The Lake City 14U ‘A’ Whitecaps improved on its amazing season run, grabbing five more wins at the Tier II State Championship tournament for 14U teams in Appleton this past weekend, but it came down to the final game for the Sauk Prairie-based squad.
Competing in the event with the Whitecaps was the five Wisconsin Elite Hockey League (WEHL) 14U Regional teams, including South Central also made up of several local players.
The Caps claimed the championship with wins against all five teams, including a 3-1 edge in its final game against SouthEast as both teams entered the contest with 4-0 weekend records.
The Caps will move on as Wisconsin State reps at the Central District Tier II Championships held in Des Moines, IA in mid-March.
The South Central team also had some big moments at the weekend event but held off the score sheet for its final two games, the team ultiamately finished at 2-3 on the weekend.
Following are summaries of the games played by both the Caps and the South Central all stars:
LAKE CITY WHITECAPS
Whitecaps 3 North Central/NorthEast 1
The Caps started out with a hard-fought battle with goaltender Ivy Hare providing the heroics in goal, allowing her and the team collect a goose egg win despite a 21-16 edge in shots for the opponents.
After a scoreless opening period, Evelyn Bahe sank the game winner from Kinley Irwin and Haley Royster.
An unassisted goal from Natalee Gesicki later in the period padded the lead and another solo effort from Penelope Loeffelholz wrapped it up in the final frame.
SouthWest 1 Whitecaps 8
The Whitecaps rolled past SouthWest in their second game that seemed closer for a while – at least on the score sheet.
Teams were scoreless through a period despite a 13-2 edge in shots for the Caps but persistence paid off in the middle frame as they finally found a way past SouthWest goaltender Aria Chamberland. Heading to the final frame with a 3-1 lead, the Caps piled on another five for an overwhelming win and a 45-7 edge on the shot clock.
Pacing the offense was Loeffelholz and Josie Cullison with two goals and an assist apiece while Katherine Burkard set up three. Eleanor Porter, Haley Royster and Irwin each notched a goal and assist. Gesicki had two helpers, Anjali Ballweg scoring the other goal and single assists for Margaret Colletti and Phoebe Hager.
Hare picked up another win in goal.
Whitecaps 4 Western 1
Hare carried another shutout into the late stages as Gesicki fired the lone goal of the first period, then added the fourth for the Caps late in the middle period. In between were goals from Cullison and Bahe and assists for Porter and Loeffelholz.
The Caps held a 29-15 edge in shots and this time it was Zoey Knott spoiling the shutout bid jus 3:46 from the final buzzer for the Western crew.
South Central 0 Whitecaps 2
The all-area meeting might have been the closest match of weekend in the division as goaltenders again played a major part.
Hare collected the 17-save shutout and Renneberg was beaten just twice on 26 shots for the South Central crew.
Porter fired the game winner in the opening period from Gesicki and Ballweg and the clincher came in the middle from as Irwin finished a threeway play with Bahe and Royster.
The win moved the Caps to 4-0 and within a win of a perfect weekend while the South Central team fell to 2-2, eliminating their chance of winning the event.
Whitecaps 3 SouthEast 1
The schedule could not have been created better as the final game of the weekend matched the Whitecaps and SouthEast, both undefeated through four rounds.
The championship was settled by a pair of goals scored just over a minute apart early in the second period.
An unassisted goal by Porter was tdhe first of the game and the other stood up as the game winner, scored by Cullison on a feed by Loeffelholz.
Caps carried the 2-0 cushion into the final period and Hager’s unassisted tally all but locked it up with about 11 minutes to play.
But Anna Gervais made things interesting with what would be the lone SouthEast shot to get by Hare 47 seconds later.
SOUTH CENTRAL WEHL
SouthEast 3 South Central 2
The local WEHL outfit kicked off its run with a tough loss against the SouthEast squad.
South-Central hit the board first, Amelia Simmet burying an unassisted tally early in the contest but SouthEast rallied back to carry a 2-1 lead into the middle frame.
SouthEast added another in the second and that held up until Elin Martin gave the South Central squad a glimmer of hope with her marker with 59 seconds to play. Madeline Justman and Mia Torres had the set ups on Martin’s goal, but the locals could get no closer.
