Farmers top Glenboro Nordics

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Published on Friday, November 20, 2015

By Kira Paterson

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The Neepawa Farmers hit the ice on Friday, Nov. 13 in Glenboro, defeating the Glenboro Nordics with a score of 6-3.

The Farmers got off to a quick start, with Riley Kolesar putting up the first point in the first 53 seconds of the game. Six minutes later, the Nordics replied with their first goal of the night. The first period closed with a 1-1 tie.

The second period did not see a goal until the last two minutes. Neepawa regained the lead with their second goal by Shane Levandosky at the 18 minute mark. Just 21 seconds later, Logan Young extended the lead with another goal for the Farmers. They were unanswered for the rest of the period and went into the third with a 3-1 advantage. 

The Farmers didn’t stop there. At 2:19 in the third period, Travis Tilley contributed to Neepawa’s score, putting them up by three. Then, at 7:25, Neepawa’s Clarke Rempel added to the point tally. Glenboro wouldn’t give up, finding the net to make it 5-2 at 14:11 in the third. Garett Rempel of Neepawa put the visitors back up by four points at 17:14. The Nordics got the final word in with a goal at 18:47; however, they could not pull ahead in the end and finished the night down by three. 

The Farmers have improved their standings to five wins and only one loss, extending their first place lead in the THHL eastern division. Their next home game will be Saturday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 pm against the Pilot Mound Pilots.