Stars' Dreams of State Hockey Title Fall Short in Madison

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in the quarterfinals of the WIAA state boys hockey tournament, Brookfield's combined East/Central hockey team couldn't repeat the magic on Friday — and fell 6-3 to Wausau West in a semifinal game.

The Stars' chances for a state title came up short with the loss at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.

Brookfield (20-9) took an early lead in the first period, scoring first on a power-play goal by Brandt Rogers.

But the Warriors (20-7-2) answered with three goals — two of which came on power plays — and took a 3-1 lead midway through the second period.

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Despite Stars' goals by Patrick O'Brien and Matt Fosdick, Brookfield never recaptured the lead.

Brookfield had five penalties — and Wausau West capitalized on almost every one by scoring four power-play goals.

The Stars, on the other hand, scored just once in four power-play chances.

Brookfield goaltender Jacob Murnane finished the game with 24 saves. His counterpart, Sam Wiegert, stopped 26 out of 29 shots on goal.

With the victory, Wausau West will take on Notre Dame (26-3) in Saturday's championship game.