Comets drop home hockey game

It’s still early in the season, but the Great Northern Conference has not been very kind to the Waupaca boys’ hockey team so far.

The Comets fell to 0-2 in conference play and 1-5 overall on Dec. 10, losing 4-2 to Northland Pines at the Waupaca Ice & Expo Center.

Waupaca outshot the visitors 37-25, but the Eagles won with a pair of unanswered goals in the third period.

The Comets opened the scoring 2:19 into the game, as Cael Prey scored off of an assist from Colin Everts.

Northland Pines tied the game later in the period on a goal from Julian Merschdorf and took a 2-1 lead in the second period on Sam Schrock’s unassisted power play goal.

Prey and Everts combined for Waupaca’s second goal later before the teams entered the third period tied at 2-2.

Nicholas Hahn and Michael Schmidt found the net for the Eagles in the third period.

The Comets will host Rhinelander at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, for another GNC matchup.