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Live score recap: Dodge County tops Warroad in Minnesota high school girls hockey Class 1A championship (2/22/2025)

Get real-time game updates from the MSHSL Class 1A championship between the Warriors and the Wildcats

Jack Butler

The Xcel Energy Center during the Minnesota (MSHSL) girls hockey state tournament in St. Paul.
The Xcel Energy Center during the Minnesota (MSHSL) girls hockey state tournament in St. Paul. / Jack Butler

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The No. 1-seed Dodge County Wildcats defeated the No. 3 Warroad Warriors 4-3 in overtime in the Minnesota high school girls hockey Class 1A championship on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center. It's the first state title in Dodge County program history.

The Wildcats won when Maysie Koch's shot hit the crossbar and bounced to Zoe Heimer, who was just behind and to the right of the goal. She shoved the puck toward a sprawling Warroad goalie, Payton Rolli, and in the scrum, the puck slipped across the goal line.

But the Wildcats had to wait for their moment to celebrate. The referees went to the booth to review the possible Dodge County goal after it was not called on the ice. The Wildcats gathered around the bench and each other and looked at the jumbotron.

One replay was enough for the Wildcats. The puck clearly crossed the goal line.

“The second we saw the first replay … our dreams came true,” Dodge County senior forward Hannah Peterson said. 

The Wildcats yelled with delight, but they had to wait for the official signal from the referee, who was still checking. What to do with time to kill while you wait for your first state title in school history to become official? 

“We were planning what our celebration was going to be,” Dodge County goalie Ida Huber said.

“We were wondering if we were going to go to the student section or not,” senior forward Nora Carstensen added.

Dodge County coach Jeremy Gunderson approached this championship limbo with more caution, but he knew the players’ thoughts were elsewhere. 

“I was drawing up the next faceoff play,” Gunderson said. “We had all different conversations on the bench. Once you saw the replay, to try and get them back out of that mindset would’ve been very difficult.”

The Wildcats didn’t have to plan any longer when the referee blew the whistle and pointed for a goal. They rushed toward the student section. 

“My whole hockey career just flashed in the back of mind,” senior Mollie Koch said. 

For Dodge County—a Kasson-Mantorville/Byron cooperative—it's a state title that comes after it lost to Warroad in the 2024 championship, and one that comes for a part of Minnesota that doesn’t see many girls hockey titles.

“It puts us on the map,” Gunderson said. “We always wondered what it was going to take to get over the hurdle. … There is no better group that could represent Southern Minnesota and Dodge County.”

Live score recap: Dodge County defeats Warroad in OT in Minnesota high school girls hockey Class 1A championship

Teams are on the ice for introductions.

FIRST PERIOD UPDATES

Warroad wins the opening face-off and we're underway!

Warroad with more pressure in the opening four minutes, but no clear chances.

Six minutes remain in the period and neither team has scored. Warroad leads in shots-on-goal 7-3.

GOAL WARROAD! Taylor Reese scores on a breakaway. Assists by Jaylie French and Vivienne Marcowka. Warroad leads 1-0 with 3:41 remaining.

Dodge County scored, but the goal is under review.

GOAL DODGE COUNTY! After review, the goal is given. Zoe Heimer scores on a loose puck in front of the net. After a scrum in front, the puck slipped out and Heimer slotted it in the net. Assists from Maysie Koch and Nora Carstensen. The game is tied at one with 2:10 remaining.

END OF FIRST PERIOD: Warroad 1, Dodge County 1

Warroad leads in shots-on-goal 10-to-6.

The second period will begin at 4:51 p.m.

GOAL DODGE COUNTY! After Sophia Bluesking's shot was blocked, Kylie Meyer found the puck and took a shot from the middle of the zone, and it went into the top left corner of the net. Assist by Bluesking and Daisy Harens. Dodge County leads 2-1 with 16:30 remaining in the second period.

Eight minutes remain in the period, and its been back-and-forth since the Dodge County goal. Warroad with a great chance in front of the net but the Warriors couldn't coral the puck.

Dodge County with a 1-on-1 save against Kaiya Sandy to keep the Wildcats up 2-1 with three minutes remaining in the period.

END OF SECOND PERIOD: Dodge County 2, Warroad 1

Dodge County gets the only goal of the period. Warroad has a 26-to-10 advantage in shots on goal.

The third period will begin at 5:33 p.m.

THIRD PERIOD UPDATES

The third period is underway.

GOAL DODGE COUNTY! Nora Carstensen scores for the Wildcats. Zoe Heimer and Kylie Meyer with the assist. Heimer shot the puck from the blue line, and Meyer tried to score after it was deflected, but it eventually fell to Carstensen who scored. Dodge County leads 3-1 with 14:27 seconds remaining.

GOAL FOR WARROAD! Karlee Kalbrener taps in a puck that slid through Huber. Vivienne Marcowka had the inital shot. Dodge County leads 3-2 with nine minutes remaining.

GOAL FOR WARROAD! Twenty seconds later, Marcowka's shot goes straight in. Kalbrener and Taylor with the assist. The game is tied at three with 8:31 remaining in the game.

Four minutes remain, and while Warroad has two goals this period, Dodge County is the team with more shots on goal, 7-2.

Two minutes remain, and the game is still tied at three.

END OF THIRD PERIOD: Dodge County 3, Warroad 3

There will be an 8-minute sudden-death overtime period.

OVERTIME UPDATES

The first overtime is underway.

Warroad with almost all of the possession so far — 3:31 remains in the first overtime.

With 1:17 remaining, Warroad has a 6-2 shots on goal advantage in the first overtime.

Possible goal under review. A Dodge County shot hit the crossbar, and the refs will review to see if it crossed the goal line.

GOAL DODGE COUNTY! After review, the puck hit the crossbar and bounced out, and Heimer recovered it ans shoved it toward goal, and in the scrum, the puck eventually crossed the goal line.

Zoe Heimer is credited with the goal. Maysie Koch and Alexa Van Straaten with the assist.

FINAL: Dodge County 4, Warroad 3

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Jack Butler
JACK BUTLER

Jack Butler is the Regional Editor of the Midwest for SBLive/High School on SI. Jack has covered high school sports in Oregon, Arizona and Minnesota.

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