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Derek Lee- (218) 684-5477    email- dleeplumbing@mncable.net

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Friday night the Prowlers faced the Crookston Pirates in the first round of Section 8A playoffs.  The game was close all night, and after one period of play the score was still 0-0, with each team having 6 shots on goal.  Riley Soderstrom gave the Prowlers a 1 goal lead in the 2^nd.  The Prowlers outshot Crookston 10-1 in the 2^nd period, but only managed to take a 1 goal lead into the 3^rd period.  The Pirates battled back in the 3^rd and tied the game at 1.  Thief River’s Chris Forney answered back for the Prowlers to go up by one again, with just over a half of period to play.  Just 2 minutes later Crookston scored again to tie the game up, but that as close as they would get as Brady Meunier and Riley Soderstrom (ENG) gave the Prowlers a 4-2 win over the Pirates.

            The Prowlers will face the East Grand Forks GreenWave Monday night at the Civic in EGF.  The winner of this game will go on to play the Warroad Warriors in the Section 8 Championship Game.

The Prowlers headed to Bemidji Thursday night for their final game of the season.  Prowlers’ Matt Lindquist tallied both goals for the Prowlers who went on to win the game 2-1.  The Prowlers ended their regular season with a 17-7-1 record as they head into section playoffs.

The Prowlers first section game will be against either #7 Crookston or #10 Walker, depending on their results in play-offs.  TRF’s first game will be played Feb. 26^th at the Civic center in EGF.

            Friday night the Prowlers headed north to play Roseau Rams, who had defeated the Prowlers earlier in the season.  The game was very close all night, although after the first the Rams had a 2-1 lead.  The second period was scoreless, as Zane Gothberg pushed away 8 of the Rams shots.  In the third the Rams started off the scoring to go up 3-1, but the Prowlers answered back late on the power play as Ryan Crosson pulled the Prowlers within 1.  The Rams were able to hold on, to give the Prowlers another loss on the year.

            This week the Prowlers have a big Section 8A game as they face the East Grand Forks Green Wave.  A win could give the Prowlers the top seed in Section 8A.  The Prowlers will finish off their regular season Thursday night as they head to Bemidji.  The Prowlers had defeated the Lumberjacks earlier this season 3-2.

            TRF had a must win game as they faced another Section 8A opponent Saturday afternoon at the Ralph.  Once again the Prowlers faced tough goaltending as Alex Lyon of LOW made 34 saves.  The Prowlers scored first with a goal coming fromr Micah Ranum on the power play, which gave the Prowlers a 1-0 lead going into the second period.  In the 2^nd the Prowlers extended their lead futher as Micah Ranum and Matt Audette both tallied for the Prowlers.  In the 3^rd Brady Johnson got the lone goal for the Prowlers to come away with a 4-0 win.  Zane Gotheberg made 23 saves as he got his 4^th shutout of the year.

            The Prowlers will play their last home game of the year as they take on the Red Lake Falls Eagles Monday night.  They also will have a rematch against the Roseau Rams, who beat the Prowlers earlier in the season 6-3.

      The Prowlers headed up to Duluth to take on Denfeld and Marshall.  The Prowlers played Denfeld Friday night.  Riley Soderstrom tallied the first goal for the Prowlers, but Denfeld answered back tying the game.  Micah Ranum gave the Prowlers a one goal lead going into the second period with his late goal.  It was all Prowlers the rest of the night as they cruised to a 4-1 victory.  Zane Gothberg made 29 saves on the night.

      On Saturday afternoon the Prowlers faced the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers.  TRF took an early first period lead by Ryan Crossons power play goal. The Prowlers started the second on the power play, but it was the Hilltoppers who cashed in to tie the game on a shorthanded goal.  The Hilltoppers were able to keep the game close due to good goaltending, which took the game into OT.  The Hilltoppers were able to upset the Prowlers in OT and give them their first loss in the last 5 games. 

      TRF will face two section opponents this week as Crookston and Lake of the Woods comes to the Ralph.  These are must win for the Prowlers who look to hold the number 1 seed going into sections.

            The Prowlers have put themselves in the driver’s seat in section 8A, as the face the East Grand Forks Greenwave Tuesday night at the Ralph.  The Greenwave have also beat Warroad this season, and are 5-0 in section 8A.  The Prowlers also head to Duluth this weekend as they face two very good Class A opponents in Duluth Denfeld and Duluth Marshall.

            Thursday night the prowlers had a few changes in their line up due to injuries, but were able to come away with a 4-1 victory.  Marcus Daniels gave the Prowlers an early 1-0 lead, but Crookston answered back 4 minutes later.  Matt Lindquist punched in the final goal of the period to give the Prowlers a 2-1 lead.  The Prowlers increased the pressure on Crookston goaltender Nick Biermaier who had made 15 saves in the 2^nd.  Beezer Skime had the lone goal in the second period to give the Prowlers a 2 goal lead.  Matt Lindquist added the final goal in the third, which gave the Prowlers their second section win of the week.

            The Prowlers face the Warroad Warriors Thursday night at the Ralph Engelstad in Thief River Falls.  This game could ultimately seal who will receive the number one seed going into the Section 8A playoffs.

            Thursday night the Prowlers faced a tough test in the Moorhead Spuds.  The Spuds have been off to a rough start, but looked for redemption as they faced the Prowlers.  The Spuds got on the board quick as they scored on the power play. The Prowlers were able to answer back as Matt Audette netted a Powerplay goal. Evan Ose gave the Prowlers the lead, which was his 3^rd goal in 3 games.  Half-way through the second the Spuds were able to tie the game on the power play.  In the 3^rd the Prowlers couldn’t stop the attack of the spuds as senior Quinn Buckellew netted his second of the game.  An empty net goal capped off the 4-2 victory for the spuds.  The Spuds outshot the Prowlers 35-21.

            The Prowlers are now 1-1 in section 8A.  The Prowlers face two section 8A opponents this week as they head to Park Rapids Tuesday and go to Crookston Thursday night.

            The Prowlers next game was against the Hermantown Hawks who are one of the top teams in the state.  The Hawks dominated the play, scoring 5 consecutive goals in the first.  The Hawks gave the Prowlers their third loss of the season with a 7-0 score.  The Prowlers looked for redemption against the Hutchinson Tigers.  Sophomore Evan Ose collected his first goal as a varsity player as he notched the Prowler’s first goal.  The Prowlers took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission with Matt Audette’s power play goal.  Beezer Skime scored the next two Prowler goals in the second period giving the Prowlers a 4-0 lead.  Hutchinson was able to break the shutout, scoring just over half way into the second period,  to pull the game within 3. But that was as close as it would get with Micah Ranum scoring shorthanded in the 3^rd , and Marcus Daniels scoring his first goal of the season.  The Prowlers beat the Tigers 6-1.

            As the Prowlers head into the month of January, they will begin to play more section eight opponents.  They face the Kittson Central Wolf Pack Tuesday night at Hallock.  Thursday the Prowlers will have a tough test as the play the Moorhead Spuds, who are a top ranked team in class AA.