BROOKINGS – The streak is over.

Katie Vockler set up Chloe Harbaugh for an overtime goal that lifted Sioux Falls to a 5-4 sudden-death overtime win over Aberdeen in Sunday’s championship game of the Girls’ Varsity State Tournament at Larson Ice Center.

The Cougars, winners of four straight state titles, battled back from an early 4-1 deficit to tie the game in the third period and force the extra time.

The Flyers got on the scoreboard first when Alexa Christie scored off a Gaby Schroder assist 5 1/2 minutes into the game.

Grace Halvorson lit the lamp with an unassisted tally 2 minutes later to make it 2-0, Sioux Falls.

Aberdeen’s Kaitlyn Holland scored an unassisted goal with 7:56 left in the period, but Vockler found the back of the net just 22 seconds later off a Harbaugh helper to give the Flyers a 3-1 advantage.

With 3:49 on the clock, Harbaugh cashed in on a power-play opportunity with the Flyers’ second unassisted goal to make it 4-1.

But the Cougars didn’t win 16 league games against no losses this season by chance as they answered with two quicks goals – both by Hailey Holland.

The first tickled the twine just 13 seconds after the Flyers’ fourth goal with Kensington Eckhoff and Kaitlyn Holland picking up the assists; and the second, 36 seconds later, as Kaitlyn Holland earned another assist to make it 4-3 after a period.

Despite outshooting Sioux Falls, 12-2, in the second period, the Cougars couldn’t get one past Ava Krabbenhoft as neither team lit the lamp.

Midway through the third, Kaitlyn Holland one-timed an Eckhoff pass for a goal that tied the game at 4-4, eventually sending it into extra time.

Aberdeen held a 36-22 advantage in shots as Krabbenhoft finished with 32 saves for the win. Shelby Snow stopped 17 of the Flyers’ shots in the loss.

SIOUX FALLS 5, ABERDEEN 4

Sioux Falls 4  0  0  1  –  5

Aberdeen  3  0  1  0  –  4

First Period

Scoring: 1. Sioux Falls – Alexa Christie (Gaby Schroder), 11:36. 2. Sioux Falls – Grace Halvorson (Unassisted), 9:33. 1. Aberdeen – Kaitlyn Holland (Unassisted), 7:56. 3. Sioux Falls – Katie Vockler (Chloe Harbaugh), 7:34. 4. Sioux Falls – Chloe Harbaugh (Unassisted), pp, 3:49. 2. Aberdeen – Hailey Holland (Kensington Eckhoff, Kaitlyn Holland), 3:36. 3. Aberdeen – Hailey Holland (Kaitlyn Holland), 3:00. Penalties: A, Morgan Dean (Roughing), 10:00; SF, Gaby Schroder (Roughing), 10:00; SF, Alexa Christie (Elbowing), 6:05; A, Kensington Eckhoff (Interference), 5:02.

Second Period

Scoring: None. Penalties: SF, Liz Davis (Interference), 15:30; SF, Sophia Schmaltz (Hooking), 11:39; A, Kensington Eckhoff (Roughing), 7:20; SF, Katie Vockler (Interference), 5:50; A, Taylor Mauer (Tripping), 4:43; SF, Sophia Schmaltz (Hooking), 3:17.

Third Period

Scoring: 4. Aberdeen – Kaitlyn Holland (Kensington Eckhoff), 9:07. Penalties: None.

Overtime

Scoring: 5. Sioux Falls – Chloe Harbaugh (Katie Vockler), 5:34. Penalties: None.

Power Plays: SF 1-3; A 0-5. Shots: SF 7-2-8-5 – 22; A 15-12-4-5 – 36. Saves: SF, Ava Krabbenhoft 32-of-36; A, Shelby Snow 17-of-22.

Third-Place Game

• Mitchell 5, Brookings 2

Leading 1-0 heading into the third period, the Marlins scored two quick goals to take control on the way to a 5-2 win in Sunday’s third-place game.

Brooke Jarman scored midway through the first period off an Isabel Bathke helper for the only goal in 34 minutes of play.

Jarman netted an unassisted goal just 61 seconds into the third before Jenna Grosdidier found the back of the net a minute later off assists from Ashley Jones and Kelsey Amick.

