Blue Jay girls lose to West Fargo in state hockey

GRAND FORKS – West Fargo defeated Jamestown 7-2 in the semifinals of the North Dakota state girls hockey tournament on Friday at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

The top-seeded Packers (23-1-0) advance to the state championship game set for 5 p.m. on Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

It is West Fargo’s first trip to the state finals since 2011. West Fargo holds a 1-2 all-time record in the finals and won a state championship in 2010.

FIRST PERIOD: 1, WF, Monkman, (Wangen), 2:40. 2, WF, Krahn, (Springer), 10:42. 3, WF, Springer, (Walsh, Lothspeich), 14:04. 4, WF, Walsh, (Holland), 16:08. 5, J, Schaack, (Wiest), 16:58.

SECOND PERIOD: 6, J, T. Kamlitz, (Wiest, Soulis), 10:59. 7, WF, Krahn (Springer), 13:45.

THIRD PERIOD: 8, WF, Walsh, (Krahn), 0:47. 9, WF, Lazorenko, (Sandoval), 12:24.

SAVES: J, Finck 10-12-12–34. WF, Klug 3-7-3–13.

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