Olivia Renneberg turned in a solid performance in goal for South Central with 18 saves.
South Central 2 North Central/North East 1
The South Central crew evened its record early Saturday with an inspired effort againt their northern rivals.
First period was scoreless and the lone goal of the middle period was an unassisted marker for Amelia Weaver giving South Central a lead late in the period.
Madison Breunig doubled the margin with a powerplay tally with help from Mia Tokheim and Ashlyn Bartels with less than eight minutes to play.
Malin Jewitt fired the only NC/NE shot to elude goaltender Zoey Palmer, denying her the shutout with less than four minutes remaining. Palmer stopped 14 of 15 to collect the win though.
South Central 9 SouthWest 2
The South Central crew exploded for nine in the third round, led by a hat trick off the stick of Elin Martin and a brilliant effort in goal from Renneberg who carried a shutout and a 5-0 lead into the final period. Renneberg went on to a 21-save win.
Teaghan Geffert chipped in two goals and an assist and Mia Torres notched a goal and a helper with other goals for Madeline Justman, Fionnuala Goodnaugh and Sophia Young.
Bartels had a couple assists with others for Tokheim and Ella Swenson.
South Central 0 Whitecaps 2
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Western 2 South Central 0
In their finale, the South Central team struggled again to find the mesh in a tight defensive battle that saw Western with a slim 18-17 edge in shots.
Palmer went to the crease and kicked out 16 shots, but a single first period goal with one more in the third was enough to wrap up the win for the Western squad.
The local side finished the weekend with a 2-3 record and was held off the sheet for its final two matches.
The Lake City 14U A Whitecaps out of Sauk Prairie stepped up its competition level this past weekend and came out of a highly competitive tournament in Sault Ste. Marie with a 2-2 record.
The Whitecaps saw a 10-game winning streak snapped in the opening contest falling 3-0 to the Thunder Bay Queens Friday (Oct. 27) and the host Soo Jr. Greyhounds also managed a 4-1 win against the Whitecaps the following day.
The Whitecaps rebounded later Saturday with a 3-2 edge against the North Bay Lakers, then followed that up Sunday with a 4-2 margin in a rematch against the Lakers.
Following is a quick look at three of the four contests (unfortunately, there is no information available for the game against the Soo.
Whitecaps 0 @ Queens 3
The Caps were held off the scoresheet for just the second time this season, the first a scoreless 0-0 draw with North Shore at Sauk Prairie Area Recreation Center (SPARC) in the previous game.
Ivy Hare turned in a stellar effort in goal for the Caps, keeping it scoreless through the opening period despite a 12-0 edge in for the Queens.
Kaelyn Stansell finally found a way past Hare near the halfway mark of the second and Avery Gunn added insurance a little more than three minutes later.
Olivia Vinet wrapped it up with the lone third period tally, but Hare was the star of this one, kicking out 31 of 34 shots to keep it close.
Whitecaps 3 @ Lakers 2
The Whitecaps bounced back from its first two games Saturday evening outshooting the Lakers by a 35-19 margin, scoring first and never trailing.
Natelee Gesicki’s unassisted marker with 8 minutes to play in the opening period stood up as the lone goal in the first two periods thanks in part to Hare who stopped all 12 of the shots she faced.
Kaylee Bolton pulled the Lakers even early in the third but Gesicki’s second of the contest, from Phoebe Hager restored the lead.
Bolton fired a second just over a minute later to tie it again, but Margaret Colletti sank the game winner with 3:46 to go with help from Haley Royster and Josephine Cullison.
Lakers 2 @ Whitecaps 4
The same teams squared off in a Consolation final Sunday, but this time the Caps needed a third period rally to pull back from a 2-1 deficit.
Eleanor Porter notched the lone goal of the first period from Anjali Ballweg and Gesicki but Brooklyn McGowan and Amber Chevrier scored middle period markers to give North Bay a 2-1 cushion.
Gesicki took over, notching a natural hat trick with three goals in the third period to tie, win and clinch the game.
MIrella Quartuccio and Marian Carroll helped out on the first goal and the other two were both solo efforts for Gesicki, making for a long, but happy ride home for the girls.
