Seniors shine in final high school game, as Dodge County places third at state
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ST. PAUL — After everything that Alexa Van Straaten, Kylie Meyer and Zoe Heimer have meant to the Dodge County girls hockey program for six years, this was a fitting way for the Wildcats’ seniors to end their high school hockey careers. Van Straaten and Heimer had assists on the game-winning goal, and the Wildcats’ senior trio combined for four assists as No. 4-seeded Dodge County beat No. 3-seeded Blake 4-1 on Saturday in the Class 1A state tournament third-place game at Grand Casino Arena. The Wildcats end their season at 22-7-1 overall and with their third consecutive top-three finish at the state tournament. "We talked about several things we wanted to accomplish," Wildcats...