Two Hills Longhorns Take on the Neilburg Monarchs

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

On Saturday, January 5, the SaskAlta Senior Hockey League’s Two Hills Longhorns defeated peers the Monarchs 5-2 in Neilburg.

The first goal of the game was scored with 12:12 on the clock for the first period, by the Longhorns’ #12 Grayson Soprovich, and was assisted by #27 Zak Lang and #77 Trey Lutich-Neufeld. The Longhorns held onto this lead throughout the period, going into the second with a 1-0 lead.

In the second period, the Monarchs pulled ahead, scoring one goal and holding on until the next Longhorns goal at the very end of the second period, scored by Lang and assisted by #19, Cory Falconer with only :42 on the clock.

The Longhorns kept full steam ahead, with two more goals within 30 seconds of each other by #12 Wyatt Murphy (#7 Fred Coutts) and fourth by #8 Calvin Laschowki (#12 Wyatt Murphy) at 15:32 and 15:13, respectively.

The Third period saw more of a battle, with two Longhorns penalties – one of which made way for a powerplay goal for the Monarchs that may have given them hope to pull ahead to victory... but alas.

One final, empty-net goal by Longhorns #16 Dave Hauttman (no assist) with :50 left in the game announced “The End,” and a win for the Longhorns.

Longhorns goalie for the game was #31 Nikolas Marschall.

The Two Hills longhorns now sit at 7th in the league, with a total of 14 game points, 9 wins, and 5 losses, to make for a total of 18 points, just one point behind the St. Walburg Eagles and the Lashburn Flyers who each have 19 points.