U15 Stars win Keith Lindsay tournament

The Keith Lindsay Memorial Girls Hockey Tournament was held on the weekend at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Complex with 24 teams from across Ontario competing in five divisions.

The Southpoint Stars were represented by teams in the U11, U15 and U22 divisions with the U15 Stars emerging as champions in their group.

The U15 girls beat the Stoney Creek Sabres 5-3 Saturday evening to advance to the semi-finals Sunday morning where they won 5-2 against the LaSalle Sabrecats to move onto the final game and second meeting with Stoney Creek Sunday afternoon.

After a 1-1 first period, the Southpoint team held a 2-1 lead going into the third period where they picked up three more goals for a 5-1 win and the title.

Scoring a hat trick for the Stars was Ava Carreirro, with Jadyn Coates and Grace Bedard each adding a goal for the win.

In the U22 division, the Southpoint Stars beat the South County White team in the semi-final before losing in the finals to LaSalle by a 4-1 score.

The U11 Stars had a good weekend giving it a full effort but were winless in four games.

THE THRILL OF VICTORY. Members of the Southpoint Stars U15 team rejoice in celebration of their tournament victory on Sunday, March 5 at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Complex. The Stars competed in the annual Keith Lindsay Memorial Hockey Tournament along with 23 other teams and defeated the Stoney Creek Sabres to take the U15 championship. More photos and details are on page 23. SUN photo by Deanna Bertrand

Southpoint U22 goalie Shelby Wiebe stops a shot by a player from South County White team in the semi-final game Sunday morning at the Keith Lindsey tournament held at Nature Fresh Farms Complex. The Stars were victorious in that game 1-0, advancing to the final game with LaSalle Sabercats Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately for the Stars, LaSalle held onto the lead, beating them 4-1. SUN photo by Deanna Bertrand

Jadyn Coates looks back for the puck after a shot on LaSalle’s goalie in the U15 semi-final game Sunday morning. SUN photo by Deanna Bertrand

The U15 Southpoint Stars after winning the Keith Lindsay tournament, back row, from left, Leslie Taylor, Chris Taylor, Aleviyah McAndrews, Jadyn Coates, Alexa Thiele, Grace Bedard, Natalie Edwards, Whit Thiele, Portia Steel, Scott Edwards. Middle row, from left, are Alexis Lamb, Ava Carreiro, Selina Gualtieri, Lauryn Mialkowski, Cassandra Derksen. In front is goaltender Chloe Taylor. Team photo submitted