IN THE NEWS: Prairie Centre Area

Courtesy of the Sauk Centre Herald

by Bryan Zollman

Austin Plaine draws on inspiration from late uncle in breakout season

The old adage says that the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the one on the back. But when it comes to the No. 10 on the back of Austin Plaine's Prairie Centre jersey, he wears it proudly.

Plaine is a sophomore center from Melrose enjoying a breakthrough season for the North Stars, leading the team with 26 points in just 13 games.

The No. 10 is a hockey tradition in the Sobolik family from Hallock, Minn. near the northwest corner of the state. It is there where Austin's parents, Kelly and Cara, both hail from. Both the Soboliks and Plaines have a rich heritage in Minnesota's grand game, and Austin is certainly carrying the torch for the current generation of hockey players.

Last season, as a freshman, Plaine had to wear No. 20. If he had his druthers he would have worn No. 10, but freshmen can't be choosy.

Why is No. 10 so important to him?

Because of Uncle Blake.

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IN THE NEWS: 01/03: Duluth Marshall defeats Hermantown, 3-2

Courtesy of the Duluth News Tribune

Marshall tops Hermantown, 3-2

by Rick Weegman

Duluth Marshall players didn’t have a boys hockey state championship trophy to skate around with at Mars Lakeview Arena on Thursday night, but a 3-2 victory over Hermantown will suffice for now.

The Hilltoppers, who were knocked off 4-1 by Hermantown in the Minnesota Class A high school title game last March, gained a modicum of revenge with the one-goal Lake Superior Conference win.

Junior Zach Mausolf banged home a rebound with 1:05 left, and then the Hilltoppers (10-3 overall, 2-0 conference) survived a 6-on-4 Hermantown power play for the final 40 seconds to preserve the victory.

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IN THE NEWS: #5 Rochester Lourdes at #9 St. Cloud Cathedral

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Courtesy of the Rochester Post-Bulletin

ST. CLOUD -- Rochester Lourdes snapped to life late in the second period, but it was a little too late as the seventh-ranked Eagles suffered a 3-2 loss at St. Cloud Cathedral here Friday.

Cathedral is ranked sixth in the latest Class A boys hockey state poll, and the Crusaders lived up to that ranking early. They scored the first three goals of the game -- two in the first period and one in the second.

The Eagles dropped to 3-2-0 this season, but three of their five games have come against teams ranked in the top 15 in the state. Lourdes' two losses have come on the road against teams ranked in the top six.

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Kittson Central Wolfpack 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Kittson Central Wolfpack
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

1	Alex Chapput	G	10
3	Donovan Kasprowicz	C/W	10
6	Peter Huttunen	W	12
7	Lukas Dahl	W	12
9	Jason Johnson	C/W	12
11	Jack Deere	D	12
13	Nathan Younggren	D	10
15	Tyler Bergh	D	11
16	Talon Parisien	W	11
17	Kellen Albrecht	W	11
18	Nick Lindegard	D	11
19	Aaron Younggren	W	12
20	Jeff Bergh	W/D	10
21	Chris Masloski	W	11
23	Gabe Montoya	W/D	10
24	Brady Diamond	D/W	10
25	Ryan Johnson	W/C	12
26	Dylan Kent	C/W	11
27	Craig Lindegard	C	10
29	Josh Wiese	W	11
35	Scott Lindegard	G	12

Coaches: Scott Younggren, Jason Olson

Stats: Leah Schwenzfeier
Kelsie Waller
Becky Johnson

Student Manager: Maia Sobolik

Rochester Lourdes Eagles 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Rochester Lourdes
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

1	Brock Westrom	G				12
2	Andrew Nelson	F				12
3	Pete Spratte	D				11
4	Zach Burns	D				11
5	Nick Wylam	D				11
6	Mike Wylam	D				12
7	Brandyn Chezick	D				10
8	Cole Peterson	F				11
9	Marcus Gudgell - Captain	F				12
10	Todd Bestgen	F				11
11	Matt Roth	D				10
12	Taylor Funk	F				11
14	Tyler Voigt - Captain	F				11
15	Phil Bray	F				11
16	Tim Bier	F				11
17	Alex Kurth	F				10
18	Charlie Hexum	D				11
19	Alex Campbell - Captain	F				12
20	Alex DeWitz	F				10
21	Rory Vesel	D				9
23	Brett Dennis	F				10
24	Nick Schoeberl	F				10
30	Nic Scudamore - Captain	G				12