Six straight in Pennsylvania
Earlier in October the Whitecaps attended a National Girls Hockey League Tournament in Delmont, PA, collecting six straight wins in its first of two tournaments that will clinch a berth at league nationals.
Natalee Gesicki celebrates one of her goals at the NGHL tournament with teammates Anjali Ballweg and Eleanor Porter
Whitecaps 3 Princeton Tiger Lilies (Orange) 1
The Whitecaps kicked off the tournament against the Tiger Lilies from South Brunswick Twp, NJ.
Caps grabbed control with first period goals from Colletti and Bahe with an assist on the first for Kinley Irwin.
Emma Hlinka pulled one back for the Lilies with the lone goal of the second period but a third period tally for Quartuccio clinched the win with assists for Burkard and Royster.
Hare collected the win in goal stopping all but one of the 21 shots she faced.
Florida Alliance 0 @ Lake City Whitecaps 3
In the second contest on Oct. 7, the Whitecaps collected a win against the Florida opponent, helped by Hare’s 13-save shutout.
After two scoreless periods, the Caps went to work in the final period with goals from Gesicki, Ballweg and Hager. Ballweg also collected an assist along with Porter and Irwin.
Lake City White Caps 6 @ Lovell Winter Club 0
The following day the Caps picked up right where it left off including a back-to-back shutout for Hare agianst Winter Club, based out of Hingham, MA.
This time the Caps grabbed a 1-0 first period lead with the game winner scored by Gesicki with set ups for Ballweg and Porter.
A three-goal middle period put it away as Ballweg, Gesicki and Quartuccio each found the net with assists for Burkard and Hager.
Margaret Colletti and Royster added third period goals with Quartuccio adding another assist
The Caps wrapped up a dominant effort with 51 shots at the Winter Club goaltender.
Lake City Whitecaps 3 @ Buffalo (NY) Regals 1
Whitecaps wrapped up its second day with 3-1 edge against the Regals, Hare turrning in another near flawless effort, beaten just once on 15 shots.
Offensively, Penelope Loeffelholz opened the scoring for the Caps from Bahe and Ballweg added the game winner later in the opening period, from Hager.
The Regals found a way past Hare for the first time in three games early in the second, Leah Dowling pulling the trigger, but Gesicki restored the two-goal cushion about five minutes later from Ballweg.
Whitecaps 5 @ California Gold Rush 1
The Caps improved to 5-0, opening a 2-1 first period lead and putting it away with three unanswered goals in the final period.
The Gold Rush led early with the only shot of 17 to elude Hare but the Caps had control with a pair of Loeffelholz goals scored 24 seconds apart before the end of the opening period. Hager set up the first while Carroll and Bahe helped out on the second. with
That lead stood up until the third period when Porter added insurance from Gesicki early in the frame before Colletti and Bahe added others in the final three minutes.
Gesicki and Hager both picked up assists.
Hyland Hills Lady Jaguars 1 @ Whitecaps 7
The Caps made it a winning sixpack with a comfortable win against this Colorado-based team to Bup an awesome weekend.
The Whitecaps owned a 44-7 margin on the shot clock, and it paid off early as Gesicki fired a pair of unanswered first period markers, the first on a setup from Ballweg and the other on a feed from Porter.
Middle period goals from Carroll, Irwin and Loeffelholz all but clinched the win and third period goals from Royster and Colletti wrapped it up. Quartucci, Loeffelholz, Irwin and Bahe each picked up an assist along the way.
The Lady Jags gained a small consolation denying Hare a third goose egg as Neely Palsic spoiled it with 18 seconds to play.
There was plenty of reasons to celebrate after a 6-0 run through the first of the Lake City Whitecaps in Pennsylvania Oct. 7-9
The Whitecaps will attend a second NGHL event in Ann Arbor, MI later this month which will qualify them for the national championship tournament to be played in St. Louis in February.
The Lake City 14U A Whitecaps out of Sauk Prairie have given area girls hockey players an ultra-competitive outlet this season.
Head Coach Jeremy Gesicki and his charges began their second season in late August after tryouts in July.
