Junior Hockey: Early lead boosts Mason City past Willmar

Tom Elliott, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.
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Oct. 16—WILLMAR — The Mason City Toros got a pair of goals from Carter Newpower to beat the Willmar WarHawks in an NA3HL game at the Willmar Civic Center Arena.

Willmar got its goal at 9:52 of the third period. Trailing 5-0, Anthony Foster scored his first goal as a WarHawk. It was short-handed. Foster is a forward from Warroad.

The teams conclude their two-game series at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Mason City Arena.

Mason City 6,

Willmar 1

Mason City (4-3-0) 1 3 2 — 6

Willmar (4-2-1) 0 0 1 — 1

FIRST PERIOD — (1) MC: Jack Campion 6 (Sota Isogai) 11:07. PENALTIES: (1) MC: Isogai (tripping-minor, 2 min) 2:40 ... (2) MC: Carter Newpower (boarding-minor, 2 min) 8:09 ... (3) MC: Ryan Kaspar (cross checking-minor, 2 min) 14:21.

SECOND PERIOD — (2) MC: Cal Levis 4 (unassisted) :49 ... (3) MC: Luke Robertson 1 (Dillon Schmidt, Nik Howell) 2:44 ... (4) Newpower 5 (Blake Plifka, Andrew Ralston) 3:26. PENALTIES: (4) Tyler Kochevar (tripping-minor, 2 min) 17:27.

THIRD PERIOD — (5) MC: Newpower 6 (Isogai, Brendan Sloth) 3:39 ... (6) W: Anthony Foster 1 (unassisted) 9:52, SH ... (7) MC: Rex Staudacher 2 (Cal Levis) 13:14 ...13:14 ... ... PENALTIES: (5) W: Ben Luedtke (checking from behind-minor, 2 min) 4:50 ... (6) W: Luedtke (kneeing-minor, 2 min) 9:43.

GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS — MC: Erik Chaffe 41/42 ... W: Will Kunka (off 3:26 second) 13/17 ... Will Pinney (on 2:36 second) 19/21