Montana Myer’s goal with 12:49 to play cut the Rangers’ deficit to 3-1 as Kiran Vugteveen assisted.

But the Marlins tacked on two more goals – the first by Amick off a Bathke setup – and the second by Tiffany Hatwan from Rebecca Weber to make it 5-1 with less than 3 minutes to play.

Jadyn Peterson provided for the final margin off an Alexis Schelske setup with 1:00 on the clock.

Mitchell held a 31-23 edge in shots as Marina Gerstner collected 26 saves in the loss. Katelyn Uithoven stopped 21 of the Rangers’ attempts for the win in goal.

MITCHELL 5, BROOKINGS 2

Brookings 0  0  2  –  2

Mitchell    1  0  4  –  5

First Period

Scoring: 1. Mitchell – Brooke Jarman (Isabel Bathke), 8:13. Penalties: B, Jadyn Peterson (Interference from Bench), 3:12; M, Jenna Grosdidier (Checking), 2:36.

Second Period

Scoring: None. Penalties: M, Ashley Jones (Tripping), 12:09; B, Jadyn Peterson (Holding), 0:42.

Third Period

Scoring: 2. Mitchell – Brooke Jarman (Unassisted), 14:59. 3. Mitchell – Jenna Grosdidier (Ashley Jones, Kelsey Amick), 13:41. 1. Brookings – Montana Myer (Kiran Vugteveen), 12:49. 4. Mitchell – Kelsey Amick (Isabel Bathke), 9:04. 5. Mitchell – Tiffany Hatwan (Rebecca Weber), 2:52. 2. Brookings – Jadyn Peterson (Alexis Schelske), 1:00. Penalties: M, Jenna Grosidier (Checking), 11:12; M, Ashley Jones (Tripping), 8:27; B, Brooklyn Roberts (Roughing), 5:33; M, Jenna Grosdidier (Checking), 0:00.

Power Plays: B 0-3; M 0-3. Shots: B 6-11-6 – 23; M 10-7-14 – 31. Saves: B, Marina Gerstner 26-of-31; M, Katelyn Uithoven 21-of-23.

Fifth-Place Game

• Sioux Center 6, Oahe 5

The Storm built a 5-1 lead and then held on for the one-goal win over the Capitals to take the fifth-place trophy back to Iowa.

Sioux Center scored its first three goals in less than 6 minutes of play to take the early lead as Jenna King lit the lamp off assists from Micky Tinklenberg and Kate Walhof; Walhof tallied an unassisted goal; and then, Sarah Vander Werf scored off another Tinklenberg helper.

Olivia Swenson’s unassisted goal with 5:57 left in the period got the Capitals on the scoreboard, but the Storm answered with two more goals for a 5-1 advantage.

Camille Plagge lit the lamp off a Hope Vander Zwaag assist before Vander Werf netted her second goal off Tinklenberg’s playmaker assist.

Jessa Mctighe’s short-handed tally for the Capitals made it 5-2 after a period as Ashton Lee and Swenson set up the goal.

Lee’s goal less than 5 minutes into the period off an Amy Gilkerson assist pulled Oahe within 5-3, but Vander Werf netted her hat trick goal 3 minutes later off another Tinklenberg assist to make it 6-3 heading into the final frame.

The Capitals’ rally came too late as they scored twice in the last minute of play.

Kaitlyn Swenson found the back of the net with 39 seconds remaining off assists by Gilkerson and Swenson; and then, Gilkerson scored off a Lee setup with 14 seconds on the clock for the final margin.

Both teams had 24 shots as Meysa Waring earned the win in goal with 19 saves. Abagail Stewart-Fromm finished with 18 stops in the loss.

SIOUX CENTER 6, OAHE 5

Oahe            2  1  2  –  5

Sioux Center 5  1  0  –  6

First Period

Scoring: 1. Sioux Center – Jenna King (Micky Tinklenberg, Kate Walhof), 15:09. 2. Sioux Center – Kate Walhof (Unassisted), 12:13. 3. Sioux Center – Sarah Vander Werf (Micky Tinklenberg), 11:07. 1. Oahe – Olivia Swenson (Unassisted), 5:57. 4. Sioux Center – Camille Plagge (Hope Vander Zwaag), 5:48. 5. Sioux Center – Sarah Vander Werf (Micky Tinklenberg), 4:53. 2. Oahe – Jessa Mctighe (Ashton Lee, Olivia Swenson), sh, 1:44. Penalties: O, Amy Gilkerson (Interference), 3:19; O, Jessa Mctighe (Cross-Checking), 1:14.