The team has been in action more weekends than it hasn’t and the mix of players from Sauk Prairie, Waunakee and some other surrounding organizations entered a weekend tournament in Sault Ste. Marie, ON boasting a 15-1-1 record including six straight at a National Girls Hockey League (NGHL) Championship tournament in Pennsylvania earlier in the month.
The Soo tourney was a step up in competition level, but after suffering a 3-0 loss to the Thunder Bay Queens and a 4-1 defeat against the host Soo Jr. Greyhounds, the Whitecaps rallied with a pair of wins against the North Bay Lakers, 3-2 and 4-2 for a weekend split.
The Whitecaps face big competition almost every weekend including this coming weekend at the Tier II State Tournament. After treks to Pennsylvania and Ontario the trip to Appleton this weekend will seem like a trip down the block.
Following this weekend against the Wisconsin Elite Hockey League (WEHL) 14U squads, the team will continue through a busy 14-game month of November which includes a second NGHL event in Ann Arbour as the local squad hopes to qualify for the League championship tournament to be held in St. Louis in February.
Team members include Evie Bahe, Anjali Ballweg, Katherine Burkard, Marian Carroll, Margaret Colletti, Megan Collins, Josie Cullison, Natalee Gesicki, Phoebe Hager, Ivy Hare, Kinley Irwin, Penelope Loeffelholz, Eleanor Porter, Mirella Quartuccio and Haley Royster.
While several of last season’s team members have returned this year, a core group graduated to Tier 1 programs this season, so there were some new faces in the lineup. Clearly the team is firing on all cylinders and both coach and players said the bond between players was formed quickly.
Good thing because these girls spend a lot of time together.
On Wednesdays, Gesicki gets some help from Claudia Kepler, an area player who played with both the Ohio State and Wisconsin Division 1 programs and has also played pro both in Europe and recently with the Buffalo Beauts.
There is also a Whitecaps ‘B’ 14U squad and the Sauk Prairie Youth Hockey girls programs has become a model for other centers to follow with two teams at both the 10U and 12U levels, playing under the Sauk Monkeys flag and a U19 squad that runs as the Badger City squad.
The Sauk Prairie peewee ‘A’ Flyers were one of the few teams able to celebrate the end of the season with a win as they wrapped up three seemingly easy wins to claim the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association (WAHA) State 3A Championship a few weeks ago.
Following is a division by division look at how things went down for all Sauk County teams that participated in Regionals and State Championship Tournaments
Squirt ‘A’
At Regionals held Feb. 4-5, the Squirt ‘A’ Division included just one game as the RWD Cheavers collected a 3-1 win against the Flyers at Sauk Prairie Area Recreation Center (SPARC).
The win advanced the Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/Mauston crew to the State 3A Championship as the Region 4 Representative in Rhinelander, WI.
Seeded seventh at the event, the Cheavers opened play at Rhinelander Ice Arena, playing the tournament opener against the second seeded Somerset Spartans early on March 4
A 5-1 loss in that contest sent the Cheavers to the Consolation side of the draw for an afternoon contest against the sixth seeded Oshkosh Warbirds later the same day.
A 4-3 edge in that one advanced RWD to the Consolation Championship contest but the fourth seeded Waupun Warriors spoiled Cheavers’ bid for a plaque and banner with a 5-1 win.
After defeating the Cheavers in its opener, the Spartans defeated third seeded Marshfield with an 5-4 decision in overtime and claimed the state title with a 3-1 win against number five Black River Falls Tigers.
Congratulations to the RWD Squirt ‘A’ Cheavers for a Region 4 Championship and a sixth place showing at State where they met up with both the eventual State and State Consolation Champions.
RWD’s squirt roster includes in numerical order: Jase Uminski; Talon Burton; Joel Dotts; Cole Renneberg; Thomas Bowen Jr.; Elliott Wilcox; Briar Messer; Caleb Backeberg; Bentley Meyer; Jesse Curley and Owen Meyer.
Justin Messer was the team’s Head Coach this season with help from Dustin Curley and Nate Wilcox and Angela Meyer was the team’s manager.
The RWD squirts wrapped up the season with an 18-23-1 record.
