Some birthday luck and a strong team effort gave Grand Island its third win in as many games on Monday night as the Vikings defeated St. Francis 4-2 for the second time this season. The first win came just last week, and Grand Island expected last week’s game to carry into Monday. “It’s always gonna be a tough game any …
Stay calm and win: Relaxed Grand Island takes down St. Francis
Tuesday night’s game was St. Francis’ third game in three days; Grand Island, meanwhile, hadn’t played a game in a week and hadn’t even practiced over the weekend. The Red Raiders’ momentum was no match for the well-rested and calm Vikings. “We started slow and they started fast,” Grand Island coach Don Pray said. “So from that point on, I …
‘We wanted it more’: Grand Island opens Cataract Classic with win over NT
Grand Island opened the season with an overtime loss to North Tonawanda on Dec 3. In the rematch on Saturday night, Grand Island goaltender Nick Jennings said the Vikings wanted this one more. And in the first game of the Cataract City Classic, Grand Island came away with a 4-1 victory. “The whole game, I was confident,” Jennings said. “I …