Perfect Weekend Ends With Tournament Title for Peterborough Lakers U22 Girls

By Scott Arnold

Five games, five wins and a championship trophy made for a memorable weekend for the Peterborough Lakers U22 girls.

Peterborough Lakers u22 girls went undefeated over the weekend (photo courtesy of dion gemmiti)

The Lakers put together a perfect 5-0 record to capture the Barrie Anthony Acchione Memorial Classic championship over the weekend.

Peterborough opened the tournament with an impressive 8-1 victory over the Burlington Blaze before defeating the Orangeville Northmen 5-1. The Lakers continued their strong run with a 7-5 win over the Wallaceburg Griffins and followed it up with another 7-5 victory over the host Barrie Bombers to secure a spot in the gold medal game.

Waiting for them in the championship final was Burlington. This time, the Blaze provided a much tougher test, but the Lakers found a way to get the job done, earning a 5-4 victory to complete the undefeated tournament run and bring home the title.

The championship was the result of a full team effort throughout the weekend from players Stella Burke, Claire Chambers, Marielle Collins, Payton Crough, Claire Crowley, Abby Drinkwalter, Christie Evans, Chloe Fife, Natalie Foster, Aly Gemmiti, Addisyn Hartwick, Jocelyn Jessup, Avery Johnston, Avery Mann, Madeleine McInnes, Skylee Nicholson and Ashlea Whyte.

The Lakers also received strong play between the pipes from goaltenders Emma Fisher and Zoey Quinlan.

Behind the bench, the team was led by head coach Nicci Johnston, along with assistant coaches Lexie Kinmond, Kelsey McWilliams and Hayley Bartlett. Jaelyn Terrion served as the team's trainer.

After winning all five games and overcoming a one-goal battle in the final, the Peterborough Lakers U22 girls returned home with a tournament championship and plenty of momentum heading into the rest of their season.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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