Girls' hockey: St. Louis Park beats Eveleth for Schwan green division trophy

GIRLS' HOCKEY

• SCHWAN CUP: St. Louis Park can strike quickly. Ellen Sackrison and Carley Rosen scored 19 seconds apart in the second period, breaking a tie and leading the Orioles past Eveleth-Gilbert 6-3 in the championship game of the green division on Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Amber Beightol had one goal and two assists for St. Louis Park, which scored four consecutive goals after Eveleth-Gilbert pulled even at 2-2 midway through the second period. ... A pair of sophomore forwards lifted Cambridge/Isanti over Prior Lake 2-1 in overtime in the white division championship. Brittany Black's shorthanded goal with less than seven minutes left in regulation tied the score, and Meghan Eustice's unassisted goal two minutes into the extra period was enough for the Bluejackets, who outshot Prior Lake 37-13. ... Andrea Scanlan's goal broke a scoreless tie with less than seven minutes left, and senior Nicole Anderson had an empty-netter as Shakopee beat Orono 2-0 for the red division championship. Sophomore goaltender Kailey Gansen earned the shutout with 21 saves. ... Minnetonka jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and never looked back, beating Eagan 5-0 for the blue division championship. Sophomore Rachel Ramsey led the Skippers with two goals and two assists.

• LOUIE SCHMITZ TOURNAMENT: Junior defender Stephanie Hatcher's two goals and an assist were almost enough to lead Lakeville North over Farmington 5-2 in the championship game. While Hatcher was awarded tournament MVP, eighth-grader Megan Skelly had two goals of her own to seal Lakeville North's victory.

BOYS' HOCKEY

• SCHWAN CUP: It's not often you get two top-five teams playing for the consolation championship, but that is exactly what happened in the gold division. Senior forward Tyler Pitlick had two goals and one assist as Class 2A, No. 4 Centennial beat top-ranked Hill-Murray 4-1. Centennial sophomore goalie Brett Larsen made 30 saves as Hill-Murray outshot the Cougars 31-23. ... Senior wing Kevin Sienko scored two third-period goals, and St. Thomas Academy scored the final three goals to rally for a 4-3 victory over Moorhead in the seventh-place game. ... Junior Ben Wiegand delivered a pair of goals, including the game-winner with seven seconds left, as Stillwater beat Orono 3-2 for fifth place in the bronze division.

• ST. PAUL ACADEMY TOURNAMENT: Junior Joe Schlagel scored six goals, two in each period, leading Meadow Creek Christian past Minneapolis West 9-3 on the final day of the round-robin event. Schlagel had three power-play goals and a shorthanded goal. Junior Mike Seiple had two goals and six assists. ... Junior Joey Benik and sophomore TJ Belisle supplied more than enough offense as St. Francis powered past St. Paul Academy 6-2. Benik recorded a hat trick and two assists. Belisle had two goals and three assists.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

• HILL-MURRAY TOURNAMENT: 6-3 sophomore center Bethany Doolittle did plenty in leading Hill-Murray over Centennial 54-53 in the championship game. Doolittle's tip-in on a missed shot with 2.8 seconds left proved to be the difference, as Centennial turned the ball over on the ensuing possession. Senior Chrissy Holm led the Pioneers with 17 points.

• DICK'S SPORTING GOODS TOURNAMENT: A balanced offensive attack by Eastview was key to the Lightning's 76-55 defeat of St. Paul Central in the fifth-place game. Six players scored for Eastview -- all in double figures -- led by juniors Haley Thomforde and Taylor Cullers with 14 points each. Theairra Taylor paced Central with 24 points.

• ROCHESTER ROTARY CLASSIC TOURNAMENT: Both Lakeville North and Bloomington Kennedy made the trip to Rochester, but only Kennedy returned home with a championship trophy. Senior Brittany Zins and sophomore Aubrey Davis each scored 17 points for the Eagles.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

• ANOKA TOURNAMENT: Class 2A, No. 1-ranked Hopkins turned in another impressive performance, scoring 59 first-half points en route to a 91-56 victory over St. Paul Como Park in the round-robin tournament. Senior guard Trent Lockett paced the Royals' scoring attack with 19 points.

• HASTINGS TOURNAMENT: Rosemount placed fifth with a 74-69 victory over Columbia Heights, thanks to some clutch free throws from junior Zach Vraa. Vraa connected on 10 of 12 in the game, including nine in the game's final minutes to seal the victory. Junior Jacob Thomas made nine three-pointers for the Hylanders and led all scorers with 40 points.

• ROCHESTER ROTARY CLASSIC: Costly late turnovers spelled doom for Apple Valley as Plainview-Elgin-Millville defeated the Eagles 65-60 in the championship game. Sophomore Tom Schalk led the Eagles with 16 points.

FROM STAFF REPORTS