Second Period

Scoring: 3. Oahe – Ashton Lee (Amy Gilkerson), pp, 12:46. 6. Sioux Center – Sarah Vander Werf (Micky Tinklenberg), 9:46. Penalties: SC, Nicole Koops (Interference), 12:57; O, Alyssa Stahl (Interference), 7:58; SC, Jenna King (Tripping), 2:56.

Third Period

Scoring: 4. Oahe – Kaitlyn Swenson (Amy Gilkerson), 0:49. 5. Oahe – Amy Gilkerson (Ashton Lee), 0:14. Penalties: SC, Nicole Koops (Checking), 10:16; O, Jessa Mctighe (Tripping), 9:41.

Power Plays: O 1-3; SC 0-4. Shots: O 4-13-7 – 24; SC 11-8-5 – 24. Saves: O, Abagail Stewart-Fromm 18-of-24; SC, Meysa Waring 19-of-24.

Saturday’s Championship Semifinals

• Aberdeen 7, Brookings 2

The Rangers stayed with Aberdeen for the first 21 minutes but the Cougars’ speed triumphed in the end for the 7-2 win to advance to Sunday’s title tilt.

“We came out there, and how we played Aberdeen the way we did; we were even into the third period – we gave up a couple at the end of that game – but the score didn’t indicate what the game was with Aberdeen,” said Ranger head coach Austin Koenig. “At the same time, I told the girls that they had to take it as a life lesson, as well.

“Sports can give you some of the biggest life lessons you can ever have – I told the girls that they can work as hard as they want, and you can’t get what you want in life all of the time – and that’s what happened.

“They worked their butts off all weekend and they came up short score-wise, but at the end of the day, if you can look at yourself and say, ‘I gave it all I had, every shift that I had, then you won.’”

Haiden Stoltenburg opened the scoring for the Cougars less than 3 minutes into play before Kensington Eckhoff cashed in on a power-play opportunity with 5:39 left as Kaitlyn Holland had the first assist and Hailey Holland the second.

The Rangers capitalized on a power-play chance when Jadyn Peterson lit the lamp off a Savannah Barber setup to make it 2-1, but Hailey Holland scored 12 seconds later off a Kaitlyn Holland helper to give Aberdeen a 3-1 lead after one.

In the second period, Brookings pulled within 3-2 on Emma Rice’s blast from the blue line with 12:50 on the clock on a power play, with the assist going to Peterson.

Less than 2 minutes later, Kensington Eckhoff netted the puck with an unassisted goal, and then, Kaitlyn Holland scored on a power-play opportunity with 8:09 to play in the period off an Eckhoff setup to give the Cougars a 5-2 lead through two.

Aberdeen tacked on two more goals in the final frame when Morgan Dean scored off Estelle Harrison’s assist with 4:53 to play. Kaitlyn Holland provided for the final margin with 3:27 on the clock with another power-play goal as Eckhoff earned another assist.

The Cougars held a 36-21 edge in shots as Gerstner stopped 29 Aberdeen attempts in the loss. Snow finished with 19 saves for the win.

ABERDEEN 7, BROOKINGS 2

Brookings 1  1  0  –  2

Aberdeen  3  2  2  –  7

First Period

Scoring: 1. Aberdeen – Haiden Stoltenburg (Kaitlyn Holland), 14:11. 2. Aberdeen – Kensington Eckhoff (Hailey Holland), pp, 5:39. 1. Brookings – Jadyn Peterson (Savannah Barber), pp, 1:48. 3. Aberdeen – Hailey Holland (Kaitlyn Holland), 1:36. Penalties: B, Brooklyn Roberts (Slashing), 9:34; B, Carlie Kruse (Hooking), 5:49; A, Sydney Hofer (Hooking), 3:06.

Second Period

Scoring: 2. Brookings – Emma Rice (Jadyn Peterson), pp, 12:50. 4. Aberdeen – Kensington Eckhoff (Unassisted), 11:09. 5. Aberdeen – Kaitlyn Holland (Kensington Eckhoff), pp, 3:27. Penalties: Jadyn Peterson (Hooking), 3:43.

