Paris U13 Rep team off to OMHA Tier 2 Championships this weekend

After a hard fought three game battle with Delhi, the U13 Wolfpack Rep team earned the Southern Counties League Championship title and are representing Paris in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association Tier 2 Championships this weekend The action all started on March 18th in front of a hometown crowd at the

Brant Sports Complex. Fresh off their silver medal tournament in St. Catharines, Paris hosted the Delhi Rockets.

Their opponents were off to a quick start with a goal 6:29 in the first.

The Wolfpack tried to even things up, but the Delhi goaltender stood strong Not to be outdone, Christian Watts in between Paris’ pipes remained stoic, also shutting out the

Delhi offense. With 6:35 left in the third, Luke Cochrane grabbed a loose puck and put it away to tie the game. No one scored during the 10minute sudden death OT period.

In game two the next night, it was Caleb Day who opened the scoring with a drive to the net, some forceful moves that resulted in a Paris goal

Sean Baxter added to Paris’ lead, 2-0, but Delhi stormed back quickly two back-to-back goals that sent the game into another OT period. Neither team capitalized, ending in another tie. Both teams sitting with two points, meaning game 3 would be the decider. Game three was back in Paris, which meant the team would win the title for the hometown crowd. It was a long, hard-fought first period, with Paris opening the score board with just three minutes left, thanks to a bang-bang goal by Sean Baxter, fed from Caleb Dey. Delhi tied it up in the second, but not for long as Paris came back hard on a power play thanks to a beauty by Rossi, from Martin and Durrer With seven seconds left in the second Paris pulled ahead with another goal from Baxter and assists going to Dey and Xavier Cormier. Paris was up 3-1 in the third, but Delhi wasn’t giving up, scoring one last goal to close the gap 3-2. The Wolfpack D stood strong, and Watts stood on his head, also solidifying his ‘JeanClaude Van Damme’ likeness to deny the eager Delhi offence. The fans were on the edge of their seats as the Paris defense killed the clock to secure the 3-2 win The big W added two more points to Paris’ record, sending them to the OMHA Tier 2 championships, underway this weekend in Halton Hills. See next week’s Paris Independent for details.

U14B Ringette Team brings home silver from Regionals!

The Paris Ringette U14B Thunder competed in Regionals last weekend, bringing home silver medals. It all started with a 3-3 tie against St. Thomas, followed by a 9-5 loss against St. Mary’s. The Thunder regrouped and posted a big 8-1 win against Sunderland to earn a spot against Mitchell in the finals. Despite a hardfought battle, they lost 10-5 but ended the season with some shiny silver medals! Congratulations team!

*U15 Team 1 McComb wins 3-2 against Burford Coyotes

*U9 MD Team sponsored by Desjardin Insurance wins 3-2 against New Hamburg Huskies

*U9 Team 2 Blake wins 4-1 against Port Dover Pirates

*U9 MD Team sponsored by Desjardin Insurance wins 3-0 against New Hamburg Huskies