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TOMAH – Sauk Prairie scored twice in the third period, including the game-winner with less than 6 minutes to go, to push past Marshfield 3-2 in the Tomah Invitational boys hockey championship game Saturday afternoon at the Tomah Ice Center.
Marshfield pulled out to a 2-1 lead on goals by Ryan Krueger and Evan Weister in the second period, but couldn’t hang on.
Aziah Webster scored 7:36 into the third period to tie the game, and Dayne Leonard hit the game-winner for Sauk Prairie with 5:29 to go.
A.J. Trierweiler had 25 saves in goal for Marshfield (1-2).
Marshfield plays nonconference games at Tomahawk on Tuesday and Medford on Friday.
Eagles 3, Tigers 2
Sauk Prairie 1 0 2 – 3
Marshfield 0 2 0 – 2
First period: 1. SP, Aziah Webster (Riley Jelinek, Camden Desroches), 9:32.
Second period: 2. M, Ryan Krueger (Isaac Wellens), 10:24; 3. M, Evan Weister (Isaiah Baierl, Krueger), 13:01.
Third period: 4. SP, Webster (Willy Hanson, Dayne Leonard), 7:36; 5. SP, Leonard (Desroches, Jelinek), 11:31.
Penalties: Sauk Prairie 4 for 8:00; Marshfield 7 for 17:00.
Saves: SP, Dakota Pickhard 34; M, A.J. Trierweiler 25.
Records: Sauk Prairie 2-0; Marshfield 1-2.