Sarnia JR Lady Sting Intermediate BB girls hockey team played in league playoffs. After finishing in 3rd place in the B/C division and having been moved to the BB division by the OWHA just before Christmas
Sarnia had to participate in the BB division for playoffs and was placed at the bottom of the pool.

Game 1
Their first game was Saturday morning against Niagara County N.Y. After a slow start which found Sarnia trailing 1-0 after the 1st period, the girls started to get their legs and mind back into the game (this was their first action since provincials Feb.22-24). At 5:04 point of the 2nd period, Kyri Myers tied the game with an assist going to Stephanie Meriam. The pace continued fast and furious for both teams and both goalies made outstanding saves .Melissa Carey in the Sarnia net made an outstanding save late in the 2nd period on a 2 on none from just over the centre line. This stop by Carey seemed to pick the team up and their play started to intensify. The 3rd period belonged to Sarnia the only problem was the Niagara goalie ,she was stopping everything. At the 7:38 mark Niagara took a hooking penalty ,from the faceoff Kyri Meyers got the puck back to the point where Shelia Meskens beat the Niagara goalie between the legs for the winning goal. Sarnia kept Niagara in check the rest of the game.

Game 2

 Sarnia 2nd game was against the home team Stratford. Stratford had beaten Sarnia in the finals at provincials 3 weeks earlier. Sarnia came out determined not to let this happen this time. With the fast pace set right from the start neither team could afford to make a mistake. At the 6:32 mark Stephanie Meriam picked up a loose puck  skated down the right side let a slap shot go that went off the Stratford goalie straight up in the air and straight down into the back of the net,1-0 Sarnia. Stratford tied the game with 1:38 left in the period. Sarnia scored the only goal in the second at 13:28 Stephanie Meriam picked up a rebound and fired the puck home assists went to Kyri Meyers and Becky Healy .End of the second 2-1 Sarnia. Stratford didn't take long to tie the game in the 3rd, ..39 seconds after the puck was dropped the score was tied.

This goal gave Stratford a lift and they brought the pressure to Sarnia for the next 14 minutes, if not for the heroic play of goalie Melissa Carey in the Sarnia net Stratford would have won the game but at the end of 3 the score was 2-2.   Overtime, 5 minutes sudden death then on to shootouts.

 After a brief rest the to teams were right back at it face pace up down the ice no whistles with 1:05 left in overtime Danielle Laird corralled the puck in front of the Stratford net and fired the puck past the Stratford goalie for the victory, assisting on the o/t goal was Jenna Whitfield and Becky Healy.

 FINAL

Sunday morning Sarnia faced St. Thomas for the Championship. Play was even in the first, St. Thomas seemed to have a slight edge. Sarnia started the 2nd a little shaky and St. Thomas capitalized and scored the first goal at 4:15 of the 2nd.Five minutes later Sarnia was still in a disarray St. Thomas scored again 2-0 at 9:56 of the 2nd.

Sarnia used their time out to settle the team down. It seemed to work as the girls picked up their game and started to come on. Working harder each and every shift they couldn't beat the St. Thomas goalie.. With 3:36 left playing 4 on 4 Stephanie Meriam scored with Kyri Meyers assisting. With under 2 minutes to go Sarnia pulled the goalie and with play all around the St.Thomas net Sarnia did everything but put the puck over the goal line -  hit the cross bar, hit a skate, behind the goalie but not over the line or off a leg or an arm or a stick, St.Thomas got the puck out finally and took a long shot into the empty net to score with 3seconds left in the game. Final ST. THOMAS 3  SARNIA 1.

      The girls played hard all weekend and never gave up, as at Provincals the girls played well and the coaches are very proud of each and everyone of them. Sarnia played this weekend with 10 skaters and 1 goalie.

 Congratulations to the girls from their coaches Jim Rawson & Jim Whitlaw, missing this weekend was our trainer Carol Whitfield who was attending her high school reunion back in England.

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