A bronze medal at the Williams Lake Midget House Tournament, Jan. 20-22 was a satisfying reward for 100 Mile House Pharmasave after losing their goalie Josh Tanner to injury early in game 2.
Matt Pistell went between the pipes for the remainder of the tournament, standing on his head to keep Pharmasave on the winning side.
With two wins and a tie under its belt, the team entered the bronze-medal final with Kamloops on Sunday and battled to a 4-0 Pharmasave shutout.
Pistell made some big saves, during a Kamloops three-man advantage shooting spree.
Jacob Remanente was a powerhouse both defensively and offensively, notching two goals and an assist.
Due to an Old Timers tournament in 100 Mile, minor hockey games were played at Rolf Zeis Arena in Lac la Hache.
Donex Thrashers Bantam Rep Girls faced the Lac la Hache Hornets Bantams in an exhibition game and got stung 3-2.
In Novice House action, Central RV Ramblers downed Central GM Sonics 10-3, with hat tricks racked up by Ramblers Colton Sanford and Robert Waldner and a pair from Florian Holzapfel.
Central GM Avalanche were the decisive winners in a 8-3 match with Transformers Collision during which Avalanche snipers Jullian Zuchelli and Kaden Lobsinger were each good for hat tricks.
Free Press Sharp Shooters Atoms were quick on the draw in a lopsided 9-1 game with Ainsworth Timber Chix. The Chix lone goal came from Sydni Poggenpohl, while Sharp Shooters Ryan Allen got a hat trick.
Bantam Female Save-On-Foods and Peewee Canadian 2 for 1 Outlaws saw the Bantams win 5-4. Contributing pairs were Save-On-Foods Karlie Easton, Kailey Lund and Outlaws Mitchell Hooper.
Peewee Rep Sunrise Ford Mustangs met with Williams Lake Atom Development, losing 6-5. Mustangs Trevor Moore potted a deuce.
Earlier in the week, Midget house play saw Pharmasave take Home Hardware 6-3. Point-getters were Michael Montgomery, Mickey Turner and Max Frey for Pharmasave, and Keenan Butcher and Daniel Munro for Home Hardware.
