Midget Rep
The Tracker Sportswear midgets split their weekend pair of league games.
At home on Saturday, Nolan Prowal was Merritt’s lone scorer in a 7-1 loss to South Okanagan.
The team had better luck on the road Sunday, defeating the West Kelowna Warriors 3-1. After a scoreless first 30 minutes, Prowal put the Tracker midgets on the scoreboard. The Warriors replied less than a minute later; however, late goals by Grayson McMaster and Marcelo Bose carried the Jr. Cents to victory.
With the annual Thanksgiving weekend midget rep tournament in Merritt cancelled this year, the team will be out fundraising, with a bottle drive scheduled for Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.
The next home games for the Tracker midgets are on Oct. 19 and 20.
Bantam Rep
Merritt’s Murray GM bantam reps rolled over visiting South Okanagan 11-4 on Sunday at the Shulus arena. Eric Lalonde paced the attack for the local bantams, scoring four goals. Anthony Tulliani picked up a hat trick, while Sunil Sahota and Cameron St. Louis each tallied twice.
The Jr. Cents host South Okanagan again this Saturday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena starting at 12:30 p.m.
Peewee Rep
The local Ramada Inn peewee reps traveled to Vernon on the weekend and beat the Jr. Vipers 7-4. Spencer Vaughan and Talon Zakall both scored twice for Merritt, while singles came from Justin Tighe, Austin Hawkins and Connor Ouellet. Tristan Bjarnason and Colton Macauley shared the win in net.
Atom Development
Merritt’s Fountain Tire atoms opened their OMAHA regular season with an 8-5 win over Salmon Arm on Saturday. The Jr. Cents got four goals from Max Graham, while Matthew Newman, Chase Cooke, Breanna Ouellet and Tryton Bose each scored once. Bryce Garcia and Carson Lang shared the Merritt win in net.
Senior Girls
The newly-formed McDonald’s senior girls team got their inaugural season off to a terrific start with a pair of home-ice wins over Clearwater on Saturday.
In the first game, Lizzy Simpson scored the only goal in a 1-0 Merritt victroy. Emma Ferch picked up the shut out.
Later the same day, the second meeting between the two teams remained scoreless for almost two periods before Merritt emerged with a narrow 3-2 win. Local scorers were Gracynn Bose, Kiesha Henry and Skylar Willey.
