Tigers finish regular season 9-13-1, host regional Tuesday

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WAUSAU — The Marshfield boys hockey team finished its regular-season and Wisconsin Valley Conference schedule with a 9-0 loss to Wausau West on Thursday at the Marathon Park Ice Arena.

West scored five times in the first 11:26 to take control early.

With the victory, Wausau West (19-3-1, 9-1 WVC) tied Stevens Point for the Wisconsin Valley Conference championship. Marshfield is now 9-13-1 and finished 1-8-1 in the WVC. The Tigers host Black River Falls in a WIAA regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Marshfield Youth Ice Arena.

Marshfield had just 12 shots on goal, all saved by West goalie Jacob Warnke.

Haydon Roy-Peterson had 44 saves for the Tigers.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Warriors 9, Tigers 0

Marshfield 0 0 0 – 0

Wausau West 5 2 2 – 9

First period: 1. WW, Max Rechel (Marc Sippel, Jacob Evans), 7:35; 2. WW, Nick Techel (Frank Devorany, Christian Bardarson), 8:12; 3. WW, Cade Lemmer (Kellen Tharaldson, Josh Bohlin), pp., 9:24; 4. WW, Sam Techel (N. Techel, Evans), pp., 11:08; 5. WW, Andrew Metzinger (Zach Pearson, Sippel), 11:26.

Second period: 6. WW, M. Techel (Christian Yidro, Evans), 4:22; 7. WW, Yidro (Bardarson, Hunter Ricklefs), 13:20.

Third period: 8. WW, Pearson (Sippel, John Prokop), 0:53; 9. WW, Yidro (Collin Marquardt, Jacob Pupp), 10:11.

Saves: M, Haydon Roy-Peterson 44; WW, Jacob Warnke 12.

Records: Marshfield 9-13-1, 1-8-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Wausau West 19-3-1, 9-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.