Photo courtesy of Alex Oey Marshall’s Jackson Valano makes the save against Luverne while Garrett Pfannschmidt (3) and Chase Renken (25) converge. The Tigers won 5-1.

MARSHALL — The Marshall Amateur Hockey Association Squirt B Orange team opened the season with a pair of wins over the weekend, defeating Luverne White 5-1 on Saturday and Lakes Area 8-4 on Sunday.

In their first game, the Tigers took a 2-0 lead after two periods. Colby Gunther connected with Aric Ewald at 5:45 in the first and Liam Deutz scored unassisted at 11:29 in the second.

Deutz would score early in the third to make it 3-0 before the Cardinals would sneak one in, but Marshall answered. Morgan Rokeh scored at 8:01 with assists from Deutz and Braylon Oey. Chase Renken would find Deutz for the final goal of the game and the hat trick giving the Tigers the 5-1 win.

On Sunday the Tigers again took the lead early when Alex Reaves found Oey in front of the net. Lakes Area would take a 2-1 lead midway through the first period, but Deutz tied it up with an unassisted goal.

The second period mirrored the first with Deutz giving Marshall the lead again, but another pair of Lakes Area goals would put them back on top. With under a minute to play in the period Deutz connected with Ewald to tie the game 4-4.

The third period started off slow, but turned into four goals for the Tigers. Wyatt Dorschner started the scoring with a Deutz pass, followed by a Reaves goal with assists from Rokeh and Oey, another unassisted hat trick goal for Deutz, and Ewald capping the 8-4 win with an assist from Deutz. Jackson Valano finished the weekend with seven saves.

Marshall will be in action again this weekend when they travel to Luverne on both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday

Luverne White 0 0 1 – 1

Marshall Orange 1 1 3 – 5

Marshall Scoring

First Period

Aric Ewald (Coby Gunther) 5:45

Second Period

Liam Deutz (Unassisted) 11:29

Third Period

Deutz (Unassisted) 11:47

Morgan Rokeh (Deutz, Braylon Oey) 8:01

Deutz (Chase Renken) 1:36

Shots: L-6; M-14

Saves: M-Jackson Valano 5

Sunday

Lakes Area 2 2 0 – 4

Marshall 2 2 4 – 8

Marshall Scoring

First Period

Braylon Oey (Alex Reaves) 10:00

Liam Deutz (Unassisted) 1:44

Second Period

Deutz (Unassisted) 5:43

Aric Ewald (Duetz) 0:43

Third Period

Wyatt Dorschner (Deutz) 7:04

Reaves (Morgan Rokeh, Oey) 5:46

Deutz (Unassisted) 4:08

Ewald (Deutz) 1:42

Shots: LA-6; M-30

Saves: M-Jackson Valano 2

Pee Wee A

Luverne 8,

MAHA Pee Wee A 0

(exhibition)

LUVERNE — The Marshall Amateur Hockey Association Pee Wee A team fell to Luverne 8-0 on Sunday to open their season after their Saturday matchup against New Ulm/Sleepy Eye was canceled.

The Tigers were unable to get going offensively against the Cardinals, amassing eight shots on goal in the game. McCoy Gunther made 27 saves in the first two periods while Carson Becker made eight saves in the third.

Marshall will return to Luverne this Saturday to start their District 4 season.

Sunday

Marshall 0 0 0 – 0

Luverne 4 3 1 – 8

Shots: M-8; L-43

Saves: M-McCoy Gunther 27, Carson Becker 8

Pee Wee B

Marshall Pee Wee B 5,

New Ulm/Sleepy Eye 2

MARSHALL – The MAHA Pee Wee B team got off to a strong start on Sunday, defeating New Ulm/Sleepy Eye 5-2 in District 4 action.

The Tigers broke the ice when Salem Frost connected with Riley Pfannschmidt with 37 seconds left in the period. The two teams would skate to a stalemate in the second period, but Marshall would go up 2-0 early in the third when Frost recorded his second assist when he found Selby Anderson for the goal.

The Eagles got on the board with just over 10 minutes left in the game, but three scores by the Tigers, one by Frost with an assist from Andrew Bot and two more from Pfannschmidt would seal the game. NUSE added another late, but couldn’t overcome the deficit, giving Marshall a 5-2 win. Colby Allen was active in the net, recording 29 saves.

The Tigers will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to Luverne.

Sunday

NUSE 0 0 2 – 2

Marshall 1 0 4 – 5

Marshall Scoring

First Period

Riley Pfannschmidt (Salem Frost) 0:37

Second Period

No Scoring

Third Period

Selby Anderson (Frost) 13:57

Frost (Andrew Bot) 7:03

Pfannschmidt (Unassisted) 6:44

Pfannschmidt (Unassisted) 2:58

Shots: NUSE-32; M-23

Saves: M-Colby Allen 29

— Content courtesy of Marshall Amateur Hockey Association