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Forest Hills Northern/Eastern squeaks past Mona Shores in overtime to win Division 2 regional

By Steve Ungrey - Mlive, 03/06/16, 6:00PM EST

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Wyatt Radakovitz triggered a big celebration on the ice Saturday, the kind of celebration where sticks, gloves and other hockey equipment get tossed around with joy.

His goal, which came 4 minutes, 38 seconds into overtime, gave the combined Forest Hills Northern/Eastern team a 3-2 overtime win over Mona Shores in Division 2 regional final action on Saturday.

Wyatt Radakovitz had the game-winning goal over four minutes into overtime as Forest Hills Northern/Eastern edged Mona Shores, 3-2. (MLive file photo)

The Forest Hills co-op squad, which has a 16-11-1 record, travels to Gaylord on Tuesday. It will face Marquette for the right to move on to the Division 2 state semifinals.

The last regional won by this team came in 2012, when Forest Hills Northern/Eastern shut out Mona Shores 1-0 for the title.

"One of my assistant coaches said there's nothing like winning in overtime," Forest Hills Northern/Eastern coach Thomas Bissett said. "Helmets, gloves and sticks were everywhere. My guys played a great game and it just went back and forth with Mona Shores."

Zach Tilden put Mona Shores (15-12-1) on the board almost 14 minutes into the game, off an assist by Sawyer Jensen and Connor Edlund. The Forest Hills team answered and made it 1-1 at the 16:40 mark when Chase Lebster tied the score off assists by Ian Famulak and Josh Boverhof.

Spencer Anderson put Mona Shores up 2-1 just over six minutes into the second period, but the Forest Hills team responded when Lebster fed Nathan Nickelson to tie things up at 2-2.

It stayed that way until overtime, when Radakovitz scored.

Forest Hills Northern/Eastern faces a team that has a 22-4 overall record and a top-five ranking in Division 2.

"Marquette has had a very strong season," Bissett said. "Our last ranking was 15th. But I have a very good feeling as a group. There were a lot of pictures and a lot of smiles."