Congrats also to the Squirt ‘A’ Flyers who wrapped up a solid 18-10-2 (possibly a few games missing).
The Squirt ‘A’ Flyers includes in numerical order: Henry Zuelke; Bryce Argall; Isabelle Jolicoeur; Kelton Royster; Brayton Bahe; Luke Hager; Teresa Weiss; Mason Ramirez; Milio Donaldson; Oswald Tippery; Joshua Freeman; Cashton Suchla; Jonathon Bromley and Jayden Teague.
Michael Freeman is listed as the team’s Head Coach along with assistants Brett Suchla; John Tippery and Zake Bahe. Team Manager this season was Rachel Tippery.
Squirt ‘B’
The Squirt ‘B’ Regional Playdowns included both the Flyers and Cheavers along with the Ice Wolves out of Dodgeville and the Stoughton Vikings.
On Feb. 4 the Flyers Squirts collected a 12-0 win against the RWD Cheavers at SPARC and advanced to the Regional Championship against the Ice Wolves who edged the Vikings 6-5 in its semifinal.
Second round games were not required, top seeded Flyers gaining entry to the State Tournament in Somerset, WI while the Ice Wolves were granted the ‘host’ spot.
The Flyers drew eventual State finalist Somerset Spartans who were hosting the event on March 4, dropping a 5-3 decision and moving to the Consolation side of the draw.
Later the same day, the Flyers earned a 5-4 edge against Marshfield, moving to the Consolation Championship game, but the Waupun Warriors spoiled the run March 5 with a 3-1 edge to claim the Consolation title.
The Ice Wolves went to a shootout to capture a 5-4 edge against Marshfield in its opening game but ran into the Spartans in the second round dropping a 9-3 decision. In the third place contest, Barron/Chetek Grizzlies captured a 7-3 win against the Ice Wolves.
Congratulations to the Flyers on a sixth place showing at the State Tournaement. Team members include: Bryce Jacobs; Owen Olson; Carson Lohr; Logan Meyer; William Prohaska; Levi Sadek; Basil Welch; Wyatt Kieffer; Jameson Gray; Everett Meyer; Harper Caldwell; Catharine Marshall and Reid Hart.
Brandon Lohr is listed as the team’s coach along with assistants Tony Hart; Zach Wagner; Michael Kieffer and Paul Jacobs. Danielle Lohr and Natalie Hart shared the team manager duties.
The RWD Cheavers Squirt B roster included: Kaden Whitrock Pyne; Reeve Krus; Knox Ganem; Nash Walker; Tenley Van der Wilt; Brayden Lee; Darby Seep; Amaya Clark; Cooper Simonson; Corbyn Sullivan; Landyn Luke; Christian Shirek; Zander Mathis; Westly Williams; Jaxsen Folgate and Dalton Whitaker. Co-Coaches included Bryton Clark; Barry Folgate; Brad Lee and Eric Neuhauser and Megan Folgate was the team’s manager.
10U Girl’s ‘A’
The Squirt ‘B’ Regional Playdowns included both the Flyers and Cheavers along with the Ice Wolves out of Dodgeville and the Stoughton Vikings.
Monkeys guaranteed a spot in the top four with a 7-0 shutout win against the Eau Claire Mustangs in the second game of the state tournament but dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker against the Lake County Warhawks later the same day, returning the following day and wrapping up third place with a 5-1 win against the Fox River Freeze.
Congratulations to the 10U ‘A’ Monkeys on a third place showing at State and an overall record of 14-12-1 (Possibly missing some results) Team members include: Margaret Nelson; Hayley Chamberlin; Ruth Saltzberry; Callie Lohr; Brooke Schmidtke; Reagan Maier; Mya Goodman; Teresa Weiss; Giullette Melone; Grace O’Connell; Isabelle Jolicoeur; Lola Smith; Margaret Kossen and Ruby Rinabarger.
Jeromy Chamberlin was Head Coach of the Monkeys along with assistants Jed Smith; Derek Rinabarger and Shawn Nelson. Team manager was Julie Goodman.
10U Girl’s ‘B’
As the lone Region 4 representative at the Region 4 10U ‘B’ level, Monkeys earned an auto berth into the State Championship tournament played March 4-5 in Spooner.
