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“The team and families represented the Wildcats with class and professionalism.” In girls Tier II 12U action in Frisco, the Jr. Sharks made a gallant run before losing to the West Seneca (New York) Wings in the semifinals, 7-2, to bring home bronze. The team finished with four wins,
which included a 3-2 shootout victory over the East Coast (Massachusetts) Wizards. Claire Peterson notched the shootout goal while Angelina Cruzal and Brook Bryant scored in regulation. Cruzal (six goals, nine points) and Bryant (seven goals, nine points) fueled the Jr. Sharks’ offense during the five- game clip. San Jose posted wins over the Kissim-
mee (Florida) Vipers, 12-0, and West Sene- ca, 4-1, en route to the quarterfinals where it beat the Connecticut Ice Cats, 6-5. Alyssa Knott’s power-play goal with a minute left in the second period stood up as the Ice Cats replied with three un- answered goals in the final 15 minutes. In Senior C action, the Redwood City- based Lady Black Stars also took bronze after finishing 3-1-1 while advancing to the semifinals where they lost 1-0 to Car- olina Amateur Hockey Association. Andrea Finatti scored both Black
Stars goals in a 2-0 quarterfinals victory over the Missouri Hericanes. Finatti (10 goals, 12 points), who led the team in scoring, also unloaded for five goals and an assist in a 10-0 win over the Storm (Massachusetts) in pool play. Goaltender Kate McBean recorded
passage to nationals by finishing runner- up in March’s state tournament, record- ed two overtime wins against the Toledo (Ohio) Cherokee (6-5) and New Jersey Bandits (2-1) and a loss. Jack Gates nabbed the winning goal
with 1:22 left in the first overtime session against Toledo, while Matt Pointdexter (two goals, five points) scored the tie- breaking tally with a second left in the first OT versus New Jersey. In boys Tier II 16U showcase in
Goaltender Rob Ivy and his OC Hockey team went 2-2 at the boys Tier II 14U national tournament in New Jersey.
two shutouts while posting a microscopic 0.98 goals-against average and a radiant .957 save percentage.
In the boys Tier II 14U nationals in Wayne, N.J., Orange County Hockey Club bowed out in the quarterfinals after a 10-2 loss to the Dallas Ice Jets Academy 97s. OC finished 2-2 at the event, which included wins over the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, 6-0, and Lancaster (Penn- sylvania) Firebirds, 3-1. Jagr Larson notched two goals and
Michael Fonseca racked up a goal and two assists in the shutout win over the Monarchs, while goaltender Rob Ivy stopped all 24 shots. Matt Wiesner scored twice in the triumph over Lan- caster. The San Diego Jr. Gulls, who earned
Green Bay, Wis., the California Wave finished 1-2, but upset the Farmington (Michigan) Fire - the eventual pool win- ner - 5-3, in the opening game. Joseph Kourie scored twice for the Wave, which also received goals from Kyle Fujisaki, Zachary Wolivar and Evan Zytowski. The Wave faced hard luck, losing one- goal games to the Toledo Cherokee (3-2) and Skylands (New Jersey) Kings (4-3) in pool play. In
Lansing, Mich., the Tri-Valley
Blue Devils went 0-2-1 at the boys Tier II 18U nationals, which included a gut- wrenching 3-2 shootout loss to the Niaga- ra (New York) Jr. Purple Eagles. Blue Devils forward Wes Starr
(three goals, six points), who was Tri-Val- ley’s leading point-getter, scored midway through the third period to tie the game, 2-2. Judah Gemmell (five assists) and Alec Christoff assisted on the power- play tally. Gemmell also assisted on Tri- Valley’s first goal by Curt Walker at 6:57 of the opening period. Taylor Ward also assisted. The state’s lone representative at
USA Hockey High School National Tour- nament also performed yeoman’s work. Max Kilkuts’ five goals in four games fueled Santa Margarita’s impressive 3-1 campaign at the March 21-25 showcase in Salt Lake City. Despite the impressive showing, the Eagles didn’t advance to the playoffs.
Santa Margarita reeled off wins over the Plano (Texas) West Wolves (4-2), North Broward (Florida) Eagles (3-2) and Newark (Ohio) Generals (4-3). Kyle Spierkel scored the deciding goal in the triumph over Plano, while Brian Desmond, Logan Borzansky and Kilkuts also added to Santa Margar- ita’s account. Max Kilkuts scored the game-winner
while Mike Kilkuts and Desmond added goals in the victory over North Broward. Against Newark, the Kilkuts tandem struck again as Max had two goals, in- cluding the game-winner, to go along with an assist while Mike added a helper in the victory. The So Cal Westside Shockers fin-
ished 1-1-1 in the Women’s Senior B di- vision at their national tournament in Marlborough, Mass.
So Cal knocked off Team ICES
(Michigan), 7-2, as Megan Keever (five goals, seven points) scored two goals and added two assists in the team’s lone win. Amanda Mason and Sarah Smith also had two goals apiece for the Burbank- based Shockers. The LA Traffic finished 0-3 in Senior
C division play. Marisa Blanco scored two goals to lead the Traffic in scoring.
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