The Associated Press DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP STORY .... SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) -- Russ Johnson scored at 4:44 of the third period Saturday as Wisconsin-River Falls beat Wisconsin-Superior 6-4 Saturday for the NCAA Division III hockey championship. Fredonia State, N.Y., finished third by beating Salem State, Mass., 7-4. River Falls (22-7-4) led 4-2 after two periods. Johnson scored off an assist by Brandon Ferraro, who had scored River Falls' second goal. Superior (21-8-4) closed to 5-4 but Brian Wilson added a Falcons score with 2:27 remaining. It is their second Division III championship, following a victory in 1988. The Falcons were runners-up to Stevens Point in last year's tournament. In the third-place match, Jeff Lupu scored three goals and set up another for Fredonia State. RED BERENSON STORY .... ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of impaired driving, officials said. In exchange for Berenson's plea Friday, the Ann Arbor city attorney's office dropped two other charges of drunken driving and urinating in public. The charges stemmed from a Wednesday morning incident outside an Ann Arbor bar. Berenson, 54, faces up to 90 days in jail and a $300 fine at sentencing April 22. As part of the plea agreement, he agreed to perform 32 hours of community service and pay $100 in court costs. Berenson is in his 10th season as coach at Michigan. He was named Central Collegiate Hockey Association coach of the year on Thursday night. DIVISION I SCORES THIS WEEKEND CCHA Quarterfinals W. Michigan 4, Miami, Ohio 3 Michigan St. 3, Bowling Green 2, OT Saturday, March 19 Semifinals Michigan 6, W. Michigan 4 Lake Superior St. 4, Michigan St. 0 Sunday, March 20 Championship Michigan (32-6-1) vs. Lake Superior St. (27-9-4) ------ ECAC Semifinals Harvard 5, Brown 1 RPI 6, Clarkson 2 Saturday, March 19 Third Place Clarkson 6, Brown 2 Championship Harvard 3, RPI 0 ------ Hockey East Friday, March 18 Semifinals Boston U. 5, Northeastern 2 Mass.-Lowell 4, New Hampshire 2 Saturday, March 19 Third Place Northeastern 4, New Hampshire 4, tie Championship Boston U. 3, Mass.-Lowell 2 ------ WCHA Championship Round Thursday, March 17 Michigan Tech 5, N. Michigan 1 Friday, March 18 Semifinals St. Cloud St. 3, Wisconsin 2 Minnesota 6, Michigan Tech 1 Saturday, March 19 Third Place Wisconsin 8, Michigan Tech 3 Championship Minnesota 3, St. Cloud St. 2, OT DIVISION III PLAYOFFS Semifinals Wis.-River Falls 4, Fredonia St., N.Y. 3 Wis.-Superior 3, Salem St., Mass. 2, OT Saturday, March 19 Third Place Fredonia State, N.Y. 7, Salem St., Mass. 4 Championship Wis.-River Falls 6, Wis.-Superior 4 |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| | Lynn Burke Newport News, Va. | | [log in to unmask] -- mail still shows [log in to unmask] | |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|