roundup
HOCKEY • GIRLS
Blake edges Hill-Murray in OT
• BLAKE 4, HILL-MURRAY 3 (OT): Freshman Sarah Chute's power-play goal at 3 minutes, 33 seconds of overtime lifted the Bears, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A, past the Pioneers, ranked No. 4 in Class 2A, in the semifinals of the Kaposia Classic at Wakota Arena on Friday. Jordan Chancellor and Carly Bullock each had a goal and assist for the Bears, who won their eighth consecutive game to improve to 13-1 on the season. Jess Bonfe scored twice for Hill-Murray.
• BLOOMINGTON JEFFERSON 5, ROSEVILLE 4: Kendal Fasching scored three goals and Sabrina Smith scored twice to lift the Jaguars past the Raiders in the consolation semifinals of the Kaposia Classic. Smith's second goal — assisted by Fasching — tied the score 4-4 with 11:08 remaining. Fasching completed her hat trick with 5:37 remaining to break the tie.
• ST. FRANCIS/NORTH BRANCH 3, ST. PAUL BLADES 2: Katie Sigfrinius' shorthanded goal with 1:15 remaining lifted the Saints in the Schwan Cup Red Division second round. Sigfrinius also scored in the first period to stake the Saints to a 1-0 lead.
BASKETBALL • BOYS
• ORONO 78, BIG LAKE 61: Senior guard Cole Hennings scored 20 points to lead the Spartans, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A, to their sixth consecutive victory.
• MINNETONKA 84, BLAINE 51: Seth Coatta scored 20 points and Amar Miller 18 to carry the Skippers, ranked No. 7 in Class 4A, to a nonconference victory over the visiting Bengals. Ben Scherer scored 21 points for Blaine.
• SHAKOPEE 62, BURNSVILLE 55: The Sabers, ranked No. 8 in Class 4A, outscored the Blaze 33-24 in the second half to rally for a victory. Junior Steffon Mitchell scored 22 points to lead the Sabers.
