Marshfield boys hockey routs Wausau East/Merrill to earn first WVC win

Marshfield’s Zak Meyer had a goal in the first period to help the Tigers post a 9-2 win over Wausau East/Merrill on Thursday at the Marshfield Area Ice Arena. (Photo courtesy of Don Patterson Photography)

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MARSHFIELD – Noah Peterson scored 39 seconds into the game and the Marshfield boys hockey team continued its dominance from there, rolling to a 9-2 win over Wausau East/Merrill in a Wisconsin Valley Conference game Thursday night at the Marshfield Area Ice Arena.

Peterson finished with a hat trick and three assists, Joey Cashmer added a pair of goals, and Zak Meyer, Tyler Reissmann, Tanner Shortt and Thomas Cashmer also had scores for Marshfield, which picked up its first conference win of the season.

Joey Cashmer and Owen Hoerneman each had two assists for the Tigers (7-7, 1-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference).

Marshfield will play a nonconference game at Tomahawk on Friday.

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Tigers 9, Bluejacks 2
Wausau East/Merrill 1 1 0 – 2
Marshfield 3 5 1 – 9
First period:
1. M, Noah Peterson (Joey Cashmer), 0:39; 2. MAR, Zak Meyer (Noah Peterson), 5:09; 3. EM, Karsyn Blasky (Trent Pozorski), 9:20; 4. M, J. Cashmer (Peterson), 11:14.
Second period: 5. EM, Vincent Newman-Knuckles (Andrew Franken), 3:16; 6. M, J. Cashmer, 4:06; 7. M, Peterson (Owen Hoerneman), 7:32; 8. M, Peterson, 8:05; 9. M, Tyler Reissmann (J. Cashmer), 10:54; 10. M, Thomas Cashmer (J. Cashmer, Peterson), 16:03.
Third period: 11. M, Tanner Shortt (Hoerneman), 1:56.
Saves: EM, Jake Furrer 40; M, Cole Halvorsen 8, Reed Gieseking 0.
Records: Wausau East/Merrill 3-6, 0-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 7-7, 1-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference.