Needham, Rigby in WHL
Penticton minor hockey products Matt Needham and Carter Rigby are making early impacts with their respective Western Hockey League teams. Needham, 16, leads the Kamloops Blazers in scoring with three goals and seven points in seven games. Rigby joined the Kelowna Rockets from the Prince George Cougars and has two goals and three points in two games. He also racked up 17 penalty minutes against the Vancouver Giants in a tilt.
Cougars mount big comeback win
Trailing 18-13 in Southern Interior Football league action Sunday, the Penticton midget Cougars made a comback to defeat the Cranbrooks Rams 48-18 in Cranbrook. Sunday’s matchup started with Kyle Patan running in for the touchdown with Morgan Kruger converting the single point. Brady Roguski started the second quarter putting a pass in Patan’s arms giving the Cougars a 13-0 lead. Then the Cougars defence hit some rough patches as the Rams returned a kick for a 110-yard score. That was followed by Roguski and Patan each throwing interceptions. Second half action saw Cougars tight end Chris Nowroski running nearly 100 yards. Patan connected with Brandon Woods for a TD, then Patan connected with Brody St. Martin for another score. Roguski collected another two TDs as did Patan. The Cougars next game is against the Vernon Magnums in Vernon on Oct. 16. Find full briefs at www.pentictonwesternnews.com.
Ironman Vees
Rory Neary led the Penticton Ironman midget Vees to a 6-2 win against Vernon on the road. Neary scored a goal and added four assists, while Joel Marte scored two goals with singles from Colton Stewart, Eric Buckley and Tyler Ehlers. Lawrence Langan picked up the win in the net. The Vees host their own tournament this weekend with their first game on Friday night at 7:30 pm against Saanich in Memorial Arena.
