For the second time in as many seasons, the Forest Lake girls hockey team has qualified to the Class AA state tournament by beating Elk River/Zimmerman in the Section 7AA championship game. The Rangers held the lead for more two and half periods of gametime and never trailed on their way to a 5-2 victory and another state berth.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Rangers, ranked No. 12 in the state poll at the time of the game, needed a third period comeback and an overtime goal to beat No. 19 Grand Rapids/Greenway in the semifinals. By contrast, No. 6 Elk River rolled through its two previous sectional matchups without allowing a goal.
That streak ended less than four minutes into the Feb. 16 final. On the Rangers’ first major offensive foray, junior Kayla Kasel beat Elks goaltender Megan Jung, with an assist by senior Madi Nolan.
The Rangers were on the defensive for most of the
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