Rangers skate to boys’ varsity state title

Brookings goalie Hunter Rowbotham denies Sioux Falls Ben Czarnecki as TJ Theodosopoulos (18) and Caleb Bullington (32) defend during the third period of the Rangers' 7-2 win in Sunday's championship game of the South Dakota Amateur Hockey Boys' Varsity State Tournament at Larson Ice Center. Photo by Troy Maroney/Register

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BROOKINGS – The 2013 Rangers did it!

The Rangers accomplished what several highly–touted Brookings teams have failed to do in the not–so–distant past – win a South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association varsity boys’ state title.

And the way they did it makes it even sweeter.

The 2013 Rangers capped off a regular–season league championship with a 7–2 thumping of the second–seeded Sioux Falls Flyers in Sunday’s title game at Larson Ice Center, after rolling through the tournament with a 10–0 opening–round shutout over Aberdeen and an 8–3 semifinal win over Rushmore.



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