The Worthington Trojans boys hockey team rallied from a 3-0 third-period deficit Thursday night, but wound up falling to visiting Redwood Valley 4-3 in overtime.
WHS and Redwood Valley played a scoreless first period, and the teams remained in a 0-0 tie until a Cardinal goal at the 13:25 mark of period number two. Redwood Valley then scored twice in the opening minute of the third period for a 3-0 cushion.
The Trojans, though, were undeterred. Just 16 seconds after the Cardinals' third goal of the game, Mason Ommen scored on an assist from Spenser Nickel to make it 3-1. At 4:49, Dominic Pavelko's goal on passes from Nickel and Ryker Thier cut it to 3-2, and Nickel then scored unassisted with 4:22 remaining in regulation to knot things up.
Redwood Valley got the game-winner with 2:38 left in the overtime period as the Cardinals defeated Worthington for the first time in three tries this season. Tyson Petersen made 25 saves in net for the Trojans, who were outshot 29-23.
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In opening round Section 3A girls hockey play Thursday, fourth-seeded New Ulm ended Worthington's season with a 4-0 triumph over the visiting fifth-seeded Trojans.
New Ulm scored once in the first period, twice in the second and once in third to complete the victory. New Ulm outshot Worthington 35-17; Trojan goalie Macie Mahlberg made 31 saves.
WHS finishes its year with a 5-17-1 record. In the other Section 3A girls hockey game Thursday, third-seeded Fairmont topped No. 6 Windom 7-2.
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Worthington went 0-2 in a high school wrestling triangular at WHS, with one of its losses coming at the hands of Adrian Area.
The Dragons won their match against the Trojans 46-26. Moe Erdman got a win by fall for Adrian Area at 127 pounds, as did Travis Weiss at 133 and Izaiah Groenewold at 139. Jesse Bullerman got a victory by major decision at 172. For Worthington, Dominic Larson got a pin at 114 and Carlos Martinez got one at 189. Sam Dagel won by major decision at 107 and Dalton Larson got a triumph by decision at 145.
St. James-Madelia beat the Trojans 42-30. Dagel and Dalton Larson, along with Brayden Raymo at 172 and Carlos Martinez at 215, all won by fall for WHS. Dominic Larson and 133-pounder Miguel Moreno each won by decision.
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Fourteen individuals will be inducted into the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Saturday during halftime of the Minnesota West men's basketball game.
The team takes on Riverland Community College at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Center of Health and Wellness on the Minnesota West Community & Technical College Worthington campus. There is no women's game, as Riverland no longer has a women's basketball program.
Slated to be inducted are coach Mike Augustine; coacn and student-athlete Jeff Rogers; coach and student-athlete Brad Holinka; and student-athletes Tiffany (Gehl) Hurst; Sam (Lynn) Voss; Jimmy Dekker; Justin Lorang; Bob Madsen; Ronnie Gasca; Brendan Nagle; Nate LeBoutillier; John Porth; Heath Rasche; and Aaron Wiltrout.
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In area boys hockey Thursday night, it was:
Waseca 10, Fairmont 0
In area boys basketball Thursday night:
Blue Earth 86, Martin County West 57
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 58, Murray County Central 49
Southwest Minnesota Christian 93, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 39
Adrian-Ellsworth 68, Red Rock Central 41
Edgerton 81, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 57
Hills-Beaver Creek 58, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 39
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 65, Sibley-Ocheyedan 64
In area girls basketball Thursday night:
Madelia 53, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 48
Canby 62, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 41
Fairmont 65, Redwood Valley 40
Harris-Lake Park 54, Ridge View 37
