Firefighters play the RCMP
Royal LePage presents the Hogs versus The Hosers charity game at Memorial Arena. In 1995 the Firefighters walked away with the cup. Today, the RCMP want it back. Who will be the victor? Both teams will battle on Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Wear red if you are cheering for the Firefighters, blue if you are backing the RCMP. Tickets are by donation with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to the United Way South Okanagan Similkameen. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Pacific Rim Vees finish second
Penticton’s peewee B Pacific Rim Equipment Vees lost the championship 8-1 to the Kelowna Rockets. Darius Venables-Alex scored the lone Vees goal. The Vees opened the Westside Minor Hockey Tier 2/3 tournament with a 9-3 win against the North Delta Sun Demons. The Vees then lost to the Vernon Vipers 4-2 and to the Rockets 5-1. Against the Westside Warriors, the Vees doubled them up 6-3 and faced the Vipers in the semifinal taking the game in a shootout. The game was 5-5 after regulation and a five-minute overtime period. The pressure was on Vees goalie Bryn Carter to assure that Manny Bahniwal’s goals would hold up in the shootout and he did.
Lakers host Leafs, Chiefs
The Penticton Lakers host the Nelson Leafs at 7:30 p.m. at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Saturday, then welcome the Kelowna Chiefs on Sunday at 2 p.m.
