TITLE:        Girls' state tourney puts history on ice
DATE:         February 24th, 1995
DESCRIPTORS:  FIRST TOURNAMENT HOCKEY RESULT PREP;

Copyright (c) 1995, St. Paul Pioneer Press
      
In the historic opening game of the first Minnesota State High School League state
girls hockey tournament at 12:30 p.m. today at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood.

   In  the second semifinal, South St. Paul (22-1-1) will face Henry Sibley
(18-4-2) at 2:30 p.m.

   The  Eagles  are  led  by  senior  defender Jaime DeGriselles, who had a
team-high   36  goals  and  23  assists  during  the  regular  season,  and
ninth-grade goalie Jenny Jannett, who had eight shutouts.
   The  Ponies  are led by junior forward Kris Scholz, who had 48 goals and
35 assists, and sophomore goalie Jamie Anderson, who had nine shutouts.

   South  St.  Paul  junior  goalie Jennifer Retka recorded 14 shutouts and
teamed  with  senior Heather Polsfuss to allow just 15 goals. Eighth-grader
Kelly Kegley led the Packers in scoring with 24 goals and 21 assists.

   The  Warriors  have  registered  10  shutouts, seven by junior Mary Jean
Schmidt  and  three  by  sophomore  Dawn  Danneker.  Junior  center  Carrie
Stefaniak  had  29 goals and 15 assists and junior wing Michelle Seiger had
28 goals and 16 assists.

   The  four  teams  are  familiar  with  one another, Stillwater coach Ken
Bjorlin said.

   ``All  of  us  have a pretty good idea what to look for,'' Bjorlin said.
``We've  played and scrimmaged each other, and we've all done our scouting.
It's  great the way it worked out, because most of the best players will be
there.''

   In  head-to-head competition, Apple Valley gave Stillwater its only loss
of  the  season,  4-2. South St. Paul's 2-2 tie against Apple Valley is the
only  smudge  on  the  Eagles' record. Apple Valley has beaten Sibley once.
South St. Paul has beaten Sibley twice.