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Warroad tops Mirage

Warroad defender Lila Lanctot (55) defends Proctor/Hermantown forward Rylee Gilbertson (5) in the first period of the MSHSL state tournament Class 1A girls' hockey championship Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.    ]

ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com

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Finally. Warroad celebrated a Class 1A girls’ hockey state title on Saturday.

Top-seeded Warroad scored four second-period goals on the way to a 6-1 victory over defending state champion Proctor/Hermantown in the all-northern Minnesota final at Xcel Energy Center.

Down 1-0 less than three minutes into the game, Warroad was down on the scoreboard at the first intermission. But the Warriors fought back in the second, tying the game at the 3:02 mark on Talya Hendrickson’s 35th goal of the season. Madison Lavergne scored the go-ahead goal a couple of minutes later. Then Warroad finished off the middle period with a pair of power-play goals from Kate Johnson, giving her 48 goals on the season.

For the second day in a row, Warroad had a four-goal period. Scoring in bunches was pretty common for this team.

The Warriors (26-3-1) finish with their third state title in 13 tournament trips. They went undefeated against Class 1A opponents this season.

Junior Nya Sieger scored for third seed Proctor/Hermantown (21-8-1) in the first period, her 21st of the season. But the Mirage fell to 0-5 this season when allowing three or more goals. The first intermission break shifted momentum away from the Mirage, and the team didn’t play well in the second, said coach Emma Stauber.

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