TOURNAMENT RECAP (March 8-9)

Huskies Roll To Stagg Tournament Title
Oak Park won four straight games over the weekend, including a 6-2 title game win over West Suburban Conference foe Hinsdale Central, to emerge with the Stagg Tournament title on Saturday. The Huskies were led by Nathan Pimentel's 20 goals in a stretch that saw them beat Stagg, STC North, and St Rita. The Red Devils finished in second place after earning wins over Bradley, Morton, and R-B over the two-day event. Bradley responded to a loss on Friday night to Central by winning three straight games on Saturday to finish in third place. STC North bounced back from two losses on Friday night to finish in fifth place, while St Rita edged out Morton 11-9 in the seventh-place game.

Friday's Game Recaps

St Rita 10 Stagg 10

The Mustangs and Chargers finished regulation tied at 10-10 in the opening game of the Stagg Tourney.

Oak Park 12 STC North 2

Nathan Pimentel registered 10 goals and Mark Hallman totaled 6 steals and 5 assists to lead the Huskies to a 12-2 win over STC North on Friday. Alex Darnall and James Kelly each chipped in with a goal and Sean Obrecht made 9 saves for the victors. John Pretet and Nick Traxler each recorded one score apiece in the loss for the North Stars, who only trailed 3-2 at halftime before the Huskies broke things open with a 9-0 second-half run.

Hinsdale Central 18 Bradley 12

George Koulouris recorded 9 goals in the Red Devils' 18-12 win over Bradley on Friday night.

Morton 8 R-B 7

Stagg 10 STC North 5

The Chargers ended the night with a 10-5 victory over STC North at their own event. In the loss, Ross Davis scored 2 times and Collin Bawolek blocked 9 shots for the North Stars. Nick Traxler, Ryan Helfers, and Ryan Hamilton also scored one goal apiece in the losing effort.

Saturday's Game Recaps

Oak Park 8 St Rita 6

OPRF moved one step closer to the title game of the Stagg Tournament by beating St Rita 8-6. Dmitry Baycharov, Mark Hallman, and Nathan Pimentel each scored 2 goals in the Huskies' win.

Bradley 13 Morton 4

Hinsdale Central 15 R-B 5

Brogan O'Doherty scored 5 goals and George Koulouris added 4 scores as Hinsdale Central topped R-B 15-5.

STC North 15 St Rita 4

Justin Simmonds registered 6 scores and Collin Bawolek blocked 9 shots in the North Stars' 15-4 victory over St Rita. Nick Traxler scored 3 times and John Pretet also recorded 2 goals in the win for STC North.

Oak Park 12 Stagg 4

Nathan Pimentel scored 5 goals, Alex Darnall and Grant Taubman both put in 2 scores, and Mark Hallman added a goal and 5 steals as the Huskies beat Stagg 12-4 to advance to the title game of the Stagg Tournament.

Hinsdale Central 14 Morton 7

Brogan O'Doherty scored 5 times as the Red Devils knocked off Morton 14-7.

Bradley 12 R-B 6

St Rita 11 R-B 9 (7th place)

STC North 19 Morton 3 (5th place)

John Pretet scored 6 goals and the trio of Justin Simmonds, Nick Traxler, and Ross Davis each tallied 4 scores in the North Stars' 19-3 win over Morton in the fifth-place game of the Stagg Tournament. The North defense totaled 20 steals and goalie Collin Bawolek blocked 10 shots in the victory.

Bradley 13 Stagg 9 (3rd place)

Oak Park 6 Hinsdale Central 2 (1st place)

Nathan Pimentel recorded 3 goals and 5 steals and Mark Hallman chipped in with 2 goals as Oak Park beat Hinsdale Central 6-2 in the title game of the Stagg Tournament. Lee Werner also scored once in the win for the Huskies. Brogan O'Doherty and George Koulouris each scored once in the losing effort.

Event Standings

Oak Park (4-0)

Hinsdale Central (3-1)

Bradley (3-1)

STC North (2-2)

Stagg (1-2-1)

St Rita (1-2-1)

Morton (1-3)

R-B (0-4)

Top Scorers

Nathan Pimentel (Oak Park) - 20

George Koulouris (HC) - 16 goals, 17 steals

Brogan O'Doherty (HC) - 12 goals

Justin Simmonds (STC North) - 10

John Pretet (STC North) - 9

Nick Traxler (STC North) - 9

Mark Hallman (Oak Park) - 6