Payton Budisalovich scored two third-period goals — including the game-winner with 4:17 remaining — to power Duluth Denfeld past International Falls 3-2 in a nonconference high school boys hockey game Saturday at beautiful Essentia Duluth Heritage Center. Jacob Snyder had 15 saves for the Hunters, who outshot the Broncos 38-17. Duluth Denfeld (9-6-1) will visit Thief River Falls on Friday and Warroad Saturday.
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Duluth East has lost two straight: 3-2 at Brainerd on Friday and 4-0 at Moorhead Saturday. The Greyhounds (10-5-2) will look to rebound against Forest Lake at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Essentia Duluth Heritage Center.
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Class 1A-No.1 Hermantown (12-3-1) has road games at Hibbing (0-16) on Tuesday and Proctor (4-12-1) Thursday.
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Fresh off a 7-1 home victory against Proctor, Duluth Marshall (4-13) visits Section 7AA rival Grand Rapids (5-14) on Tuesday night.
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Cloquet (8-9) will play host to Virginia on Tuesday, and visits Superior on Thursday and Bemidji Saturday.