U15 Stars finish season with win and tie

LEAMINGTON — The Southpoint Stars U15A played their last two home games this weekend in Leamington, going the whole season undefeated at home this year.

On Saturday, they tied a much older and physical Stratford team 2-2.

Southpoint goals were scored by Elizabeth Arthrell and Meridith Coulter. Grace Ondracka played well between the pipes to earn the tie.

Sunday’s game was a different storey as the Stars dominated the game, but Stratford’s goalie made several huge saves as the Stars pelted her with shot after shot.

Southpoint won the game in dramatic fashion, breaking the scoreless tie with four seconds left on a beautiful goal from Jaclyn Weston.

The girls completed a successful season, finishing the season ranked 13th in the province while being one of the youngest teams.

“This was to be a development year and to build for next season, but this group of girls continues to exceed coaches’ expectations,” said coach Marc Arthrell.

Next season, they look forward to representing Southpoint at AA (tier 1 for girls) and show that hockey roots run deep in the Windsor-Essex region, going up against some of the top associations that have over 2,000 kids registered. The league is widely recognized as the toughest league for girls hockey in North America.

Tryouts will likely get underway the week of April 18-24.