Hockey

Victories have been tough to come by this season for the North High School boys hockey team but a visit from a Suburban East Conference squad provided the Polars a chance to add one to the win column.

The Hill-Murray and North/Tartan girls hockey teams met in an important Metro East Conference tilt on Jan. 15. The two teams entered the game tied atop the league standings.

The Mounds View High School boys hockey team has struggled to get wins in the last month but it still has a shot at finishing in the upper half of the conference standings.

A pair of Roseville Area High School graduates recently earned player of the week honors. Jacqlyn Poss and Lexi Slattery were recognized last week for contributions to their respective teams.

Jacqlyn Poss

Since a 4-0 start to the season back in November, the Mounds View High School girls hockey team is 9-6-3 and has been searching for consistency, especially on the offensive end of the ice.

The Kaposia Classic schedule-maker did Mounds View no favors. The annual hockey tournament hosted by South St. Paul pitted the Mustangs against Blake, the top-ranked team in Class A, in the first round.

The Kaposia Classic schedule-maker did Mounds View no favors. The annual hockey tournament hosted by South St. Paul pitted the Mustangs against Blake, the top-ranked team in Class A, in the first round.

The Irondale/St. Anthony Village boys hockey team wanted a change of scenery for the holiday break so it ventured north last week.

Rough go for area prep teams
Finishing in the upper half of the field in their respective holiday tournaments proved difficult for a number of Roseville Area High School and Concordia Academy winter sports teams. Of the five area teams whose tournaments concluded prior to the deadline for this edition of the Review, only one placed in the top half.

For many, the week between Christmas and New Year's Day means returning to work, returning unwanted gifts or maybe returning to that diet that got away from them for a few days around the winter holidays.