After a stellar season in their league, Squamish鈥檚 bantam rep Eagles are off to a strong start in the playoff rounds.
On Monday, the team held off a last-minute comeback attempt by the visiting Ridge Meadows Rustlers to jump to a lead in the best-of-three series. The game started slowly, with no goals through the first period, though 麻豆社国产put plenty of pressure on the visitors鈥� net.听
Ridge Meadows struck first in the second period after an odd bounce off the end boards resulted in a clear shot on goal for the Rustlers. 麻豆社国产fought back though and scored two goals in the period and two more in the third.
With 1:20 left in the game, as the Ridge Meadows goalie was skating to the bench for the extra attacker, the Rustlers managed to get a long shot through traffic that found the back of the net. With 15 seconds left, they added another following a scramble in front of the goal, but that was as close as the visitors got.
Captain Devon Bailey led the offence with two goals for Squamish.
麻豆社国产qualified for the series after beating Abbotsford 4-2 at home on Feb. 9. Bailey scored twice, while Jeremy Smith and Liam Hudson each added markers.
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Axemen drop first match听
After missing their first match due to a rainout on Jan. 30, the 麻豆社国产Axemen finally got on the pitch for the spring season but lost out to their hosts, Ridge Meadows.听
The game was played at Thomas Haney Secondary on Saturday, with the final score 15-0.听
The team is on the road again this weekend before hosting its first home match against SFU-A on Feb. 27.听
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Peewees beat Arbutus听
Squamish鈥檚 peewee rep Eagles played the first playoff game on Feb. 6 and skated away with a 2-1 win over seventh-ranked Arbutus Club.听
Ben Thompson started out the scoring with a goal halfway through the first with an assist from Markus Hernandez. He followed it up right after with another goal, which was disallowed.听
By the end of the second period, Arbutus had tied up the score.听
The Eagles went ahead when Ethan Skiffington scored on the power play at the beginning of the third period, set up by Jake Heppel, and the team was able to hold on for the win.听
麻豆社国产is ranked 10th overall among tier three teams and will now move on to the next round when they face the top-ranked North Shore Winter Club on Feb. 22.听
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S2S at B.C. Biathlon听
Several Sea to Sky members finished in top three spots at the weekend B.C. Biathlon Championships at the Whistler Olympic Park.听
During the sprint event on Saturday, Jaedon Chase was third in the junior boys 4.5-kilometre, Michael Murdoch and Joe Davies were first and second in the recreational 2 鈥� 4.5-kilometre, Jordan Laker and Max Sterelyukhin were first and second in the men鈥檚 10-kilometre, Kaede Kawano was first in the senior girls鈥� six-kilometre sprint, Richard Blanchet was third in the men鈥檚 35 six-kilometre, Marie St-Pierre was third in the women鈥檚 35 six-kilometre, Jonathan Anderson, David Helliwell and Cathy Martin were first, second and third in the recreational six-kilometre.听
For the pursuit event on Sunday, Jaedon Chase was second in the junior boys six-kilometre, Alex Sinnes and Tyler Ng were first and second in the recreational 2 鈥� six kilometre, Max Sterelyukhin and Jordan Laker were first and second in the men鈥檚 12.5-kilometre.
Kaede Kawano was third in the senior girls鈥� 7.5-kilometre, Richard Price was third in the master men鈥檚 35 鈥� 7.5 kilometre, Marie St-Pierre was second in the master women鈥檚 35 鈥� 7.5 kilometre, David Helliwell, Jonathan Anderson and Cathy Martin were first, second and third in the recreational 1 7.5-kilometre.听
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Peak Race back to Whistler听
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The quad-burning Peak to Valley Race, presented by Smirnoff, is set to return to Whistler Mountain on Feb. 19 and 20. The race is the longest race of its kind in the world and is now in its 32nd year. The course totals 5.6 kilometres, with a vertical drop of 1,443 metres and around 180 gates. Racers enter in four-person teams, which have to include at least one female and may include no more than one professional racer. Peak to Valley Race organizers are looking for volunteer gatekeepers. To sign up, please call 604-905-2034. For more information, or to register a team, see www.whistlerblackcomb.com/events-and-activities/events/2016/02/peak-to-valley-race.
