already fighting the flu bug (2nd line forward Ally Nielsen was too sick to play at all).
Faribault had several players bigger than anyone on our team, and they were very effective in clogging up our shooting and passing lanes around their net - and, in this reporter's humble, unbiased opinion, took every opportunity to pummel our little, under-the-weather, Abby.
Nevertheless, our team speed prevailed, and Kathryn Del Zoppo, who shoots the puck with the accuracy of an Annie Oakley, had another hat trick - Michelle Anez and Brianna Lind had our other goals. Although our power play was a little out of sync the entire game, this reporter did make a call on the Cardinals first penalty that we had them right where we wanted them - sure enough, Abby and Del combined for a beautiful short-handed goal. And, of course, Danielle was once again stellar in goal.
But now it's out of the frying pan and into the proverbial fire. Tonight they play Crookston for the tournament championship - Crookston is ranked 2nd in the Class 1A state rankings, Alex is ranked 5th. Here's hoping all our girls are healthy tonight!
Photo: Classmate Professor Doctor Colonel Tom Kiehne (sitting with Ruthie, and next to the cub reporters-in-training (Bob had his telephoto lens)) was in-town for the holidays to see his folks. So, we took him to see his first ever girls hockey game. He was so impressed he called back to the University of Texas requesting a sabbatical from his winter professorial duties to follow our Darlings for the rest of the year! (Well, OK, Tom, and his older brother Jerry, retired in Florida, seem to have a real disdain for the winters of their youth and prefer to live and stay in warmer climes. I don't understand it, but to each their own.) Oh, and sitting right behind Ruthie is Carol Dittberner, who with her husband Dave, is related to everyone in Douglas County - Chris McCabe, of McCabe Camera Store fame, and uncle of our classmate, Chris McCabe, is a Dittberner in-law.
Faribault had several players bigger than anyone on our team, and they were very effective in clogging up our shooting and passing lanes around their net - and, in this reporter's humble, unbiased opinion, took every opportunity to pummel our little, under-the-weather, Abby.
Nevertheless, our team speed prevailed, and Kathryn Del Zoppo, who shoots the puck with the accuracy of an Annie Oakley, had another hat trick - Michelle Anez and Brianna Lind had our other goals. Although our power play was a little out of sync the entire game, this reporter did make a call on the Cardinals first penalty that we had them right where we wanted them - sure enough, Abby and Del combined for a beautiful short-handed goal. And, of course, Danielle was once again stellar in goal.
But now it's out of the frying pan and into the proverbial fire. Tonight they play Crookston for the tournament championship - Crookston is ranked 2nd in the Class 1A state rankings, Alex is ranked 5th. Here's hoping all our girls are healthy tonight!
Photo: Classmate Professor Doctor Colonel Tom Kiehne (sitting with Ruthie, and next to the cub reporters-in-training (Bob had his telephoto lens)) was in-town for the holidays to see his folks. So, we took him to see his first ever girls hockey game. He was so impressed he called back to the University of Texas requesting a sabbatical from his winter professorial duties to follow our Darlings for the rest of the year! (Well, OK, Tom, and his older brother Jerry, retired in Florida, seem to have a real disdain for the winters of their youth and prefer to live and stay in warmer climes. I don't understand it, but to each their own.) Oh, and sitting right behind Ruthie is Carol Dittberner, who with her husband Dave, is related to everyone in Douglas County - Chris McCabe, of McCabe Camera Store fame, and uncle of our classmate, Chris McCabe, is a Dittberner in-law.
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