Two third-period goals lift Waupaca past Appleton United boys hockey

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WAUPACA – Waupaca scored two third-period goals to get past Appleton United 2-1 in a nonconference boys hockey game Thursday at the Waupaca Expo Center.

Max Vanden Langenberg scored off an assist from Birk Kozlowicz midway through the first period for Appleton and the 1-0 lead held until Waupaca netted a pair of goals in a 1 ½-minute span of the third to provide the difference.

Brady Boldt made 35 saves in goal for Appleton (2-4).

Appleton United will play a Badgerland Conference game at Oshkosh on Tuesday.

Comets 2, United 1
Appleton   1   0   0   –   1
Waupaca   0   0   2   –   2
First period: 1. A, Max Vanden Langenberg (Birk Kozlowicz), 8:30.
Third period: 2. W, Nate Hines (Parker Saunders), 7:25; 3. W, Brogan Hirte (Emmerich Trzebiatowski), 9:04.
Saves: A, Brady Boldt 35; W, Carson Jameson 24.
Records: Appleton 2-4; Waupaca 5-2.