WEST SALEM — The Black River Falls co-op scored three times in the third period to come back from a deficit, but Calvin Lakowske scored with an assist from Drew Apicella to help it hand West Salem/Bangor a 7-6 loss in the Coulee Conference game played at the Panther Den on Tuesday.
Senior Tyler Meyer had four goals and one assist for the Panthers (4-13), who took a 4-3 lead into the third. Meyer extended that to 5-3 by converting a pass from Coen Knutson 15 seconds into the third, then forced overtime by tying the game at 6 with assists from Terryn Boland and Aiden Hillyer at 16:33 of the third.
Josef Gasper and Kayden Tauscher also scored goals for West Salem/Bangor. Cade Donahue added an assist.
Meyer leads the team with 20 goals this season and is tied with Jaycob Brown and Boland for the team lead in assists (11).
AREA BOYS HOCKEY SCORES
Avalanche 6, Winona 2
La Crescent-Hokah 5, Viroqua co-op 2
AREA GIRLS HOCKEY SCORE
Chippewa Falls 7, Viroqua co-op 2
