Mustangs and Red Wings take leads in SJHL Semifinals

Broad Lead Media Photo The Melfort Mustangs Zac Somers celebrated a goal during the Mustangs 61- win over the Yorkton Terriers on Friday, April 4 at the Northern Lights Palace.

The Melfort Mustangs and underdog Weyburn Red Wings each took 2-0 series lead in the SJHL Semifinal series last weekend. 

The Mustangs took a 2-0 series lead with a 3-0 shutout win over the Terriers in Melfort on Saturday, April 5. 

Kristian Coombs stopped all 28 shots he faced to record the shutout for the Mustangs. 

The Mustangs led 1-0 after the first period and 2-0 after the second period. 

Zac Somers, Logan Belton and Cole Unger scored the Mustangs goals. 

Ethan Farrow made 24 saves for the Terriers. 

Melfort opened the series with a 6-1 win over the Terriers at the Northern Lights Palace on Friday, April 4 

The Mustangs led 1-0 after the first period and 4-0 after the second period. 

Bo Eisner and Will Munro each had a pair of goals for the Mustangs; Zac Somers and Zach Turner added the other Melfort goals. 

Jaron Desnoyers scored the lone goal for the Terriers. 

Coombs made 28 saves for Melfort; Callum Creig made 37 saves for Yorkton. 

In the other semifinal the Weyburn Red Wings took a 2-0 series lead with a 4-1 over the Bombers in Flin Flon on Saturday, April 5. 

The Red Wings led 2-0 after the first period and 3-0 after the second period. 

Liam Fitzgerald had a pair of goals for Weyburn; Simon Martin and Josh Sale added the other Red Wings goals. 

Leighton Carruthers scored the Bombers lone goal. 

Matthew Kieper made 24 saves for Flin Flon; Angelo Zol made 31 saves for Weyburn. 

The Red Wings took a 1-0 series lead with a 3-1 win over the Bombers in Flin Flon on Friday, April 4. 

The Red Wings led 3-0 after the first period and 3-1 after the second period. 

Cyprus Smith-Davis, Blake Betson and Jerome Maharaj scored for the Red Wings. 

Ryder Ringor responded for the Bombers. 

Kieper made 16 saves for Flin Flon; Zol made 39 saves for Weyburn. 

The series were in Weyburn and Yorkton on Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9 results were not available. 

If necessary the series return to Melfort and Flin Flon on Saturday, April 12 and Yorkton and Weyburn on Monday April 14. Game 7 would be in Flin Flon and Melfort on Wednesday, April 16. 

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