Lightning Strikes Feb 28- Mar 2
The ringette season is winding down with teams using their remaining games to get ready for provincial and regional championships. In U10 action, the Lightning’s U10-Harling team, currently sitting in 3rd place in league standings, outlasted the 4th place U10-Lee team 8-7. The win comes after an 8-3 win over 2nd place Oshawa a day earlier when the U10-Lee team was again coming up a bit short in dropping a 7-5 decision to first place Whitby.
In U12 action, the 4th place U12P-West team showed that they are ready for the championships to begin in defeating 2nd place Whitby 7-2. The U12P-Zanon team dropped an 8-1 decision to Burlington while the U12B-Mews team dropped all 3 of their weekend games losing to Newmarket twice and Markham once.
In U14 action, the 1st place and still undefeated U14A1-West team, with a record of 17-0-1, continued to show their dominance in posting wins over 2nd place Oshawa 7-1 while taking both ends of a home-and-home series against 5th place Whitby 4-3 and 7-2. The U14A2-Thompson team defeated Mississauga 2-1 before dropping a 7-0 decision to Oshawa. The U14AA-Sarjeant team shut out the Guelph Predators 2-0 and now sit one point behind the Preds for 4th spot in the standings. The U14B-Edward team posted back-to-back 3-2 wins over Newmarket and Etobicoke.
In U16 action, after winning medals in 3 consecutive tournaments (Gold & 2 Silver) the U16A-McKnight team dropped 2 games in a row losing to Forest 11-1 and Mitchell 6-2 before rebounding with a 4-0 shut out over Whitby, and currently sit in 2nd place in league standings. The U16AA-File team continues to hold onto 4th spot in the league standings after settling for a 4-4 tie with 5th place Mississauga. The U16B-Booth team dropped a 5-2 decision to the Burlington Blast.
In U19 action, the 4th place U19A-Turner team played well in two close matches, and was pressing to equalize in losing 3-2 to 3rd place Burlington before again running out of time in a 4-3 loss to 1st place Whitby.
For full schedule and results, go to www.rhringette.com