Verona boys hockey team junior forwards Jeff Bishop and Braeden Schindler scored 3 minutes, 20 seconds apart in the third period Friday to help the Wildcats ice the Arrowhead Warhawks 2-0 inside the Verona Ice Arena.

Josh Novotny assisted on both goals. Senior goaltender Alex Jones posted 31 saves in his fourth shutout of the season. JJ Gerlach stopped 23 shots on goal in the loss for Arrowhead (12-4-0).

Verona 4, Waukesha 3

Junior forward Jack Anderson scored twice in the first period Saturday as Verona topped No. 10 Waukesha inside Naga-Waukee Park Ice Arena 4-3.

Senior Zach Ritter assisted on both goals. Ritter added a third straight Wildcat goal 5 1/2 minutes into the second period.

Waukesha’s Kevin Broda pulled the Wings (12-3-2) within a goal 11 minutes later.

Bishop iced the game with a power-play goal a minute into the third period.

Senior goaltender Nathan Cleghorn stopped 27 of 30 shots on goal, while Adam Spano made 13 saves.

Waukesha’s Ian Malcolmson and Wyatt Wilderman each had a goal and an assist in the loss.
Verona (12-7-1 overall, 8-2-0 conference) returns to Big Eight Conference action at 7 p.m. Thursday against the Bluebirds (10-6-0, 6-3-0) at the Janesville Ice Center.