Warriors get back to their winning ways

Times Editor

 

After suffering their first loss of the season, the Wheatland Warriors have responded with their high-powered offence.

The local double-A bantam team has outscored their opponent 20-2 since suffering a 3-1 loss on Oct. 23, including 2-0 and 11-0 wins over a pair of Red Deer teams on Oct. 28 & 30.

This past weekend, the Warriors defeated the Lacombe Rockets 7-2 on Nov. 6 at the Strathmore Family Centre, improving their record to 10-1-1 on the season. 

Shane Fraser continued his torrid scoring pace by registering a pair of goals in the win, while Markus Lavallee recorded a goal and two assists in the win over the Rockets.

Brendan Lizotte and Jayse Wilson each had a goal and an assist, while Josh Bishop and Kody Hammond also scored for the Warriors.

The Warriors are now gearing up to host the Innisfail Flyers Nov. 12 (5 p.m.) at the Strathmore Family Centre, before heading north the following day to take on the Red Deer Ramada.

 

Braves back to regular season

The Wheatland Braves were back in league action this past weekend, after taking part in some exhibition competition the previous weekend.

The local double-A peewee team, who played their first league game since Oct. 16, battled the Okotoks Oilers to a 3-3 draw on Nov. 4 at the Hussar Arena.

The Braves trailed 1-0 after the first period, before Lucas Muenchrath scored a power play marker off of a feed from Scott Desserre at the 13:29 mark of the second period. The Oilers went up 2-1, before Wacy Sandum converted a pass from Cole Reinhardt and Ryan McHarg on the power play with 1:10 left in the second.

The Oilers scored a shorthanded goal midway through the third period, before Matthew Quigley tied the game with another power play goal with 5:38 left in the game.

The Braves, who are 6-0-2 on the season, are back in action this weekend when they hit the road for a pair of games. The locals will travel to Lethbridge on Nov. 12, before going to Cranbrook the following day to face the Ice.

 

Chiefs fall to Hurricanes

The Wheatland Chiefs four-game winning streak was snapped at the hands of the Lethbridge Hurricanes Nov. 6 at the Strathmore Family Centre.

After defeating Cranbrook, Medicine Hat, Brooks and the CNHA Blazers over a two-week span, the Chiefs fell 4-2 to the ‘Canes.

After trailing 4-0, Connor McCallum and James Price scored a pair of shorthanded goals late in the third period to ruin the shutout.

The Chiefs look to get back to the win column this weekend when they host the Okotoks Oilers on Nov. 11 (7:30 p.m.) in Hussar and the Bow Valley Timberwolves on Nov. 13 (7 p.m.) at the Strathmore Family Centre.