VIRGINIA — Sophie Parendo and Izy Fairchild scored goals as top-seeded Proctor/Hermantown held off fifth-seeded Hibbing/Chisholm 2-1 in the Section 7A girls hockey semifinals Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center.
Abby Pajari added 16 saves for the defending Class A champion Mirage (18-7-1), who advanced to play second-seeded Duluth Marshall (17-7) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the new Virginia arena.
Trista Warmbold had a power-play goal and Addison Hess had 35 saves for Hibbing/Chisholm (12-13-2).
Duluth Marshall advanced with a 5-1 victory over Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Saturday. The Hilltoppers are ranked No. 9 in Class A; Proctor/Hermantown is No. 3.
SECTION 7AA
Elk River/Zimmerman 3, Grand Rapids/Greenway 1
Annelie Amme-Keller, Maddy Christian and Hailey Jussila scored goals as the Elks jumped out to a 3-0 lead and then held off the Lightning in the Section 7AA semifinals at the IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapids.
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Kalle Reed scored on assists from Kylie DeBay and Mercury Bischoff at 13:21 in the third period to pull Grand Rapids/Greenway to within two goals but that is as close as the Lightning would get as goalie Ashley Hess had 23 saves for third-seeded Elk River/Zimmerman (14-12-1).
Makenzie Cole had 17 saves for second-seeded Grand Rapids/Greenway (18-9).
The Elks advance to play top-seeded Andover (26-0), the state’s top-ranked Class AA team, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at Fogerty Ice Arena in Blaine, Minnesota. Andover advanced with a 6-1 victory over Blaine.