Third Period

Scoring: 6. Aberdeen – Morgan Dean (Estelle Harrison), 4:53. 7. Aberdeen – Kaitlyn Holland (Kensington Holland (Kensington Eckhoff), pp, 3:27. Penalties: B, Jadyn Peterson (Hooking), 3:43.

Power Plays: B 2-4; A 3-4. Shots: B 8-8-5 – 21; A 11-13-12 – 36. Saves: B, Marina Gerstner 29-of-36; A, Shelby Snow 19-of-21.

• Sioux Falls 6, Mitchell 1

The Flyers overpowered Mitchell in the last two periods to cruise into the championship game.

Vockler netted Sioux Falls’ first goal off a Schroder setup with 10:37 on the clock, but the Marlins tied it up 36 seconds later on Jenna Grosdidier’s goal as Jarman and Amick picked up the assists to make it 1-1 after a period.

The Flyers scored five unanswered goals – three in the second and two in the third – for the final margin.

Kaija Mork found the back of the net a minute into the second off assists by Halvorson and Christie before Harbaugh lit the lamp with a power-play goal off a Schroder setup. Halvorson notched another power-play goal off a Harbaugh helper to make it 4-1 through two.

In the third, Berit Hefti scored on a power-chance as Harbaugh and Mork picked up the assists, and then, Christie netted the puck off helpers from Vockler and Mork for the final score.

The Flyers outshot Mitchell, 39-14, as Krabbenhoft collected 13 saves in the win. Uithoven finished with 33 saves in the loss. 

SIOUX FALLS 6, MITCHELL 1

Mitchell     1  0  0  –  1

Sioux Falls 1  3  2  –  6

First Period

Scoring: 1. Sioux Falls – Katie Vockler (Gaby Schroder), 10:37. 1. Mitchell – Jenna Grosdidier (Brooke Jarman, Kelsey Amick), 10:01. Penalties: M, Maggie Dailey (Roughing), 5:13.

Second Period

Scoring: 2. Sioux Falls – Kaija Mork (Grace Halvorson, Alexa Christie), 15:56. 3. Sioux Falls – Chloe Harbaugh (Gaby Schroder), pp, 7:22. 4. Sioux Falls – Grace Halvorson (Chloe Harbaugh), pp, 1:25. Penalties: SF, Too Many Men, 14:48; SF, Chloe Harbaugh (Minor), 11:12; M, Rebecca Weber (Roughing), 8:36; M, Maggie Dailey (Roughing), 7:22; SF, Berit Hefti (Slashing), 5:27; SF, Alexa Christie (Boarding), 3:34; SF, Alexa Christie (Boarding-Misconduct), 3:34; M, Kelsey Amick (Body Checking), 2:25.

Third Period

Scoring: 5. Sioux Falls – Berit Hefti (Chloe Harbaugh, Kaija Mork), pp, 12:10. 6. Sioux Falls – Alexa Christie (Katie Vockler, Kaija Mork), pp, 6:59. Penalties: SF, Kaija Mork (Roughing), 15:45; M, Isabel Bathke (Body Checking), 12:44; M, Rebecca Weber (Slashing), 10:37; SF, Kaija Mork (Body Checking), 10:37; M, Samantha Kludt (Body Checking), 8:09; M, Jenna Grosdidier (Roughing), 5:54; SF, Liz Davis (Roughing), 5:54; M, Tiffany Hatwan (Interference), 3:22; SF, Alexa Christie (Holding), 0:54.

Power Plays: M 0-6; SF 4-7. Shots: M 4-6-4 – 14; SF 20-10-9 – 39. Saves: M, Katelyn Uithoven 33-of-39; SF, Ava Krabbenhoft, 13-of-14.

Saturday’s Consolation Semifinals

• Oahe 4, Watertown 3

The Capitals put up three goals in the first period, but had to score one more in the third to advance to Sunday’s fifth-place game.

Lee sandwiched a pair of goals around a Gilkerson tally – the first unassisted just 93 seconds in and the second with 10:07 on the clock off a Gilkerson helper – just a minute after Gilkerson’s goal that Lee set up.

In the second, Jillian Busch scored an unassisted goal to pull the Lakers within 3-1 through two periods.

