Jan 02, 2013 | Jan Ballantyne | 5905 views
Sirkel Foods Midget HL Win Gold
The Sirkel Foods Stratford Midget HL Aces won gold at the Jason Cripps Memeorial
Tournament held in Kitchener over the Christmas Holidays. The Aces opened the
tournament defeating Waterloo 2-1 ,
both goals finding the top corner on wrist shots from Alieda Boersen and Ali Graver assisted by Isabel Smith and Jill McIntosh. Another tight game followed, with Stratford winning 2-0 vs Woolwich. Ali Bell scored the opening goal assisted by Rachel Luckhart and Lydia Mueller and Graver put the game away with an emtpty netter. Kitchener was next to fall as the Aces rolled to a 6-0 victory finishing 1st in pool play. Both Mueller and Claire Roulston scored twice while Taylor Groenestege and Jayne Kirby chipped in one goal each. Assists went to Ali Bell with three, Roulston with two, Mueller, Grenestege, Roxanne VanDam and Kirby. In the semi final game, strong defensive play stalled a late push from another Waterloo team in which the Aces won 3-1. Lindsay Neeb, Smith and Mueller scored with Luckhart assisting twice and Hailey Doell and Hannah Bush each assisting once from the back end. The final game was a defensive struggle against Grand River as neither team created many scoring opportunities. The game remained a 0-0 tie until Groenestege scored the game winner with only 2 minutes left on the clock assisted by Boersen. Emily Strawbridge earned the shutout and played well all tournament.
Attached Picture:
Frt Row: Ali Graver, Rachel Luckhart, Emily Strawbridge, Jill McIntosh, Lindsay Neeb
Middle: Claire Roulston, Avery Boersen, Hailey Doell, Isabel Smith
Back Row: Roxanne VanDam, Lydia Mueller, Hannah Bush, Steve Bush (coach), Jayne Kirby, Taylor Groenestege, Alieda Boersen, Ali Bell