Weekend Recap: Bears, Papermakers, Falcons Earn Victories

Friday, November 21
Fond du Lac Bears 9, Fox Cities Ice Dogs 1
Fond du Lac took control early with six goals in the first period, including two from Dillion Fox in the opening three minutes of scoring and additional tallies from Josh Austin, Matt Letmanski, Anthony Grebe on the power play, and Malachi Buchholz. The Bears added two more in the second on goals from Ryan Sabel and Fox, who completed his hat trick, and Letmanski scored again early in the third to extend the lead. Blade Chaney broke up the shutout for Fox Cities midway through the third, but Justin Davidson stopped 20 shots as Fond du Lac finished with a 49–21 advantage in shots to secure the decisive win.
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Mosinee Papermakers 10, Sun Prairie Killer Bees 1
Mosinee built a three-goal lead in the first period on goals from Brad Gicopoulos, Kyle Wagner, and Mitch Filipiak, then broke the game open with a five-goal second period. Devon Blaes and Jack Piskula scored 15 seconds apart early in the frame, and after Sun Prairie’s Alex Arnn got the Killer Bees on the board, Mosinee answered with goals from Nicholas D’Avolio, Tom Lentz, and a second of the night from Gicopoulos. Gicopoulos completed his hat trick early in the third, and Lentz added another to cap the scoring. Mosinee outshot Sun Prairie 67–25, with Austin Jensen and Ryan Meich combining for 24 saves in the win.
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Saturday, November 22
Eagle River Falcons 10, Sun Prairie Killer Bees 1
Eagle River scored three times in the first period, starting with an unassisted goal from Cody Everson, followed by goals from Noah Weber and Alex Racino. Sun Prairie’s Ian Malcolmson cut the deficit to 3–1 late in the period, but the Falcons took over with a five-goal second. Everson scored again to open the frame, and Racino added three straight goals before Jason Johnson made it 8–1 in the final minute. Racino added his fifth of the night on a power play in the third, and Lucas Otto followed with another power-play goal to close out the scoring. Ian Johnson made 39 saves for Eagle River, who finished with a 53–40 shot advantage.
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