Kendra Kranz tallied an unassisted goal with 10:17 to play in the third to make it 3-2, but Lee notched her hat-trick goal off a Swenson setup half a minute later to give the Capitals a two-goal advantage.

Jaclyn Lloyd’s power-play goal off Taylor Espland’s helper with 4:34 got Watertown back within a goal at 4-3, but it was too little too late as the Lakers’ season ended.

Stewart-Fromm earned the win in goal with 21 saves on 24 Laker shots while Young stopped 26 of the Capitals’ 30 shots in the loss.

OAHE 4, WATERTOWN 3

Oahe         3  0  1  –  4

Watertown 0  1  2  –  3

First Period

Scoring: 1. Oahe – Ashton Lee (Unassisted), 15:27. 2. Oahe – Amy Gilkerson (Ashton Lee), 11:09. 3. Oahe – Ashton Lee (Amy Gilkerson), 10:07. Penalties: W, Jaclyn Lloyd (Hooking), 13:56.

Second Period

Scoring: 1. Watertown – Jillian Busch (Unassisted), 10:17. Penalties: W, Kendra Kranz (Hooking), 12:25; O, Jessa Mctighe (Tripping), 8:51; W, Madilyn Steen (Roughing), 4:52; O, Brooklynn Herman (Slashing), 4:26; W, Sophie Krueger (Slashing), 4:26; W, Jillian Busch (Roughing), 3:00.

Third Period

Scoring: 2. Watertown – Kendra Kranz (Unassisted), 11:07. 4. Oahe – Ashton Lee (Olivia Swenson), 10:44. 3. Watertown – Jaclyn Lloyd (Taylor Espland), pp, 4:34. Penalties: W, Kendra Kranz (Slashing), 14:02; O, Jessa Mctighe (Checking), 4:44; W, Taylor Espland (Tripping), 2:15.

Power Plays: W 1-2; O 0-6. Shots: W 8-7-9 – 24; O 14-9-7 – 30. Saves: W, Sydnie Young 26-of-30; O, Abagail Stewart-Fromm 21-of-24.

• Sioux Center 3, Huron 2

The Storm built a 3-0 lead before the All Stars scored a pair of late goals in the third period for the final score.

Plagge gave Sioux Center a 1-0 lead when she lit the lamp with an unassisted tally with 55 seconds left in the first period.

After a scoreless second, King scored two goals in less than 2 minutes – the first unassisted and the second short-handed as Vander Werf picked up the assist – midway through the final frame.

Huron capitalized on a power-play chance as Paige Snyder found the back of the net off a Devin Hunter helper with 2:13 remaining, and then, Kylee Small netted a short-handed goal with 1:46 left with Fatima Reyes earning the assist.

The Storm outshot the All Stars, 41-12, as Waring collected 10 saves in the win.

Alissa Ferguson stopped 38 of Sioux Center’s shots in the loss. 

SIOUX CENTER 3, HURON 2

Huron           0  0  2  –  2

Sioux Center 1  0  2  –  3

First Period

Scoring: 1. Sioux Center – Camille Plagge (Unassisted), 0:55. Penalties: H, Paige Snyder (Tripping), 15:23; H, Abigail Thomas (Body Checking), 8:06.

Second Period

Scoring: None. Penalties: H, Abigail Thomoas (Interference), 15:55; H, Paige Snyder (Interference), 15:30; SC, Aubrey Cannegieter (Hooking), 4:52; SC, Sarah Vander Werf (Interference), 2:16.

Third Period

Scoring: 2. Sioux Center – Jenna King (Unassisted), 8:59. 3. Sioux Center – Jenna King (Sarah Vander Werf), sh, 7:11. 1. Huron – Paige Snyder (Devin Hunter), pp, 2:13. 2. Huron – Kylee Small (Fatima Reyes), sh, 1:46. Penalties: H, Abigail Thomas (Body Checking), 14:59; SC, Hope Vander Zwaag (Body Checking), 8:44; SC, Nicole Koops (Interference), 2:51; H, Paige Snyder (Interference), 1:46.

Power Plays: H 1-4; SC 0-6. Shots: H 6-1-5 – 12; SC 11-14-16 – 41. Saves: H, Alissa Ferguson 38-of-41; SC, Meysa Waring 10-of-12.