The Joco Transport peewee girls won both the league and playoff titles in their OMAHA division of female hockey this season.

The team was officially presented with its championship banners at the beginning of the Merritt Centennials game against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Feb. 22 (pictured right).

Joining the players and their coaches for the occasion were Cents’ mascots Rockey and Get-Down-Rodeo-Clown Jayson Charters.

Brilliant bantams

The City Furniture bantams finished first in the Thompson-Cariboo super-league playoffs this season, and were awarded their banner during the second intermission of the Cents game on Feb. 22 (left).

Ian Webster/Herald

Ian Webster/Herald

The bantam Jr. Cents defeated Logan Lake and then Ashcroft to take the title.

Fountain Tire atoms win OMAHA divisional title

The Merritt Fountain Tire atom development team wrapped up a stellar 2014-15 season by winning the eight-team Mitchie division playoff jamboree on the weekend in Armstrong.

The Jr. Cents won all three of their round-robin games: 6-3 over Penticton, 12-5 against Kelowna and 4-1 versus South Okanagan.

In one of two semi-final games, Merritt downed the hosts, North Okanagan, 6-3, then overpowered Kelowna 10-3 in the final to take the championship banner.

Team captain Max Graham led the Fountain Tire team in the scoring column with 25 goals in five games. Brayden McCrae netted four goals, while Jalen McRae and Robert Sterling chipped in with three apiece. Other Merritt scorers were Lucas Schmid, Karson Peat and Wyatt Smith.

Nathan Willey and Manjot Panghli shared all five wins in net.

Fountain Tire players and coaches celebrate their playoff championship title, won on the weekend in Armstrong. The atom team went undefeated in their five games. One week earlier, the Jr. Cents won the regular-season title in their division. Photo submitted

Fountain Tire players and coaches celebrate their playoff championship title, won on the weekend in Armstrong. The atom team went undefeated in their five games. One week earlier, the Jr. Cents won the regular-season title in their division. Photo submitted

In other Merritt minor hockey playoff news, the Ramada Inn peewees were swept in their best-of-three championship series with South Okanagan, losing 4-3 in game two on home ice.

Jr. Cents scorers were Spencer Vaughan, Matthew Newman and Anthony Michel.

The NVIT midgets lost the third and deciding game of their best-of-three championship series with Lillooet 7-1. Scoring details were not made available.