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Prep athletes of the week: Edina's Peter Colby now part of hockey state tournament lore

A look at some of the metro area's top athletes and their outstanding performances last week:

March 12, 2019 at 5:27AM

Edina forward Peter Colby celebrated his go-ahead goal against Eden Prairie in the third period of the Class 2A boys' hockey tournament title game Saturday night. (Brian Wicker — STAR TRIBUNE/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

PETER COLBY

Edina • hockey

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Eden Prairie senior Jack Jensen played youth hockey in Edina and faced several former teammates in Saturday's Class 2A state championship game.

He said of senior wing Peter Colby: "He's a grinder-type player and hard to play against. He's always in your face."

Now Colby always will be part of Edina hockey lore. He sealed the Hornets' 13th state championship by scoring twice in a 3-2 victory, including the overtime winner.

"When you look at the history of the state tournament, those big goals are scored by different guys at different times," Edina coach Curt Giles said. "Peter has scored goals for us. So, it's not a surprise."

Maybe a little. Colby's two goals gave him nine for the season, sixth among Edina skaters. He last scored in the regular-season finale. None of this was lost on him in the aftermath of his biggest game.

"I was in the right place at the right time," he said. "So many people gave me the opportunity I got tonight. All the credit goes to my teammates."

MATT BANOVETZ

Holy Angels • basketball

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The 6-6 senior forward scored a career-high 40 points and added 12 rebounds in the Stars' 94-71 victory over St. Croix Lutheran in the Class 3A, Section 3 semifinals. Banovetz has scored 54 points in two section playoff games.

DOMENIK BLOCK

Park of Cottage Grove • basketball

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The senior guard scored 26 points in a 92-61 victory over Apple Valley in the Class 3A, Section 3 quarterfinals, and he nearly led theWolfpack to victory over Eastview in the semifinals with 42 points in an 83-81 loss to the Lightning.

MIA CURTIS

Minnehaha Academy • basketball

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The junior guard scored 16 of her game-high 32 points in the final eight minutes in a 72-69 victory over Concordia Academy in the Class 2A, Section 4 final, sending the Redhawks to the state tournament for the sixth season in a row.

ABIGAIL GROENEWEG

Forest Lake • basketball

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The senior forward is ending her basketball career in style, recording 32 points and seven rebounds in a 64-50 victory over Cambridge-Isanti in the Class 4A, Section 7 final. Groeneweg has signed to play volleyball at St. Cloud State.

TAYLIE SCOTT

Heritage Christian • basketball

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The senior guard, who is the leading scorer in team history, led the Eagles to their second straight Class 1A state tournament with 39 points, 16 rebounds, 10 steals and eight assists in a pair of victories in the Section 4 playoffs.

HENRY WELSCH

Lakeville South • hockey

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The senior goalie kept the Cougars in the Class 2A quarterfinal, making 63 saves — two short of the state tournament single-game record — in a 3-2 overtime loss to Eden Prairie. In three games, he made a tournament-record 131 saves.

DAVID La VAQUE and JIM PAULSEN

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