The
PeeWee Pacers traveled to
Guelph and were rewarded
with championship trophies
for their hard work over the
weekend.
In
their first game on Friday
night Sarnia would face a
squad from Mississauga and
despite some penalty
problems would come away
with a well deserved 7-4
victory. Brayden Bell was
solid in the net picking up
the victory and scoring for
the Pacers was provided by
Jacob Caughlin and Jack Dunn
with 2 apiece and singles to
Brett Barnes, Kyle Vince and
Bert Thorpe. Barnes also had
2 assists in the winning
cause.
Game
two Saturday morning would
see the squad battle
uncooperative lacrosse
sticks as chance after
chance was missed against
the hometown Guelph squad.
Barnes would score with
under two minutes to play to
seal a 4-3 victory for
Sarnia. Other goal scorers
were Brennan McKegan, Logan
Scott and Dunn with singles.
Cody Haas played a strong
game in net.
Later
on a rainy Saturday the
Pacers would complete their
round-robin play with a
chippy affair against the
Sudbury Rockhounds. Scoring
was limited to 3 goals per
team in this tie match but
the scorekeeper was kept
busy keeping track of the 52
minutes in penalties amassed
by the teams. Goaltending
duties were split between
Haas and Bell and both
played well to keep things
tight. Goals were provided
by Ethan Dupont, Barnes and
Dunn with Patrick Wright
chipping in with 2 assists.
With a record of 2 wins and
1 tie the Pacers would
finish first in their pool
and advance to the finals
against their newfound
friends from Northern
Ontario.
In the
championship game the Pacers
would fall behind on the
first shift of the game but
that wake up call was just
what they needed as they
would control the rest of
the game, hold the
Rockhounds off the
scoresheet and come away
with a 6-1 victory. Bell and
Haas were once again very
solid when needed to
backstop the team to the
win. Scoring was once again
spread out with Barnes
burying 2 and singles to
Thorpe, Dunn, Scott and
Vince. Dunn also added two
assists and goalie Brayden
Bell picked up his third of
the tournament as well.