U13 Stars win gold at London tournament

LEAMINGTON — The U13 Southpoint Stars girls took part in the London Devilettes 31st Annual Tournament held February 4-6, coming away with gold medals.

The Stars kicked off the tournament Friday afternoon against London Dark Blue and dominated throughout the entire game, scoring four goals in the first period, three goals in the second, and five goals in the third period, resulting in a solid 13-0 victory. Chloe Taylor earned the shutout and the plethora of goals came from Ava Carreiro, Grace Bedard, Zoey Williams and Alexa Thiele.

Friday evening the Stars took on London Sky Blue where Marla Amaral scored first for the Stars and London quickly retaliated. Late in the second period, the Stars defence of Taylor Lefaive, Isla Thiele, Natalie Edwards and Payton Insley stepped it up and held back London as Ava Carreiro popped four goals in the net to give the Stars a 5-3 victory.

The Southpoint Stars U13 girls defeated the Kitchener Lady Rangers to bring home gold at the London Devilettes 31st Annual Tournament Feb. 4-6. Team members, in no particular order, are: Chloe Taylor, Taylor Lefaive, Natalie Edwards, Payton Insley, Isla Thiele, Ava Carreiro, Alexa Thiele, Marla Amaral, Grace Bedard, Selina Gualtieri, Zoey Williams. Coaching staff: Chris Taylor, Whit Thiele, Karen Burgess, Mike Williams, Taylor Insley.

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Saturday morning the Stars took to the ice against London Black and dominated again with goals from Selina Gualtieri, Ava Carreiro, Alexa Thiele and Grace Bedard for a 7-1 win.

Later that evening they faced off against London Yellow where Ava Carreiro scored halfway into the first period; however, a few minutes later London tied it up. The Stars pushed forward with their strong offensive plays and landed one goal in the second and two more in the third all from Ava Carreiro to defeat London for the win 4-1.

With four wins behind them, the Stars advanced to the semi-final game early Sunday morning against the Mount Forrest Rams. It was a close matchup and Chloe Taylor stood fierce between the pipes making some key saves. Finally, with five minutes left in the first period, Ava Carreiro scored to get the Stars on the scoreboard. Midway through the second period the Stars rallied together as the Rams ran out of steam and the Stars walked away with a 6-1 victory. Goals were from Marla Amaral, Ava Carreiro and Alexa Thiele.

In the championship game, the Stars faced off against the Kitchener Lady Rangers. The Stars dominated the entire game. Grace Bedard starting off the scoring with a goal in the first period. Ava Carreiro and Taylor Lefaive scored three goals in the second period, and Ava Carreiro landed four more in the third period.

The Lady Rangers were able to squeak one by Chloe Taylor with 20 seconds left in the period, but it just wasn’t enough. The Stars walked away with a 8-1 victory to take home the gold.

The team is coached by Chris Taylor, Whit Thiele, Karen Burgess, Mike Williams and Taylor Insley.