Faribault sports

A big second period helped lead the Faribault Boys Hockey (1-1) team to a big 8-2 win over the Waseca Blue Jays (1-1) on the road Tuesday Night. After a close first period of action, the Falcons came out fighting in the second.

Sophomore Leighton Weasler finished off a hat trick with a game-winning, overtime goal as Faribault beat Winona 4-3 Monday afternoon in a makeup game at the Faribault Ice Arena. Weasler found the back of the net through a crowd of players gathered around the Winhawks goalie. Winona rallied with a pair of goals late in the third period to force overtime.

The Falcons topped the Huskies 4-1 Thursday at Alexander Park, taking advantage of several Owatonna errors. All four Faribault runs were unearned.

The Big Nine Conference has three teams in section title games on Thursday, with a guarantee of at least one making it to the state tournament.

Owatonna raced to a 25-11 win in the opening set Thursday night, but Faribault bounced back to push the match to five sets before the Huskies escaped with the 3-2 win.

Farmington won its first section wrestling championship on Valentine's Day, and started a run of No. 2 seeds dancing into the winner's circle with victories over the top seeds.

Today is Homecoming for the Faribault High School. I took a few minutes to run down to the parade and grab a few pictures of the festivities.