Section 7AA: Duluth Northern Stars see season end, Grand Rapids/Greenway advances to semis

The No. 4 Duluth Northern Stars girl’s hockey team fell 6-1 to No. 5 Elk River/Zimmerman in the Section 7AA quarterfinals Thursday night ending their season with a 14-8-4 overall record.

Mae McCall scored the sole goal for the Northern Stars at the Duluth Heritage Sports Center. The match marked Duluth’s first home playoff game since the 2013-2014 season.

Elsewhere in Section 7AA, third seeded Grand Rapids/Greenway bested sixth seeded Forest Lake 4-1. They advance to visit second seeded Blaine in the semifinals Saturday. Blaine bested seventh seeded Anoka 2-1 in the sixth overtime setting a Minnesota State High School League record for the longest game at 119:29.

GHS – New Record

Blaine knocks off Anoka 2-1 in 6OT – Kayla Shaffer scores from the point!

Per the MSHSL, the record for longest game before tonight was 113:20.

Shaffer's goal was scored with 5:31 left in OT6. This makes the length of game 119:29…a new MSHSL record!

— YHH (@YouthHockeyHub) February 10, 2023

In Section 8A Thursday, International Falls saw their season end falling 7-0 to Thief River Falls.