Atom Development
Breanna Ouellet’s two goals, along with strong puckstopping performances by Bryce Garcia and Carson Lang, paced the Fountain Tire atoms to a 3-1 victory over Vernon on the weekend. The Jr. Cents’ other goal was scored by Matthew Newman.
Peewee Rep
The Ramada Inn peewees finished fourth at a nine-team tournament in Osoyoos and Oliver on the weekend. The Jr. Cents’ 3-1 record included wins over West Kelowna (7-3), North Vancouver (4-3) and North Kamloops (5-4). The team’s only loss, 4-3, was to the hosts from South Okanagan.
Merritt scorers at the tournament were Spencer Vaughan, Talon Zakall, Connor Ouellet, Armoni McRae, Makyla Cooke, Liam Kelly and Justin Tighe.
Bantam Girls
The Joco Transport bantam girls continue to sit in first place in the league standings, thanks to three wins recently.
On the Nov. 9-10 weekend, the bantams travelled to Lillooet for a pair of games and defeated their hosts 12-1 and 5-0. This past Saturday, the Joco girls won 9-1 on home ice against Kamloops.
Scoring for the Merritt bantams in their trio of games were Madeleine Barnes, Keisha Henry, Skylar Willey, Gracynn Bose, Renée Stockwell, Shailyn John and Tiarra Sterling. Contributing assists were defensive stalwarts Courtney Christy and Kendel Cunningham. Emma Ferch picked up all three wins in net.
Midget Rep
A courageous Tracker Sportswear midget rep team, consisting of just eight skaters and two goalies, travelled to Sicamous on the Nov. 9-10 weekend for an eight-team tournament. After losing their opening game 4-0 to Kelowna, the Jr. Cents went a perfect 3-0 to win the “B” final and place third overall. Victories came against 100 Mile (10-3), Springbank from Alberta (5-0) and Kelowna (5-1). Tournament scorers were Marcelo Bose, Jesse Cunningham, Tyler Edward, Nolan Prowal, Grayson McMaster and Dakota Wudrich. Sam Suzuki had two of Merritt’s three wins in net; the third went to Tyrell Suzuki.
This past Saturday, the Tracker midgets hosted Summerland in league play and defeated the Jets 5-2. Goal scorers for Merritt were Edward, Prowal and Bose.
Home games this weekend
The Murray GM bantams are hosting a seven-team tournament this Friday through Sunday at both local arenas. Visiting teams will be from Chilliwack, North Shore Winter Club, Langley, South Okanagan, Mission and Richmond.
The local bantam reps play their round-robin games at 11 a.m. Friday in Shulus, and at 9:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday in Merritt. Playoff games begin at 7 a.m. on Sunday in Merritt and wrap up with the championship game at 11:30 a.m.
Other scheduled minor hockey games:
Saturday
4:00 p.m. Atom Dev. vs. North O (Shulus)
5:45 p.m. Peewee House vs. Lillooet (Shulus)
Sunday
8:00 a.m. Peewee House vs. Lillooet (Shulus)
1:30 p.m. Jr. Girls vs. Ashcroft (Shulus)
