Ignite sweethearts of Kelowna

Vernon Ignite lit up the annual Kelowna Sweetheart Ringette Tournament

Vernon Ignite lit up the annual Kelowna Sweetheart Ringette Tournament.

The Ignite U14B went a perfect 6-0, beating teams from Port Coquitlam, Delta, Prince George, Quesnel, West Kelowna and Salmon Arm.

Ignite defeated West Kelowna 4-3, Poco 11-4, Delta 3-0 and Quesnel 4-3 in preliminary round play to finish first in its pool.

Vernon then blanked Prince George 5-0 in a semifinal, and knocked off the other pool champion, Shuswap, 3-1 in the gold-medal match.

Goalie Kayla Summerfelt recorded two shutouts for the Ignite.

Vernon Storm swamped their opponents in Kelowna in U12 action.

In four games, the Storm outscored the opposition 34-10.

Vernon opened with a 16-3 romp over Fraser Valley with the scoring spread out for the Storm.

Rhys Taylor-Hawes had 3+2, Brooklyn Tardiff scored three times and Alecia Hughes and Miah Cohen-Wargovcsik each added a pair.

Single goals went to Sam Shaw, Shaila Austin, Jasmine Horton, Sadi Weed, Astrid Beatty and Chayse Krause. Katrina Winstanley picked up the win in goal.

In game two, Hughes spelled Winstanley and stopped all 18 shots as Vernon blanked the Quesnel Lightning 6-0.

Winstanley, Krause, Austin, Beaty, Taylor-Hawes and Jasmine Horton scored Vernon, who then played their toughest foe, downing Prince George 5-3.

Krause scored the first three goals for the Storm, Hughes popped the eventual game-winner at 5:23 of the second half, and Austin added the insurance.

The final game was a 7-0 forfeit win over Northwest Vancouver, who did not have enough players to field a proper lineup. Several of the Storm played for the Lower Mainland squad in a friendly game with Vernon winning 9-4.

Vernon Velocity went 1-2-1 in U16 B play, and the Vernon Venom were 0-3-1 in U19 action. Neither team qualified for the playoff round.

 

Vernon Morning Star