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U11A Stars win Stratford tourney
The U11A Southpoint Stars had a successful weekend at the Stratford Aces Festival Cup Challenge
Hockey Tournament on November 19-21.
To advance to the final, the Stars defeated the Woolwich Wild 2-1 in overtime.
In the final, they defeated the host team Stratford 1–0 in a shootout after a hard-fought battle in regulation and overtime.
With each passing game, the Stars have applied many lessons learned to help them compete against more experienced ‘A’ level teams. They had to overcome some adversity when Ella Statham suffered a broken elbow during the first game of the round-robin. Ella showed a lot of strength this weekend by cheering the team on and providing words of encouragement to keep the team focused on the task at hand.
Overall, it was a great weekend. The first-place medal was well deserved.
The U11A Southpoint Stars won first place at the Stratford Aces Festival Cup Challenge tournament. Team members are, front, left to right: Ella Graham (goalie), Ella Statham, Estelle Blair. Second row: Zoe Deschamps, Vienna Dion, Kate Brady, Payton Walker, Ellee Truong, Finley Mills, Brynlee Salvati, Olivia Hennin, Lexi Colenutt. Third row: Lydia Myers, Anna Money, Ada McKeen. Back row: coaches Steve Truong, Doug McKeen, Brad Blair, Matt Hennin, John Graham, Joe Salvati.
