By Jake Schroer
Crow River News Sports
North Wright County defeated the Chisago Lakes Wildcats 4-0 in Lindstrom Dec. 22.
Alana Achterkirch scored twice for the River Hawks. After a scoreless opening period, Achterkirch got the River Hawks on the board two minutes into the second period (Rachel Lenz, Paige Falde). Achterkirch scored again toward the end of the period to bring the score to 2-0 (Lindsay Finnerty).
Two minutes into the third period, Greta Stanton extended North Wright County’s lead to 3-0 (Finnerty). Lindsay Finnerty tallied the final goal for the River Hawks late in the third (Stanton, Achterkirch).
The win brought NWC’s record to 8-8-1. The River Hawks outshot the Wildcats 30-16 in the game. Sidney Schreiner recorded the shutout for NWC.
The River Hawks currently sit on a long holiday break. They return to action Jan. 8 against the Buffalo Bison. NWC currently sits tied atop the conference with the Rogers Royals (both teams are 5-1).