Stars win two in a row, move to 5-5

The Brookfield Stars co-op beat co-ops from Whitefish Bay and Germantown on Dec. 21 and Friday, and evened their record at 5-5.

The Stars began the week by winning at Bay, 4-3, as Bay rallied for three goals in the third period to make the game close.

Brookfield scored at 7 minutes, 19 seconds of the first period on a power-play goal by Matt Fosdick, assisted by Max Hoffman and P.J. Corbett for a 1-0 lead.

Brookfield added two second-period goals, one by Tommy Hastings at 4:56 and Fosdick's second goal - assisted by Colin O'Neill - at 9:41, for a 3-0 lead.

Finally, in the third period Bay got two goals from Djrodje Torbica at 3:29 and 13:24 to cut the lead to 3-2, but a power-play score by Carter Jenkins, assisted by Patrick O'Brien and Robbie Fosdick, at 15:29 tied the score. Whitefish Bay's final score came at 16:50.

Stars goalkeeper JJ Murnane had 23 saves.

Brookfield then beat Germantown, 3-2, Friday in the RBC Hockey Showdown at Wilson Park behind two goals by O'Brien.

O'Brien's first goal (Hoffman assist) came at 12:10 of the first period before Germantown tied it at 16:01.

The teams exchanged goals in the second period as Brookfield's Mason Kollakowsky scored at 9:48 (Zak Pipers, Matt Fosdick assists), but Germantown tied it at 10:35.

Brookfield then scored the winning goal at 5:22 in the third period as O'Brien scored his second goal assisted by Robbie Fosdick.

The Stars have won three of four. They took part in the Admirals Cup on Monday and Wednesday of this week and are now off until a Classic 8 game Jan. 6 at Greendale.

Girls hockey

The Kettle Moraine Glacier - the girls co-op - dropped a 5-1 conference game to Bay Area at home (no information was reported).

Bay Area (3-1, 6-3) took a 4-1 lead after two periods and coasted to the win.

University School of Milwaukee (4-0, 7-2) remains in first place in the Eastern Shores Conference, but Bay knocked the Glacier (4-2, 9-3) down to third place.

The Glacier is taking part in the Schwan Cup Tourney in Blaine, Minn., Wednesday through Friday of this week and then travel to Fond du Lac on Tuesday for a conference tilt.

- Tom 'Sky' Skibosh