VARSITY SPORTS12/21: The Eastview Boys Varsity Hockey team had a 5-1 win over Burnsville on Tuesday night. Connor Christian had his first start at goalie and was great stopping 22 of 23 shots! Jordan Larkee, John Kisch and Gabe Tritschler each had first period goals with assists credited to Logan Opgrand, Jordan Brothers, Cody Domagalski, and Kisch. In the 2nd period, Burnsville peppered Christian with many point blank shots and he stopped nearly all of them. Zach Wooten scored on a powerplay goal assisted by Brothers and Opgrand and Eastview maintained a 4-1 lead heading into the 3rd period. Sophomore Billy Downs notched his first varsity goal early in the 3rd period on an assist from Domagalski to wrap up the scoring. The Lightning are now 6-2 overall headed into winter break.
The Varsity wrestling team placed 10th in their Division and 25th Overall out of 71 Teams at the Bi-State Classic in La Crosse, WI on December 29-30th. Ezra Formaneck placed 4th at 170lbs and Nolan Enderlein placed 5th at 106lbs. Making it to the second day and finishing in the Top 16 in their weight class was Cole Frost, Ethan Dupont, and Jack Stevens. Also earning individual wins and points for the team were Ayden Columbus, Carter Harris, Brady Kelley, and Luke Habeck.
In the Bi-State Women's Wrestling Showcase Riley Myers and Elsie Olson each achieved success by earning two wins in their weight class scramble. Congratulations, ladies!
JV SPORTS
12/21/21 – Eastview JV Boys Hockey Extinguishes the JV Blaze from Burnsville
The Lightning came out flying, scoring 3 goals in the first 2:16 of the first period. At just 16 seconds Gavin Churness #38 scored with the assist going to Jaymeson Zachary #37. 22 seconds later at 38 seconds of the first period, Brady Swenson #39 made it 2-0 with the assist going to Louis Rogers #28. At 2:16 Brady Swenson #39 scored his 2nd goal of the game and 2nd goal of the period, with assists from Reed Ellingson #14 and Louis Rogers #28. The Lightning scored their 4th goal of the first period at 9:44 when Louis Rogers #28 rang the register with assists from Jaymeson Zachary #37 and Reed Ellingson #14. All Lighting goals were even strength goals and the Lightning outshot the Blaze 17 to 7.
The Lightning kept their foot on the gas pedal in the second period, scoring three more times. Jaymeson Zachary #37 scored his 1st goal of the game at 5:09, with the assist going to Gavin Churness #38. Gavin Churness #38 then scored his 2nd goal of the game at 7:13, with Graham Ellingson #22 joining the party with the assist. The Lightning ended their scoring in the second period when Jaymeson Zachary #37 got his 2nd goal at 7:51, scoring an unassisted goal. The Lightning had 17 more shots on goal in the second period, to Burnsville’s 2 shots, resulting in total shots at the end of the period of 34-9 in favor of the home team. The score was 7-0 at the end of 2.
The third period started with a goalie change for Burnsville, with the shell-shocked Will Henry #38 handing the net over to Gunther Reylek #1. Jaymeson Zachary #37 notched his hat trick, and his fifth point of the game, at 6:51, with assists to Owen Iikubo #13 and Reed Ellingson #14. That ended the scoring for both teams and a final scored of 8-0. Goalie Kaden Goff earned his first shutout, and the team’s 2nd shutout of the season, with a solid performance in goal for the Lightning. Third period shots were 12 to 3 in favor of Eastview, with total shots for the game ending up at 46-12, a truly dominating performance by the Lightning. The Lightning JV Boys improved to 6-3-2 on the season and are on the ice next at Shakopee on Tuesday January 4, 2022.
1/4/2021 JV Wrestling Announcements
The Eastview Lightning JV Wrestling Team competed in a dual meet competition against Lakeville South on Thursday December 16, 2021.
The Lightning defeated Lakeville South by a score of 40-3. Earning wins for the Lightning, all by fall, were Ayden Columbus, Sam Cohen, Laif Lewis, and Miguel Zagal. Riley Meyers also competed with valiant effort.
The Eastview Lightning JV Wrestling Team competed in a triangular competition against East Ridge and Park-Cottage Grove at Eastview on Wednesday December 22nd, 2021.
The Lightning defeated Park-Cottage Grove by a score of 30-17. Earning wins for the Lightning, both by fall, were Ayden Columbus, and Hafiz Masoumi. The Lightning claimed several wins by forfeit. Laif Lewis, Tommy Schmidt, Brock Taylor, Nick Leichner, Jeremiah Poindexter, and Riley Meyers also competed with valiant effort.
The Lightning defeated East Ridge by a score of 42-6. Earning a win by fall for the Lightning was Brock Taylor. The Lightning claimed several victories by forfeit. Nick Leichner also competed with valiant effort.
The Eastview Lightning JV Wrestling Team’s current season record stands at 6-0.
