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Tuesday boys and girls soccer: Logan’s boys get a shutout for first win, Holmen strikes down Arcadia

LA CROSSE — The Logan High School boys soccer team picked up is first win of the seaosn with a 2-0 MVC victory over Tomah at Swanson Field on Tuesday.

The Rangers (1-5 overall, 1-2 MVC) received goals from senior forward Ben Lown and sophomore forward Kai Holzer.

Senior forward Elliot Jesson assisted on Lown’s goal, and junior midfielder Alex Sichone set up Holzer’s.

The Rangers played down a player after a red card in the second half, but the defense and goalkeeper Parker Stevermer preserved the shutout.

Holmen 3, Arcadia 2

HOLMEN — The Vikings (5-2 overall, 2-0 MVC) won their third game in a row by getting past the visiting Raiders (3-1-2, 2-1).
Holmen scored three of the first four goals and held on in the final minutes and an own goal cut its lead in half.

Senior Triton Gomez set up junior Bennett Hottenstein for the Vikings’ first goal, and senior Apollo de la Rosa scored from outside the 18-yard box to give Holmen a 2-0 halftime lead.

An Arcadia penalty kick made it 2-1 in the second half before senior Brock Needham finished a pass into the box from senior Jacob Simmons with a header.

The victory was a significant one for the Vikings, who lost and tied the Raiders last season while winning the MVC championship.

La Crescent-Hokah 4, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 2

LA CRESCENT — The Lancers (2-1) won their second game in a row after a season-opening loss to Winona by scored twice in each half at Earl Seaton Field.

Junior Lucas Rytilahti scored two goals, and junior Paxon Forrester and junior Landen Wilde once each for La Crescent-Hokah.
Senior Ian Wood had two assists and junior Tyler Oitzman added another.

Senior Nathan Boettcher had three saves for the Lancers.

Aquinas 2, Sparta 1

SPARTA — The Blugolds (3-1-1 overall, 1-0-1 MVC), who are ranked ninth in Division 4 by state coaches, used goals from seniors Connor Benz and Jonathan Woolever to pick up a road victory over the Spartans (0-7, 0-3) at Memorial Field.

Senior Cosmo Crockett had an assist for Aquinas.

GIRLS
La Crescent-Hokah 3, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 1

PLAINVIEW — The Lancers (4-1) won their fourth game in a row by scoring three times in the second half at Eckstein Soccer Field.

Sophomore Kiera Timm scored two goals, and eighth-grader Holland Crosby had one.

Sophomore Anna Wood, Timm, junior Alli Johnston and sophomore Anna Wood each had one assist.
Junior Ella Gates stopped five shots and allowed one second-half goal.

La Crescent-Hokah has outscored its opponents 12-3 during its current winning streak

Dover-Eyota 4, Caledonia 0

The Warriors (1-2) allowed three goals in the first half in a road loss to the Eagles.