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March 5, 2008

Varsity

The Fargo South Bruins closed out the 2007-2008 season with a 3rd place finish at the North Dakota State High School Hockey Tournament at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Bruins opened the tournament against the Williston Coyotes. The Bruins picked up a 4-1 win.  Sophomore Scott Buchholz picked up the win making 21 saves.  In the semifinals the Bruins battle hard with Grand Forks Red River.  Senior, Ian Powers put the Bruins in the lead in first period.  The Bruins could not muster anymore goals and fell to the Riders 4-1.  In the third place game the Bruins took on western conference champions the Bismarck Demons.  The Bruins claimed the third place trophy with a 3-2 victory.  Congratulations to Tyler Groth who was named to EDC all conference team and the all-state team.  Also, congratulations to Scott Buchholz was named to the all-tournament team.  The Bruins finished the season with an overall record of 15 wins 11 losses and 1 tie.

Saturday, February 16, 2007

Bruins gain State Tournament berth by defeating Grand Forks Central 4-2. Tyler Groth lead the way with two assists and an empty net goal late in the third period to seal the victory. The #3 seed from the East, Fargo South Bruins will play the late game against #2 seed from the West, Williston - 9:00PM at Ralph Engelstead Arena in Grand Forks.

Look for updated stats for Varsity through the regular season and final season stats for the JV team on the stats page plus some new photos on the main page...

FIRST PERIOD: No scoring.

SECOND PERIOD: 1, GFC, Sayler, 3:45. 2, FS, J. Hooey (Huguelet), 11:25. 3, FS, Orson (Groth), 13:39. 4, FS, A. Hooey (Groth, Orson), 16:11.

THIRD PERIOD: 5, GFC, Spicer (Riopelle), 12:47. 6, FS, Groth 16:56.

SAVES: GFC, Lang 7-12-5–24, FS, Buchholz 4-7-6–17.

February 12, 2008

Varsity

Its play off time!  The Bruins open playoff action this week in the East Dakota Conference Regional Tournament in Grand Forks, ND.  The Bruins enter the tournament as the fourth seed with a record of 8-6 in the EDC and an overall record of 11-9-1.  The Bruins will take on the fifth seed, the Devils Lake Firebirds.  The Firebirds have a record of 6-9 in the EDC and an 11-9 overall record.  The Bruins have beaten the Firebirds twice this season.

Junior Varsity

The Fargo South Bruins Junior Varsity picked up there second Junior Varsity East Region Hockey League Championship on Monday night with a win over Grand Forks Central.  With the Bruins 6-2 win, South earned the Junior Varsity Cup.  Matt Lee scored two goals, including the game winner to lead the Bruins.  Junior, Luke Demarais was solid in the nets making 23 saves.  Fargo South Junior Varsity ends the season with a record of 16-3-1 and East Region record of 11-1-0.

February 4, 2007

Varsity

The Bruins picked up 2 very important EDC wins this week.  After being postponed on Tuesday, the Bruins traveled to Devils Lake on Thursday to take on the Thunderbirds.  The Bruins jumped to the first period lead behind goals from Tyler Groth and Ward Briggs.  The Bruins picked up two more goals, one in the second and one in the third to earn the win.  Junior, Danny Leucke helped the Bruins with three assists and sophomore, Scott Buchholz made 20 saves in the win.

On Saturday night the Bruins returned to Fargo to duel with the West Fargo Packers.  The game was close through the first two period before the game was broke wide open in the third, the Bruins earned a 6-1 win.  Tyler Groth, Ward Briggs and Danny Leucke each had two points in the win.

Junior Varsity

The Fargo South Bruins Junior Varsity picked up two wins this week to remain in first place in the East Region Junior Varsity Hockey League.  On Thursday in a win against the Devils Lake Firebirds, Tyler Sorenson and Jordan Dalbey each picked up two goals.  On Saturday night the Bruins dueled with the West Fargo Packers.  The Bruins jumped to the early lead and never looked back. The Bruins scored twice in the first, twice in the second and twice in the third period in the win.  Sophomore, Sean Ness led the Bruins with 2 goals, Junior Derek Holt also picked up a goal and an assist.

This week….

This is the last week of the Bruins regular season schedule.  The Bruins will host the Fargo North Spartans on Thursday and then travel to Grand Forks to take on the Knights on Saturday night.  These will be to very important games for the Bruins going into the playoffs.

January 27, 2007

Varsity

The Bruins picked up a split this week.  On Tuesday night, the Bruins battled with cross town foe, the Shanley Deacons.  The Bruins scored early, tallying three first period goals.  The Bruins controlled the game throughout and picked up a 6-1 win and 4 EDC points.  In the win, Tyler Groth scored 4 goals and added an assist.

