Braves continue to terrorize opposition

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 Mario Prusina

Times Editor  
 
The Wheatland Braves extended their winning streak to four games with a pair of home wins this past weekend.
The local peewee double-A team defeated the Sylvan Lake Lakers 8-1 on Nov. 23 in Hussar, before hammering the Innisfail Flyers 20-0 on Nov. 25 at the Strathmore Family Centre. 
“I just feel terrible when that sort of thing happens, but on the other hand, that could be us next year and that was us two years ago,” said Braves coach Keith Klemmensen of the blowout. “It absolutely brings back memories, (but) you never want to tell your players ‘it’s okay to take a shift off.’
“You don’t want to start icing the puck and stuff like that. You want to work on some things – you want to make sure your breakouts are sharp, you want to make sure you’re using the points in the offensive end. Things like that.”
The Braves have allowed just five goals during the winning streak, while they have piled up 42 goals for.
The team will now travel to Red Deer on Dec. 1, before returning home the following day to host the Medicine Hat Venom White at 1:30 p.m.
Warriors split
The Wheatland Warriors split a pair of weekend games, losing 5-3 to Sylvan Lake, before pounding the Cranbrook Hornets 5-0.
The local double-A bantam team suffered the loss on the road Nov. 24, before earning the shutout win on home ice at the Strathmore Family Centre the following day.
The Warriors, which are now 12-5-3 on the season, will wait a couple of weeks before their next league game on Dec. 16 at the Strathmore Family Centre, when they host the Foothills Bisons.
Chiefs back on track
The Wheatland Chiefs extended their winning streak to three games with a 6-2 win over the Lethbridge Hounds on Nov. 24 at the Strathmore Family Centre.
Coltyn Herman scored two goals and added two assists, while Tyson Kapty registered a goal and two assists to lead the way for the Chiefs.
Brandon Russell scored twice and Cody Willis and Tyler Sharuga each registered two helpers for the Chiefs, who improved to 8-7-1 on the season.
The double-A midget team will have a pair of road games in Calgary and Taber, before returning home to take on the Sylvan Lake Lakers on Dec. 2 (7 p.m.) at the Strathmore Family Centre.