Trojans girls hockey team gets second win of season

The Worthington Trojans girls hockey team scored five goals in the second period Wednesday and went on to beat Morris/Benson Area 10-7 in the second day of a tournament in Morris.

The Trojans got two goals from Megan Dykstra in the first period, which ended in a 2-2 tie. Goals by Peyton Nickel and Addison Joens in the opening two minutes of the second period put WHS ahead 4-2, and after Morris/Benson Area scored three times to grab a 5-4 edge, Dykstra completed her hat trick to make it 5-5. Riley Nickel would go on to add a pair of goals for Worthington as the Trojans grabbed a 7-5 advantage entering the third period.

Lauren Nelson scored twice in 27 seconds in the first minute of the third period to put the Trojans up 9-5. Riley Nickel finished her hat trick later for the final Worthington goal of the day.

Marin Pederson contributed three assists in the win for WHS, which improves to 2-6 this season. Nelson added a pair of assists.

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Kaleb Knothe drove through the lane and banked in a shot with 3.5 seconds to go Wednesday to give the Trojans the lead and Morris missed a desperation shot at the buzzer as Worthington earned a 52-51 victory at a tournament in Fergus Falls.

WHS improved to 4-1 with the win and was scheduled to play either Fergus Falls or Proctor on Thursday. Knothe and Abagotte Opiew each had 11 points to boost a balanced Trojan scoring attack in what coach Clint Meyer called a physical game against a good team. Jacari Swinea chipped in with 10 points and Marenono Opiew added eight.

In area girls basketball Wednesday, it was:

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 50, Dawson-Boyd 33

Southwest Minnesota Christian 49, Lac Qui Parle Valley 46

Fairmont 74, Windom 47

In boys basketball:

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 67, Martin County West 58

Windom 92, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 78

In girls hockey:

Marshall 3, River Lakes 2

Windom Area 6, Prairie Centre 1

Mankato East 2, Luverne 1

In boys hockey:

Two Rivers 5, Marshall 0

Dodge County 7, Windom Area 5

Baldwin, Wisconsin 7, Fairmont 3