Weekend Recap: Papermakers, Bears Grab Victories

January 17, 2025
Mosinee Papermakers 6, Dane County Dairy Kings 2
The Papermakers surged past the Dairy Kings with a 6-2 victory Friday night at the Mosinee Rec Center. The game was tightly contested early, with the teams trading goals in the first period. Thomas Trione opened the scoring for the Dairy Kings, but Theran Bauer equalized for the Papermakers. Mosinee broke the game wide open in the second period, netting four goals, including tallies from Alex Molski, Max Culp, James Jernberg, and Greg Hanson, who also added three assists for a four-point night. Trione scored his second goal for Dane County early in the period, but the Papermakers' attack, outshooting the Dairy Kings 74-25, proved too much. Eli Robinson added Mosinee’s final goal in the third period to cap the win. Goalie Ian Caroll turned aside 23 of 25 shots for the Papermakers, while Max LeClaire made an impressive 68 saves for the Dairy Kings in a valiant but overmatched effort.
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Fond du Lac Bears 8, De Pere Deacons 0
Goaltender Justin Davicson posted his second straight shutout in GLHL action as the Bears blanked the Deacons 8-0. Brady Beekman led the charge for the Bears, netting four goals, including an unassisted effort late in the second period, and adding three more in the third. Dillion Fox contributed two goals and an assist, while Matt Letmanski and Jordan Foster also found the back of the net. The Bears overwhelmed the Deacons with relentless offense, outshooting them 59-22 and capitalizing on turnovers. Bears goaltender Justin Davidson turned aside all 22 shots for the shutout, while Deacons netminder Jake Jankowski made 51 saves in a valiant effort.
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January 18, 2025
Fond du Lac Bears 20, Sun Prairie Killer Bees 2
The Bears delivered another dominant performance Saturday. Despite opening the scoring with Chad Battisfore’s goal just one minute into the game, the Killer Bees struggled to contain the relentless offensive onslaught from the Bears, who tallied seven goals in the first period and never looked back. Dillion Fox led the charge for Fond du Lac with five goals and three assists, while Justin Schwartzmiller and Matt Letmanski each contributed multiple points. The Bears peppered Sun Prairie’s goaltenders with 75 shots, while Alex Kruger made 16 saves in net for the home team. Mason Ihrke added a third-period goal for the Killer Bees, but the Bears' balanced attack proved too much to overcome.
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