Girls getting a little loose; win 5-4

By Tom Obert
Cub Reporter
The Alexandria girls hockey team traveled to River Lakes last night and came away with a 5 - 4 victory locking up the Central Lakes Conference championship. Congratulations to the team in meeting one of their pre-season goals. Their record is now 18-1-2, and they have four more games left in the regular season - only one at home, the season finale against Elk River - before the sectional tournaments begin. They will be the No. 1 seed in Section 6A.

Now I know what you're saying - 4 goals? Listening to Dave Harris on the radio, he was similarly flabbergasted. Alex had a 5 - 1 lead with less than 5 minutes to play in the game. River Lakes then scored 3 goals in about 2 minutes. That is the first time all year the Cards have allowed more than 2 goals in a game.

But for some reason, River Lakes, though they have a losing record, always plays us tough. Kathryn DelZoppo said in a post-game interview that the team got a little loose at the end - and that they better tighten it up again for Saturday's game at Bemidji, which has one of the best players in the state, Sarah Erickson, who was also on the USA Under-18 team.