Red Wing Wingers 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Red Wing Wingers
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

1	Nick Blue	G		10
2	Dan Roschen	D		11
3	Dan Bergeson	F		11
4	Brad Schrick	D		11
5	Mitch Skeen	F		12
6	Curt Wersal	D		12
7	Josh Mensing	F		10
9	George Noesen	F		11
12	Ryan Kesti	F		12
13	Pat Noesen	F		10
15	Matt Fairbanks	D		11
16	Bryan Mitchell	D		11
17	Hayden Flack	F		12
18	Blake Schammel	F		11
19	Shane Fleming	F		12
20	Mark Giorgi	F		11
21	Jared Strusz	D		12
22	Josie Alleva	F		12
23	Colin Wanshura	F		12
24	Harris Maroushek	D		10
25	Luke Halvorson	F		12
30	Nathaniel Foot	G		12

Worthington/RL-Brewster Trojans 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Worthington/RL-Brewster Trojans
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

1	Kyle Hain	G	10
2	Ryan Meester	D	12
3	Danny Penaredondo	D	12
4	Derek Meester	F	10
5	Brandon Berger	F	9
6	Cody Reese	F	10
7	Tyler Obermoller	F	11
9	Cody Melendrez	F	10
10	Mitch Benson	D	10
11	Luke Huls	F	12
12	Taylor Wiener	D	10
13	Tim Roos	F	12
14	Mitch Jensen	F	10
15	John Mead	D	12
16	Alex Stewart	F	12
17	Jake Smith	D	11
18	Brandon Schroeder	D	12
20	Max Pierson	F	10
21	Matt Tims	F	12
22	Jake VanGrouw	F	10
30	Kevin Swenson	G	11
33	Devon Dixon	G	10

Windom Area Eagles 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Windom Area Eagles
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

0	Ethan Villenueve	G	10
2	Justin Cook	W	9
3	Hunter Johnson	C	10
4	Dustin Harrold	D	12
5	Cody Mischke	D	10
6	Jesse Kerkaert	W	12
7	Jimmy Amundson	W	12
8	Jared Heger	D	10
9	Ike Pohlman	W	10
10	Nick Johns	C	12
11	Matt Janssen	C	12
12	Jordan Higley	W	12
13	Nick Eisenmenger	C	10
14	Trevor Hage	C	11
15	Tyler Clark	D	10
16	Jason Cook	W	12
17	Jace Harwood	D	12
18	Ryan Presthus	D	11
19	Brandon Fast	C	11
20	Drew Donahue	D	12
21	Jared Bargen	W	10
30	Cassidy Voss	G	12

Willmar Cardinals 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Willmar Cardinals
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

1	Josh Gesch	G	12
2	Matt Kroneberger	D	12
3	Adam Olson	D	12
5	Trent Fader	F	11
6	Jay Bredberg	F	11
8	Alex Malmgren	D	12
9	Matt Odom	F	11
10	Jordon Benson	F	12
12	Paul Schrupp	D	10
14	Cody Simenson	F	11
15	Andrew Kleven	F	12
17	Landon Baker	F	11
18	Rory Schneider	F	11
19	Jacob Tone	D	10
20	Joel Schendel	F	12
22	Raulin Magnuson	F	11
23	Jordan Baker	F	12
24	Ben Leitch	G	10
26	Josh Mead	F	12
27	Travis Hanson	D	12
28	Jacob Sobieck	D	11
29	Ben Lietch	G	10
30	Jon Mattison	G	12
31	Jordan Nuytten	F	10
32	Ian Zondervan	F	11
33	James Johnston	F	10
35	John Ellingboe	F	10

