U19B ringette ousted by rival at provincials

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

The Strathmore U19B ringette just fell short of medalling as they lost to their county rivals from Rockyford on March 29 in Drayton Valley.
Despite the loss, manager Tami Lemoine thought it was an overall successful season.
“We came fourth in the province out of eight teams. It was fantastic, they won their ‘B’ pool that they were in and won all three games,” said Lamoine.
“Then they lost their crossover game, their fourth game, on Saturday night and then went on to play Rockyford, the rival,” said Lamoine.
Lamoine was really impressed by how well their zone was represented at the tournament.
“Zone 2 was well represented, (having) two of the top eight teams in the province,” said Lamoine.
The provincial appearance showed how good of a season it was for the U19B squad.
“They were very strong, beating out their Calgary rivals who was the top team we played all year. They did not finish in the medals, it was Lacombe and Drayton Valley that finished first and second with the host team getting gold,” said Lamoine.
“It was phenomenal, we beat some of the strongest teams in the province. We beat Rockyford in the round robin and they beat us in the bronze.”
The main goal that was set out for the team was to get to provincials, and they did.