ORILLIA
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The Orillia Pee Wee #1 Meridian Credit Union Kings kept the peewee championship at home in the Sunshine City with a strong weekend of lacrosse at the annual Boyd Balkwill Memorial Tournament.
The Kings went undefeated for the weekend, out-scoring their opponents 44-15 over the five games.
In game #1 against Stouffville the peewee Kings demonstrated powerful offence to tame the visiting Thunder with a 14-1 victory. Goal scorers in the game were Evan Gliddon with 3, Devun Colebrook and Kai Patterson had 2 each with singles going to Cole Eckstein, Ethan Hardy, Daniel Slemin and Jack Davidson. The Meridian Kings were backstopped by Evan Liscoumb in goal, allowing only a single tally. Assists went to Zach Clarke, Carson King, Wilson Mackey and Ben La Hay.
The second game Friday saw the hometown team facing a new opponent, in this season, from Mimico. A strong team commitment to defence, timely goaltending, and four goals in the first period propelled the local squad to a 6-4 victory. Kai Patterson lead the offence with a three-goal game; the remaining goals went to Jack Hedges, Colebrook and Spencer Shropshire. Assists went to Daniel Slemin, Lucas Lynch, Cole Eckstien, Jack Hedges, and Devun Colebrook.
Saturday saw the peewee Kings use their strong offensive skills in a 10-1 victory against Cambridge and a 7-4 triumph over a difficult team from Midland . The Kings were led by Patterson with 4, Colebrook with 2, Hardy, Hedges, Davidson and Scott Barkley each had one goal apiece.
In the Midland contest goal scorers for the Kings were Colebrook (3), Hedges (2), Hardy and Gliddon each scoring once. Helping the goal scorers on Saturday: Shropshire (2), Hedges (2), Lynch, La Hay, Hardy all with assists.
The tournament final on Sunday showcased two strong teams, Orillia and Milton. The peewee Kings used strong defence, team play, discipline, and timely saves from call-up Joe Fitzgerald in net, to secure the 7-4 victory.
The Kings stayed away from penalties while executing a strong power play, scoring twice with the man advantage. The final saw strong play by Colebrook (3 goals, 2 assists), Shropshire ( 1 goal, 2 assists), Patterson (2 goals) and Davidson (1 goal) offensively. Other assists in the final went to Joe Fitzgerald, Daniel Slemin, Scott Barkley and Evan Gliddon.
The weekend victory was a team effort, as the Orillia squad gave up only 15 goals over the five games, proving a commitment to team defence, discipline, and goaltending can take a team the distance.
The players would like to thank the coaching staff (Marty Groves, Clay Hedges, Mike Colebrook, Scott Brain) for a great weekend. Also “10 Day Coach” Wesley Brain for being on the bench to cheer on the players. Special thanks to Team Manager Amie Shropshire for keeping everything organized, and the team families for giving up the weekend to cheer.
The Meridian Credit Union Pee Wee #1 Kings team includes: Ben La Hay, Carson King, Cole Eckstein, Daniel Slemin, Devun Colebrook, Ethan Hardy, Evan Gliddon, Evan Liscoumb, Jack Hedges, Jack Davidson, Kai Patterson, Lucas Lynch, Scott Barkley, Spencer Shropshire, Wesley Brain, Wilson Mackey, Zach Clarke and AP Joe Fitzgerald.
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