On Thursday night, the Bruins squared off with the Grafton Spoilers.  It was a very fast and hard hitting game.  The Spoilers got the best of the Bruins picking up the win 2-0.  Currently, the Bruins are in 3rd place in the EDC standings.

Junior Varsity

The Fargo South Bruins Junior Varsity picked up two wins this week.  On Tuesday, Bruins scored on goal in all three periods to pick up a 3-1 win.  Sophomore, Cooper Stellrecht had 2 goals to lead the way for the Bruins.  On Thursday the Bruins battled EDC power Grafton Spoilers.  The Bruins picked up the win 3-1.  Junior, Luke Demarais picked up the win, stopping 32 shots.  The Bruins JV team is currently in first place in the Junior Varsity East Region Hockey League with 8 wins and 0 losses for 16 points.

This week….

4 EDC games remain on the Bruins schedule.  The Bruins will travel to Devils Lake on Tuesday and then return to Fargo and play West Fargo at the Southwest Arena.

January 20, 2007

Varsity

The Fargo South Bruins picked up a split this past week. On Thursday, the Crookston Pirates traveled to Fargo. South controlled most of the play outshooting Crookston in a 2 to 1 ratio.  South picked up the win, 2-0. Sophomore, Scott Buchholz picked up his second career win.

On Saturday night, The Bruins battled with the Grand Forks Red River Rough Riders.  The Bruins and Riders matched goals through the first two periods before the Riders popped 3 goals late in the third to pick up the win.  Juniors David Mauch and Josh Hugelet scored the goals for the Bruins.

Junior Varsity

The Junior Varsity this past week picked up two wins.  On Thursday against the Crookston Pirates, Cooper Stellrecht tallied a goal and 4 assists to lead the Bruins.  Tyler Sorenson also added a hatrick in the 9-1 win.

At the Coliseum on Saturday night the Bruins picked up a 4-2 win against the Grand Forks Roughriders.  Junior, Derk Holt led the way for the Bruins with a goal and 2 assists.

This week….

This week the Bruins continue in the EDC schedule. On Tuesday the Bruins will battle Shanley and on Thursday the Bruins will take on Grafton/Park River.

January 14, 2007

Varsity

The Bruins picked up a split this past week.  On Tuesday, the Bruins traveled to Grand Forks to take on Red River High School.  The Bruins jumped out to the early lead in the first period behind Brian Saxerud’s first period goal.  In the third period Alex Hooey scored a natural hatrick, scoring three goals in one period. The Riders picked up the win 6-4.

On Friday night the Bruins returned to the Coliseum to play the Devils Lake Firebirds.  The Bruins and Firebirds were tied for the third place in the EDC standings.  Sophomore Scott Buchholz picked up the shutout in his first varsity start.  The final score was 8-0.

Junior Varsity

The Fargo South Junior Varsity picked up twins this week.  The Bruins first picked up a win on Tuesday night against Red River 3-1 and then again on Friday against Devils Lake on Friday with a 5-3 win.  Lucas Demarais picked up both wins for the Bruins. The Bruins Junior Varsity is now 6-0 in the JV East Region Hockey League and in first place.

This week…

This week the Bruins are home against Crookston on Thursday and then on Saturday the Bruins will battle EDC league leader Grand Forks Red River.  Junior varsity game is at 5:15 and the varsity is at 7:30.

January 4, 2008

Varsity

The Bruins rebounded this past week and fought hard at the Kiwanis/Wells Fargo Hockey Festival in Rochester, MN.  The first night the Bruins battled with Hastings, MN.  The Bruins played hard all night and came out with the win, 4-1. On the second night the Bruins faced off against the Buffalo Bison. It was a defensive struggle all night.  At the end of regulation and one overtime period, the two teams were tied 1-1.  Since this was a tournament and they needed a winner the game went into a shootout.  The Bison scored on there 5th shooter.  Moments late, Chris Hasleau answered the call and tied the game.  The Bison then had the next shot which they made to end the game.  In the third place game the Bruins played one of the host teams in Rochester Century.  The game was fast paced and hard checking game in which the Bruins came out on top and claimed third place!

Junior Varsity

Fargo South Junior Varsity picked up two wins at the Kiwanis/Wells Fargo Rochester Hockey Festival.  In the first game, the Bruins could not find the back of the net and fell to Hastings 3-1.  In the second game the Bruins were strong offensively and defensively against Rochester John Marshall.  The Bruins picked up a win 7-0.  South only gave up one shot and put 72 on net.  The Bruins picked up there second win of tournament against Rochester Century and the consolation championship on saturday.

This week…

This week the Bruins travel to West Fargo to take on the Packers.  This game will mark a return to the EDC schedule. 