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

2	Kyle Gribbin	D	11
3	Taylor Knight	F	11
4	Cody Bixby	F	10
5	Tyler Knowles	D	11
6	Keenan Humphrey	F	12
8	Jake Karst	F	11
10	Keaton Pederson	F	10
11	Andrew Duchesneau	D	12
12	Darin Karnitz	F	10
14	Steve Bushie	F	12
16	Dillon Loren	F	10
17	Jake Paulson	F	11
19	Channing Alto	F	11
21	Daniel Nelson	D	11
22	Kyle Haugen	D	11
30	Deving Weberg	G	12
59	Ben Splichal	F	10
85	Brandon Renowski	F	10

Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

2	Tommy Harthan	F				12
3	Kyle Beiswenger	D				10
5	Brandon McManigle	D				11
6	Trevor Ness	F				11
7	Brandon Wing	F				10
8	Jimmy Iken	F				12
9	Brandyn Swanson	F				10
10	Zach Lundgren	D				12
11	Colter Pettit	F				9
12	Joey Osborn	D				11
13	Zach Zeise	F				12
16	Joey Peters	D				11
17	Wyatt Pettit	F				12
20	Dylan Carlisle	F				11
22	Jordan Doering	F				11
26	Chris McCullough	F				12
27	Matt Stone	D				12
29	Allen Uselman	G				11
30	Tyler Muehler	G				10

Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl Blue Devils

Virginia/MI-Buhl Blue Devils
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

1	Casey Myhre	G	10
3	Andrew Judick	F	10
4	Troy Grivette	D	11
5	Brandon Maki	D	12
6	Brian Villa	D	12
7	Garrett Hendrickson	F	9
9	Jordan Krebsbach	D	10
10	Dan Chesser	F	10
11	Dusty Gabrielson	F	10
12	Jake Nelson	F	10
13	Kyle Richards	F	11
14	Tony Buccanero	D	11
15	Chris Westin	F	11
16	Sean Podpeskar	F	12
17	Kyle Andrews	F	11
18	Chris Stoks	F	12
19	Tom Norlander	F	9
20	Nathan Dahl	D	11
21	Trey Carlson	D	10
22	Christian Belobaba	D	10
26	Corey Arbogast	F	11
28	Josh Lundberg	D	11
34	Will Lustig	G	11

Two Harbors Agates 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Two Harbors Agates
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

2	Jake Homick	F	10
3	Ben Ruberg	F	9
4	Scott Comrie	F	10
5	Sean Graden	D	9
6	Scott Kovacovich	F	11
7	Tom Udenberg	F	11
8	Matt Bromaghim	F	12
9	Matt Sonday	F	12
10	Casey Eckman	F	11
11	Casey Hanson	D	11
12	Mac Conrow	F	10
13	Casey Fitzpatrick	F	10
15	Clayton Anderson	F	12
16	Brad Godding	D	12
18	Darren Thewis	D	12
19	Myles Erickson	D	11
20	Curt Hilton	G	12
21	Matt McDannold	D	10
33	Matt Wicklund	G	11

St. Paul Academy/MPA Spartans 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

St. Paul Academy/MPA Spartans
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

1	Pete Simpson MPA	G							10
2	Nick Petronio	W							10
3	Everett Wenzel - Assistant Captain	D							12
5	James Trevathan	D							10
6	Terry Schwartz - Assistant Captain	C							12
7	Luc Bruggeman	F							10
8	Dillan Shively	F							9
9	Conor Richardson	W							11
10	Wyatt Wenzel	W							10
11	Jacob Rice	D							11
12	John Tocho	C							10
14	Stuart Morley	D							11
15	Max Hommeyer	D							9
16	Peter Schwartz - Assistant Captain	D							12
17	Ian Middlebrook	C							10
19	Bryce Holstad	W							10
20	James Wood	W							11
21	Mike Falvey - Captain	W							11
22	Sam Rock	D							10
23	Nate Causey	W							10
24	Charlie Bemis	W							9
25	James Adams	W							9
30	Steven Estep	G							11
35	Vincent Erspamer	G							12