Three Clearwater Peewees battle three from Merritt for the puck during a game at the Sportsplex on Saturday. Wearing white are (l-r) #11 Bailey Murray, #5 Kylie Fischer and #14 Soren Coates. The local squad won the game plus one on Sunday, but both were challenges for the team.

Three Clearwater Peewees battle three from Merritt for the puck during a game at the Sportsplex on Saturday. Wearing white are (l-r) #11 Bailey Murray, #5 Kylie Fischer and #14 Soren Coates. The local squad won the game plus one on Sunday, but both were challenges for the team.

Peewees beat Merritt twice

Two wins leave local squad in first place at the end of regular season play

“We won both games against Merritt, though they made us work for it!”

That was the report from Clearwater Peewee Ice Hawks coach Barb Coates following games at the Sportsplex on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17 and 18.

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The wins mean the Peewees finish the season in first place with 17 wins and one tie.

They now go off to playoffs in Ashcroft March 2/3/4. The top two teams from that weekend then will have a playoff championship series the March 9/10/11 weekend.

Clearwater will host the Peewee districts on Mar. 17/18/19.

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