December 26, 2007

Varsity

The Bruins fell twice this week.  On Thursday, the Bruins traveled to Moorhead.  The Spuds jumped on the Bruins early, going up 4-0 in the first period.  The final score was 7-0. 

On Friday night the Bruins headed west to Bismarck to take on the Demons.  The Demons took the early lead. The Bruins tried to battle back late in the game, but it was to no avail. Final score was 6-4. Junior, David Mauch had a goal and assist and Sophomore Tyler Sorenson also added a goal.

Junior Varsity

The Bruins Junior Varsity earned a split this week.  On Thursday, at Moorhead the Bruins jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period.  The Bruins could not hold on to the lead and fell 3-1 to the Spuds. Sophomore, Jake Pawlik scored the lone goal for the Bruins.

On Friday the Bruins took on the Demons in Bismarck.  The Bruins jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.  Final score was 4-2.  Scott Buchholz picked up the win in the net for the Bruins.

This week…

This week the Bruins travel to Rochester, Minnesota for the Wells Fargo/Kiwanis Hockey Festival.  Both the Junior Varsity and Varsity play Hasting High School in the first game Thursday afternoon. The Bruins varsity won the festival in 2005.  The Junior Varsity is looking for the 5th hockey festival win in a row.  There is a link to the festival in the links page.

December 17, 2007

Varsity

The Bruins dropped two games this week to EDC teams. On Tuesday, the Bruins traveled to Grafton to take on the Spoilers.  The Bruins battled the spoilers down to the wire before coming up short late in the third period.  Senior Captain Alex Hooey had two goals in the loss.

On Saturday night the Bruins returned to the John E. Carlson Coliseum to take on the Grand Forks Central Knights.  The Knights took the early lead in the first period 1 to 0.  Senior, Forrest Truetel scored late in the first period to tie. The Bruins and Knights traded goals in the third period with the Bruins getting goals for Tyler Groth and Tyrel McBain.  At the end of regulation the score was tied and 56 seconds in to overtime, off the faceoff the Knights found the back of the net giving them the win.

Junior Varsity

The Bruins Junior varsity team picked up two wins this week. The Bruins moved in to first place in the Junior Varsity East Region Hockey standings.  The Bruins are now 3-0 in the East Region.  On Tuesday the Bruins picked up a 4-1 win over the Grafton Spoilers.  Sophomores Sean Ness and Tyler Sorenson scored for the Bruins.  Scott Buchholz made his first start of the season and picked up the win.

On Saturday night the Bruins battled with the Grand Forks Central Knights.  The Bruins earned a 6-1 win.  Tyler Sorenson led the way for the Bruins scoring a hat trick and an adding assist.  Junior Josh Hugelet also chipped in with a goal and 3 assists.  Scott Buchholz picked up his second win of the season only giving one goal.

This week…

This week the Bruins move in to some non-conference games.  On Thursday night the Bruins will travel to rival Moorhead to take on Spuds.  The Bruins will be looking for some redemption after last year’s loss.  On Friday the Bruins travel to western North Dakota to take on WDA leader Bismarck High.  The Bruins beat the Demon last season.

December 10, 2007

Varsity

After a tough loss to White Bear Lake (Nov. 30) the Fargo South Bruins returned to Fargo this past week to battle with Wapheton/Breckenridge and crosstown rival Fargo North.  On Friday night, the Bruins Varsity scored early and often, scoring 4 times in the first, 6 in the second and 4 times in the third.  Drew Kelly earned the shutout in the win.

On Saturday night the Bruins took the ice against the Fargo North Spartans.  Senior Captain, Brian Saxerud kicked off the scoring in the first period.  Ian Powers chipped in with two goals.  Drew Kelly earned his second shutout in a row stopping all 11 shots.

Junior Varsity

The Bruins Junior Varsity coming off a tie with White Bear Lake looked for there first win of the season.  The Bruins fell behind in the second period 2 to 0, before storming back in the third to tie.  Even though being shorthanded the Bruins found a way to win in overtime. Josh Hooey scored two goals including the game winner!

This week…

This week the Bruins continue conference play taking on Grafton/Park River on Tuesday in Grafton and then return to Fargo and take on Grand Forks Central on Saturday. 

November 24, 2007

The Fargo South Bruins kickoff there 2007-2008 season on Friday.  The Bruins take on White Bear Lake at Aldrich arena at 8 PM.  The Bruins are coming off a runner-up finish in the 2007 state hockey tournament.  Dean Wilson returns for his 18th season of hockey at Fargo South.  This year staff is assisted by Brian Davidson, Scott Philbrick, Todd Dwyer, Chad Skarperud and new to the staff is Ross Danielson.  Captains for this year’s Bruins hockey team are Alex Hooey, Brian Saxerud, and Ian Powers.  The Bruins will be lead this year by 12 seniors.