Twin Ports High School Sports

In what was a defensive struggle between the Hermantown Hawks and St. Cloud Apollo Eagles, Hermantown found the edge to win 2-0 and punch their ticket to their sixth straight boys hockey Class A Championship game.

The Duluth East Greyhounds opened their seventh straight State Boys Hockey Tournament appearance in thrilling fashion. The Hounds staged a three-goal rally in the third period and Ryan Peterson found the net in overtime to upset the Cadets of St. Thomas Academy in a 6-5 thriller.

Hermantown opened their sixth straight trip to the Minnesota State Boys Hockey Tournament welcoming the Panthers of Spring Lake Park to their first ever appearance at the tournament.

After clenching their respective section titles, Hermantown and Duluth East make another trip to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Both teams are continuing a streak of appearances at the tournament, but their path to the big dance and the road ahead are different for each team.

In a thriller of a game that needed extra frames, Section 7AA top seed Elk River and number 3 seed Duluth East met at Amsoil Arena Thursday night to compete for the section title and to earn a trip to the 2015 Minnesota Boys Hockey Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center next week.

Duluth East and Elk River meet for the second time in the 2014-2015 season to play for the Section 7AA title and rights to play in the 2015 Minnesota State Boys Hockey Tournament.

Top section seeded Hermantown and number 2 seed Duluth Marshall clashed on the ice at Amsoil Arena for the 2015 Section 7A title and trip to the MSHSL Boys Hockey Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center next week.

Hermantown and Duluth Marshall, the top two seeds in Section 7A, meet tonight at Amsoil Arena to play for the right to head to the 2015 Minnesota Boys State High School Hockey Tournament.

Amsoil Arena was Hockey Central in the Northland as 8 teams gathered to see who would be playing in the Section 7A and Section 7AA Championships next week. Action kicked off at noon on Saturday, with the 7AA teams playing the afternoon games; and 7A action followed during the evening session.

Section 7A powerhouses Hermantown, Duluth Marshall, and Duluth Denfeld all made statements tonight; notching shutout wins in their opening games of the playoff season.