Strong effort by U13 Rep at OMHA Championships

The U13 Rep hockey team’s season came to an end with a competitive Tier 2 OMHA Championship run. Paris, sponsored by the Paris Optimist Club, finished the tournament 1-1-1. It all started in game one against the Wallaceburg Lakers The Lakers opened the scoring in the first period with a powerplay goal Eldred Martin (assist to Marshall Lerno) got things going for Paris with a goal at 8:29 in the second. Then it was Xavier Cormier, unassisted at 13:01 in the third followed by Carter Durrer (from Martin) at 9:28 The Wolfpack was in good shape up, 3-1 with five minutes left in the game Cayden Williams was strong in net while the D stood tall. Wallaceburg was relentless and evasive of the whistle while Paris got rung up with two quick penalties, giving Wallaceburg the opportunity to push for two powerplay goals late in the game It was a tough game that ended in a 3-3 tie. The following game against ArranElderslie Ice Dogs proved to be tough. Paris fought hard but was kept off the scoreboard, while the team battled to keep the Ice Dogs to one goal per period. Christian Watts played strong in net to keep the opponents at three The final game, and what a way to conclude the season, was a 5-3 win against the Kawartha Coyotes.

After no scoring in the first, Kawartha opened it up in the second Cormier (from Lerno, Durrer) tied it up late in the first, then Paris took the lead with goals from Evan Mattingley (Durrer), Martin, and Cormier. The Coyotes continued to fight back and added another, but Paris responded with a marker from James Baxter (Alex Scherer). The Coyotes posted one more goal, but the game ended in a 53 win for Paris. Christian Watts held the team in for the win Great season Wolfpack!