Peterborough Lakers U22 Girls Strike Gold Again in Whitby

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Lakers U22 girls team added another championship to its season over the weekend, winning the Whitby Girls Tournament.

the peterborough lakers u22 girls are champs once again after a nail biting win over the host whitby warriors

The Lakers opened the tournament Friday with a 9-3 victory over the Burlington Blaze before falling 12-7 to the host Whitby Warriors.

Peterborough bounced back on Saturday with a 6-0 win over the Gloucester Griffins, then defeated the Barrie Bombers 8-3 on Sunday to earn a spot in the championship game.

In the final, the Lakers got a chance to face Whitby again and made the most of the opportunity, edging the Warriors 8-7 to claim the tournament title.

The championship follows another successful weekend earlier this season, as the Lakers also captured the Barrie tournament title on the final weekend of May.

The championship roster included 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. Goaltenders Emma Fisher and Zoey Quinlan also helped lead the team to victory.

The team is coached by Nicci Johnston, with assistant coaches Lexie Kinmond, Kelsey McWilliams and Hayley Bartlett. Jaelyn Terrion serves as the team's trainer.

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

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