Last weekend, March 31st – April 2nd, the Sault Ringette Club was represented in Timmins by four Ice Hawks Travel Teams at the Northeast Regional Championship. The tournament features the top teams from around the region who
compete in a 3 day tournament. It featured teams from FUN2 (6-7 yrs. old) up to the 18+ division.
As the culminating tournament of their season the teams were focused and prepared to give it all they had.
The competition began Friday for all teams. It was a strong showing with all three teams (U10, U12A and U12B) playing in their age division moving on to the medal round. After an undefeated Round Robin, the U10 Ice Hawks moved straight to the final where they won Gold after defeating Walden 7-1. The U12A Ice Hawks who haven’t lost a game all season took that perfect record to the final and came out with a narrow 2-1 overtime victory over Greater
Sudbury to capture Gold. After a great round robin and just being edged out by Great Sudbury 7-6 in their Semi-Final game the U12B team came home with a Bronze medal.
The fourth team representing the Sault Ringette Club showed a lot of heart and hustle the whole weekend while playing in a higher age division. The FUN2 (U8) Ice Hawks played in the FUN3 (U10) Red division and although they may not have placed, they learned a lot, played great together as a team, and greatly improved as the tournament went along.
It’s been a great season for the Ice Hawks teams. Each team has seen improvement across the board. It’s always great to see the hard work and effort of our players pay off.
The FUN2 (U8) Ice Hawks team comprises of Mikayla Pinder, Meredith Platt, Reese Basawa, Kaija Wicks, Zachary Beland, Gracie Givens, Holly Christenson, Corrina Fabbricino, Irish Vaughan, Laura Longo, Jordyn Zeppa, Maia-Grace Lorenzo, and Scarlet Guise. They are coached by Gary Guise (Head Coach), Ryan Longo and Katelyn O’Connor (Assistant Coaches) and Tina- Marie Platt (Trainer).
The FUN3 (U10) Ice Hawks team comprises of Ryleigh Marcellus, Paige Wright, Kayleigh BoyerSpeers, Morghan Clayton, Ashlyn Manchester, Gemma Tonazzo, Willow Elwgren, Molly LaBerge, McKenzie Mackay, Sophie Landry, Isabel Booth, Avery Henshell, Jordyn Macknight-Slater, Alexis Beland, Sofia Tourigny and Ava Filiatrault. Their bench staff included Rob Beland (head coach), Julie Stocks, Hillary Landry, and Steve Marcellus (assistant coaches), Melanie Greenwood (trainer), and Christine Beland (manager).
The U12A Ice Hawks team comprises of Erika Bernardo, Maelle Brown, Sarah Sonoc, Makensy Jarrell, Aylvia Hull, Leah Vaughan, Mya Sloss, Avery Fierro-Wood, Brooklyn Adams, Arianna Nowitski, Reese O’Neil, Mikayla Farelli, Jessica Fasanello, Gabrielle Nowsitski, Cameron Galazia and Emma Farenzena. Their bench staff includes Chelsea Cligen (Head Coach) Brad Nowitski, Curt O’Neil, and Gannon Vaughan (Assistant Coaches), Brigitte Vaughan (Trainer) and Tammy
Bernardo (Manager).
The U12B Ice Hawks team comprises of Claire Henshell, Lilian Nystedt, Brooklynn Chamberland, Brynn Arnold, Lexi Townsend, Tessa Young, Sylvia MacQuarrie, Danica Belford, Amelia Peltonen, Boisvert, Tia D’Orazio, Sophie Pozzo, Andie Kenopic, Lily Dube, Kiera Vaughan, Sienna Wright, Addison Latourelle, Kennedy Bernard, and Carmen Rosebrook. Their bench staff included Amy Peltonen (Head Coach), Russ Wright and Laurel McNeely (Assistant Coaches), Calloway Stewart (Junior Coach), Amanda Roe (Trainer) and Alana Kenopic (Manager).
Now that the 22/23 season has come to an end try-outs and interest ice have been scheduled for the 23/24 season. If you’re interested in participating and for more information about the Sault Ringette Club, please visit www.saultringette.com.
Source: Sault Ringette Club
