A 4-3 defeat to the Highlanders disappoints team
GENOA TOWNSHIP — The Hartland High School boys varsity hockey team lost a competitive see-saw battle to divisional rival Howell 4-3 Wednesday at the Grand Oaks Ice Arena. The game's momentum shifted back and forth until Howell sophomore Casey O'Doherty scored the game-winning goal with 6:21 left in the third period. The win gives the Highlanders a 7-1 overall record and 3-0 in the West Division of the Kensington Lakes Activities Association while Hartland drops to 5-3-1 overall and 4-1-1 in the division. "We're disappointed because they are our rivals," said head coach Howard Copeland. "We hate to come out of here with a loss. We need to beat teams of this caliber, however this is a definite step up. This is the first competition we've …
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Players, coaches ready as first puck drops Thursday against Pinckney.
A heartbreaking 4-3 loss in the regional finals last year has a young Hartland High School hockey team filled with high expectations for the 2010 season. Last year's leading scorers, Zack Bodziak and Nick Manley, will serve as captain and co-captain, respectively, and will lead a high-powered Eagles' offense. Bodziak, a senior winger, finished last season with 32 points. "We're a much younger team this year and we're willing to work hard to achieve our goals. We're quick on our feet and we have a lot of drive," Bodziak said. "We don't want to feel the same disappointment we felt last season." "A lot of people say we're gonna be contenders, and some doubters think will be nothing," he added. "We have a new athletic director (Jason Reck) …
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