Prep report: Kubis earns first varsity shutout for CEC boys

Caden Kubis posted a 24-save shutout, his first on varsity, as the Lumberjacks blanked the Rails 2-0 in Lake Superior Conference boys hockey at St. Luke’s Sports and Event Center in Proctor.

Joey Antonutti broke the deadlock late in the first period before Dayne Painovich finished it off with 1:19 to play.

Andy Larson achieved his 100th varsity point in style, scoring into an empty net to complete a four-goal third period that included a tiebreaking natural hat trick in the Hunters’ win at Essentia Duluth Heritage Center.

Larson’s first goal of the game and the period came at 1:17 and gave Denfeld a 2-0 lead, but the Wolverines struck back with tallies from Isaac Flatley and Eason Walters 1:47 apart that tied the game.

Larson led Denfeld to the victory, scoring three times in the last 6:07, breaking the tie and then adding insurance goals 22 seconds apart to finish the game.

Kaden Postal had three assists for Denfeld (3-2-1), who got 33 saves in goal from Connor Doyle.

Dylan Hedley and Sam Troutwine had two assists for Rock Ridge (2-3), which got 22 saves from Wade Harsila.

Broden Fawcett notched a hat trick for the Bluejackets at Hodgins-Berardo Arena in Coleraine. Beau Frider assisted on all three goals and nearly had a hat trick himself, as both players finished with five points apiece.

Brayden Boyer made 18 saves for the shutout.

The Duluth Northern Stars did their damage early and then held off a Cloquet-Esko-Carlton counterattack to earn a 3-2 victory on Tuesday in girls hockey at Northwoods Credit Union Arena.

Lydia Saxin and Jenna Horvat struck inside the first seven minutes of play to allow the visitors a 2-0 lead after a period, and Grace Karakas added to the lead 5:28 into the third.

CEC bounced back, getting goals from Emily Litchke and Gwen Lilly just 37 seconds apart, but Duluth nursed its one-goal lead through the remainder of the second frame and all of the third.

Alana Moline had an assist in her 100th varsity appearance for the Northern Stars (5-2-2), who go 15 saves from goaltender Ella Brisbois.

Araya Kiminski stopped 13 shots for CEC (1-7-1).

The Tigers dropped 11 3-pointers from five different players to win their Douglas County derby on the road Tuesday night.

A 51-point second half allowed Northwestern to pull away after the break, even though their lead was just 24-23 at halftime.

Cole Lahti posted a double-double for 22 points (including four triples) and 10 rebounds for the Tigers, now 4-0. Boden Teal added 14 points and Jase Nelson 13.

For Superior, freshman Calvin Anderson had a team-best 14 points and junior Tre Sanigar added 13.

The Rebels overcame a 44-point game from the Hilltoppers’ Brooks Johnson on Tuesday night.

MLWR had five players in double figures, led by 19 points from Luke Dewey and 16 from Adam Neumann.

A balanced scoring effort put the Bombers over the top against East Central on Tuesday.

Four players contributed at least 13 points for Barnum, led by Carlos Beckstrand’s 15. Layne Wickstrom and Bryce Ferguson kicked in 14 and Hayden Charboneau 13 for Barnum, which led 29-25 at the half.

Sean Fleming scored a game-high 20 points for the Bluestreaks, who held the Raiders to just four points in the first half.

Quinn Danielson scored 15 points and drained three 3-pointers as the Lumberjacks took down Cromwell-Wright at home.

Lauren Hughes and Ava Carlson contributed 11 points apiece for Cloquet (5-1).

For the Cardinals, which took their first loss of the season, Sascha Korpela and Isabella Anderson scored 13 points apiece.

Jessika Lofstrom’s 24 points led all scorers as the Thunderhawks (5-2) won their fifth straight game. Taryn Hamling added 22 points and four 3-pointers.

Alexis Lamppa and Maija Lamppa scored 10 points apiece for Rock Ridge (4-2).

Superior came up short in both legs of a home wrestling triangular on Tuesday, losing 50-29 to Cumberland and 46-36 to Rock Ridge.

In the Cumberland dual, Superior had three winners in competitive bouts: Beckett Selden (182 pounds) and Jason Thomas (152) by falls and Connor Kreuger (138) via technical fall. Against Rock Ridge, Fjeordi Johnson (120), Thomas and Dominic Lyons (195) were winners.

PREP SCOREBOARD
BOYS BASKETBALL
Northwestern 75, Superior 51
Moose Lake/Willow River 77, Duluth Marshall 60
Barnum 68, East Central 58
Chisholm 54, Greenway 18
Rock Ridge 94, Mesabi East 34
Cambridge-Isanti at Duluth East, ppd.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Superior 56, Proctor 52
Cloquet 53, Cromwell-Wright 40
Grand Rapids 71, Rock Ridge 40
BOYS HOCKEY
Duluth Denfeld 5, Rock Ridge 2
Hermantown 9, Duluth Marshall 1
Hibbing/Chisholm 7, Greenway 0
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2, Proctor 0
North Shore at Superior, ppd.
Centennial at Duluth East, ppd.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Duluth 3, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2
Proctor/Hermantown 11, Hibbing/Chisholm 0
North Shore at Superior, ppd.
WRESTLING
Rock Ridge 46, Superior 36
Cumberland 50, Superior 29