Hockey

Most years, the Hill-Murray boys hockey team enters the section playoffs as the team to beat but that probably won't be the case this season. A loss to Stillwater on Jan.

Through 24 games this season, the Roseville Area High School girls hockey team has scored more than three goals in only one third of those games.

Former Hill-Murray hockey standout Jake Guentzel earned a player-of-the-week honor earlier this month.

Twice a season, the Irondale/St. Anthony Village and Totino-Grace boys hockey teams square off with conference standings points and, probably more importantly, bragging rights in the balance.

The Roseville Area High School girls hockey team has reached the final week of the regular season and has three games to use as tune-ups for the playoffs. The Raiders and the rest of the teams in Section 4AA open the post-season next weekend.

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.