When 11-year-old Ava Mema walked into a Philadelphia Liberties locker room for the first time, she was immediately welcomed by friendly faces. The Liberties, an all-girls youth hockey organization ...

Last season’s 9-0 playoff loss to Mound Westonka certainly wasn’t how former Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato girls hockey coach Hannah Impola wanted to end her tenure as Dragons’ head coach.

Here’s a look at 10 players to watch — five in Section 1, Class 1A, and five in Section 1, Class 2A — in those tournaments.

With the trees bare and the ground starting to freeze, it’s that time of year again. Hockey season is back upon us. “Always a fun time of the year right now. Everything is fresh, and a lot ...