Wild edge Blazers 5‑4 in Sunday hockey matchup

WENATCHEE, Wash. (Interstat) — The Wenatchee Wild defeated the Kamloops Blazers 5-4 on Sunday at Town Toyota Center. Wenatchee improved to 4-7, while Kamloops fell to 7-6. Parker McMillan led the Wild with one goal and one assist and six shots and was named the team’s top star. Tate Hardacre added two assists and four penalty minutes, Ty Coupland and Darian Rolsing each scored, and Rui Han and Mathias Silaban also tallied. Levi Benson contributed an assist. Vit Zahejsky paced Kamloops with two goals, 11 shots and four penalty minutes. Cooper Moore had one goal and one assist, Ty Bonkowski scored, and Isa Guram and Caelan Joudrey recorded assists. Attendance was 1,989. Han and Silaban gave Wenatchee a 2-0 first-period lead. Kamloops answered with three second-period goals from Bonkowski, Zahejsky and Moore. The Wild tied it on McMillan’s goal, then scored twice early in the third before Zahejsky pulled Kamloops within one at 15:15. Wenatchee held on for the win.