A Williams Lake pack of Timberwolves has 100 Mile House talent running with it.
Six local players have been hitting the ice with the female midget rep team in the nearby South Cariboo community, which is off to a good start this season.
The Timberwolves are 6-0-2 (change this perhaps) playing in the Cariboo Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) and Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association (OMAHA).
The 100 Mile House skaters include Katie Toews, Shian Remanente, Breanna Uphill, Caitlyn Ray and sisters Katya and Anya Levermann.
“We’ve been very impressed with all of our players and feel particularly fortunate our six 100 Mile players round out the team so well, with a variety of skill sets,” says coach Pete Montana. “What I think is most important is that all six have a similar mindset about competing. Like the rest of our team, they’ve committed to our system and to working hard to improve every practice and every game. They’ve bought into our team philosophy. The front of the jersey is more important than the back.”
Williams Lake and Prince George are battling it out in the CAHA, while the OMAHA includes teams from Kamloops, Penticton, Salmon Arm and Kelowna. Williams Lake and Prince George will go head-to-head for a shot at provincials later this winter.
Timberwolves manager Mike Rispin says the six 100 Mile House skaters have really added to the dimensions of the team. He mentions the Levermann sisters have been skilled contributors on Williams Lake teams for a few seasons now, while Uphill is a great skater, Ray is a strong power forward, Toews has amazing hands with the puck, and Remanente has really filled out the defensive core.
He adds that all the girls on the team, despite being from different towns, have really come together.
“They’ve really blended well in the dressing room,” he says. “They’ve really reached out to each other. And it’s made for a really awesome group.”
