Marlin girls pick up wins

The Mitchell Marlins girls’ hockey team picked up two wins over the weekend against the Oahe Capitals on Saturday and Sunday.

Anna Rice led the Marlins in scoring on Saturday with a hat trick. Kylie Barington and Haley Stahl each scored a goal.

Goalie Hannah Spates had 24 saves on 27 shots.

On Sunday Stahl led in scoring with a hat trick. Rice scored two goals in the win. Spates had 29 saves on 32 shots.

Head coach Eric Hohn said even though the team won both its games this weekend, it still has a lot to work on.

“We hung in there,”

Hohn said.

“We were down in both games at one point and we kept our heads and we stayed with the game and played through.”

Hohn said after this weekend he made some changes in the lineup to improve the way the team skates together.

“We made some changes and we’re going to give it a shot,” Hohn said.

“We’re still playing around with lines and we’ve got some time before state to make improvements. We need to work on our passing because it still isn’t there. We’ve just got to work harder in practice.”

Loes scores hat trick in Marlins win vs. Iowa team

By The Daily Republic

The Mitchell Marlins boys’ hockey team defeated the Sioux Center Storm 9-0 Saturday at the Mitchell Activities Center.

The Marlins are back in action on Friday when the play Yankton.

Spencer Lawrence scored five goals for the win. Austin Loes and Karl Hellstrom each scored two goals. Goalie Wes Gauger had 19 shots and 19 saves.

Assistant coach Chris Tronnes said that his team skated very well on Saturday and was able to bounce back after Friday’s loss.

“Saturday everything just seemed to click a lot better for the guys,” Tronnes said.

“Their shooting was better, our defense was better and we definitely had a better game than the one on Friday.”

Tronnes said their game against Sioux alls on Friday was just one of those games where they didn’t skate well. He said he was happy the team didn’t dwell on the loss and were able to turn things around on Saturday.

“On Friday, it just seemed like we were always one play off,” Tronnes said.

“We definitely had a much better game against (Sioux Center)."

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