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Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association (WAHA) Play Downs were held February 3-5. Seeded #1 for 2017 WAHA Region 4 Bantam 3A was Monroe Avalanche Bantam A. Their first game was Saturday morning vs. Baraboo. The Avalanche easily defeated Baraboo 8-2, and outshot them 50-16. Scoring were Hayden Roth (2), Luke Kuberski with a hat trick, Cooper Dreyfus (2) and Anika Einbeck. Nine different Avalanche players earned assists.

Playing for Regional Champs on Sunday were Avalanche and Sauk Prairie Flyers. It was a back and forth battle in the scoreless first period. After ice resurfacing, the Ava...