High school roundup: Berg's goal in OT lifts Gentry Academy past Lakeville North in boys hockey

Jan. 21—Wes Berg scored seven minutes into overtime to lift Gentry Academy 2-1 over Lakeville North.

Berg scored both goals on Thursday for Gentry Academy (12-3-0) and has netted 14 goals in 15 games this season. He scored with 5:55 remaining in the second period, tying the game after Lakeville North's Kyle Doll initially gave the Panthers (11-3-0) the lead five minutes into the second period.

White Bear Lake 6, Woodbury 1: White Bear Lake (8-6-0) scored six unanswered goals, including three in a row by Tyler Bishop to close out the game over Woodbury (9-7-0).

Woodbury's Ethan Hansen broke the scoreless tie 49 seconds into the second period, but White Bear Lake responded with three goals in the second period. Bishop then scored three goals, all in the third period, to secure the win.

Other scores: Roseville tied Park of Cottage Grove 2-2; Cretin-Derham Hall defeated Forest Lake 6-2; Prior Lake defeated Farmington 8-5; Mounds View defeated East Ridge 6-1.

Girls hockey

Lakeville South 2, Prior Lake 0: Lakeville South (19-1-0, 13-0-0) continued its undefeated conference season with a dominant defensive effort over Prior Lake (5-14-1, 3-10-0). The Lakers managed just 10 shots for the night while the Cougars generated 45 shots on goal.

Prior Lake's goaltender Olivia Hansen held up against most of the Cougars' offensive attacks, however Claire Enright and Brynn O'Neill were both able to get one past her. Lakeville South has vaulted into the top of the state rankings, sitting at No. 3 in the latest Let's Play Hockey poll.

Edina 4, Cretin-Derham Hall 0: Cretin-Derham Hall (13-5-2) could not contain Edina (18-1-0) as the Hornets' high-flying offense generated 45 shots and netted four.

The game was tied midway into the second period before Edina scored three times within three minutes to break the game open. Cretin-Derham Hall generated 24 shots but could not put any past Edina Goaltender Uma Corniea.

Other scores: Burnsville defeated Apple Valley 12-6; Rosemount defeated Eagan 5-0; Eastview defeated Shakopee 4-3.

Boys basketball

South St. Paul 69, Simley 59: A dominant first half propelled South St. Paul (15-0) over Simley (9-3) and kept its unbeaten start to the season.

South St. Paul led by 15 at halftime with strong performances from Devin Newsome and Alonzo Dodd leading the way. Dodd finished with 22 points and Newsome added 19. Kevin Wormer led Simley with 22 points.

Other scores: Liberty Classical defeated St. Paul Washington 104-71; Twin Cities Academy/Great River defeated Central 69-56; Breck defeated St. Paul Academy 79-59.

Nordic skiing

Stillwater swept a Suburban East Conference race at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. The boys placed first with a score of 468 while the girls won with a score of 472.

However, a pair of Forest Lake skiers swept the individual medalists. Ryan Houseman finished at the top of the boys' division with a time of 17:22. Annabelle Stang won the girls varsity race with a time of 19:06.