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Vanderhoof Bears win Provincial Championships
The Vanderhoof Pee Wee Bears. From top left, Coach Marty Floris, Nic Warkentin, Hunter Floris, Caleb Goncalves, David Martens, Coach Dave Boon, Dylan Boon, Keetan Vandelaar. From left at bottom, Kyle Wiebe, Dexter Swanson, Simon Nemethy, Booker Daniel, Kyler Boucher, Hayley Stephen, Cohen Thiessen, Lief Martin and goalie Kinnon Cameron. Cameron Ginn Omineca Express After a shaky start to the regular season, the Vanderhoof Pee Wee Bears dominated the Provincial Championships last month. The Bears went undefeated in the championships, an emotionally charged sevengame tournament in Grand Forks, B.C. In game one, the Bears tied Kelowna 5-5. The next day, the team played a double header against Prince George and Semiahmoo, winning 5-7 and 10-6 respectively, within a 12 hour period. Game three against Juan de Fuca was another big victory for the Bears at 10-6. "They really stepped it up. They played awesome," said Nona Wiebe, whose son,
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Steve Silver Submitted The Vanderhoof Cycle North Bantam Bears travelled to Houston during the week of March 17 to 20 to participate in the Tier 4 Bantam Provincial Championships. In their first game played Sunday afternoon the Bears faced off against the Kelowna Jr. Rockets. Vanderhoof came out a little flat early on and had to rely on stellar goaltending from Mark Pearson before they could find their skating legs. Though outshot almost two to one in the game, the Bears were able to prevail 5-1. On Monday Vanderhoof played two games. In the morning the Bears squared off against a strong Elk Valley team and the
game ended in a 5-5 tie. Though again not their finest effort the Bears were resilient in a game that featured numerous lead changes. Dixon Loewen made some big saves late in the game to help preserve the tie and allow the Bears to earn a point. In the evening Vanderhoof faced off against the host Houston Flyers. The Bears cruised to a 6-0 victory with Mark Pearson earning the shutout. Tuesday afternoon the Bears went head to head against the Juan De Fuca Grizzlies. In the battle of the bears Vanderhoof played their best game of the tournament and won the game convincingly 6-2. Dixon Loewen earned the victory in goal for the Bears. Continued on page 7
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Kyle Wiebe, recorded one assist. With two days of the tournament remaining, the team remained focused. Even after a streak of tremendous wins, ego didn't get the better of the Bears. In games five and six, the Bears came out strong to defeat Windermere Valley and Grand Forks 6-4 and 7-3 in another day of solid and inspiring hockey play. Coach Dave Boon said the Bears weren't expected to make it as far as they did after struggling to finish third in their league during the regular season. In fact, it was only a few weeks earlier in February when the Bears recorded their first major tournament win, beating out Houston and Burns Lake at zones.
The Vanderhoof Bantam Bears. Back row from left, Max Mortiz, Coach Mike Page, Eric Silver, Graeme Thiessen, Reed Wiens and Coach Bobby Bahr. From left second row, Kacy Turgeon, Trent Emel, Calvin Li, Tate Page, Kolby Page and James deVos. At front from left, Dominic Webster, Owen Wiens, Mikael Bahr, Ewan Miles, Daulton Swanson, Mark Pearson and Dixon Loewen.
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