Circus gives Stars early home ice in playoff series against Sioux City

The Lincoln Stars are looking to take advantage of home ice. After a 2-0 sweep in a best-of-three series over Waterloo on the road in the USHL Western Conference opening round Monday and Tuesday, Lincoln's next series has a slight shift. Traditionally, the USHL best-of-five series format is the first two games at the highest seed, followed by the following two at the lower seed. A fifth game, if necessary, would be back at the higher seed. Lincoln's next opponent, the second-seeded Sioux City Musketeers currently still have the Shrine...