As the eighth seed, the Monkeys knew it would take some big efforts to pick up a win on the weekend and Beaver Dam Wildfire, the top seeded team at the event collected a 12-0 win in the third game of the day in Spooner to send Monkeys to the Consolation side of the draw.
Later the same day, Fox River Freeze moved past the Monkeys with a 9-1 win and Green Bay also earned a 4-0 victory in the seventh-place game. All things considered, players may have been disappointed, but this weekend could be pointed to down the road as an experience that made the local 10U squad a better team.
10U ‘B’ Monkeys include Silvia Cassidy; Taylor Ruhland; Londyn Kleist; Maycee Bradley; Nellie Kaderaverk; Raegan Noltner; Eloise Nelson; Olive Nelson; Scarlett Breunig; Charlotte Gesicki; Gracelyn Kleist; Elizabeth Cook; Emily Ramirez and Ella Paul.
Seth Nelson was the team’s Head Coach and Aaron Kaderavek an assistant while Madeline Nelson took on managing duties.
Peewee ‘A’
Dave Jolicoeur’s peewee ‘A’ side claimed the state championship in Ashland which has already been reported on.
The team claimed its spot at the state tournament by winning the Region 4 Championship with a 6-2 edge against the RWD Cheavers Feb. 5 at SPARC. The Cheavers moved into the championship game with a 9-2 margin against the Beloit Junior Knights at McFarland the previous day.
The Flyers wrapped up a state championship season with five straight wins, including victories against Marshfield, Black River Falls and Tomahawk at the Ashland event.
Team members included: Haakon Hoeltke; Logan Harrington; Alexander Kirk; Braden Schlough; Brayton Bahe; Natalee Gesicki; Davis Lombard; Bryce Ballweg; Benjamin Freeman; Oswald Tippery, Michael Jolicoeur and Reid Knoll.
Dave Jolicoeur was the team’s Head Coach with assistants Michael Freeman; Jeffrey Harrington and Brian Schlough. Ryan Kirk was the team’s manager.
The RWD Peewee ‘A’ Cheavers also wrapped up a solid season with an overall record of 15-18-2.
Members of the Peewee ‘A’ Cheavers include: Landen Uminski; Kate Brandt; Rainier Scott; Kason Messer; Aaron Belk; Teaghan Geffert; Bryce Horkan; Evelyn Gurney; Jesse Arnold and Noah Backeberg.
Joe Uminski is the team’s Head Coach with Billy Oakes and Jeremy Backeberg also behind the bench. Team manager is Tara Uminski.
Peewee ‘B’
The Peewee ‘B’ Flyers were granted automatic inclusion in the State 3B tournament in Waupaca while the RWD Peewee ‘B’ Cheavers were granted a spot as the Region 5 Rep (There was not 3B level teams in Region 5) with a 7-2 win against Stoughton on Feb. 5 in McFarland.
The Cheavers took advantage of the opportunity and earned a 5-3 win against Oshkosh in the final game of the opening round March 11 to move to the Championship side of the draw. Earlier the Flyers suffered a 4-1 loss against Blackhawk and moved to the Consolation side of the tournament.
The Cheavers dropped a 4-1 decision to Somerset Spartans later the same day, denying them a spot in the championship game but instead returned Sunday to face Blackhawk in the third place match. Blackhawk collected th the plaque with a 4-2 doubling of the Cheavers.
The Flyers bounced back from its opening loss, taking out frustrations on the Tomahawk Hatchets 9-2 later the same day.
That pushed the Flyers into the Consolation Championship match but the Ashland peewees wrapped up that plaque with a 6-3 win.
Congratulations to the RWD Cheavers on a 4th place ranking in State. Team members include: Isaac Howe; Shirlie DeFosse; Nora Walker; Kapri Rabine; Elliot Wilcox; Aria Gada; Cole Renneberg; Jamison Haag; Harlan Folgate; Jase Uminski; Caleb Backeberg; Joseph Patton; Briar Messer and Braydan Potter.
Todd Patton and Jim Polanek are co-Coaches for the ‘B’ Cheavers and Katrina Knight is the team manager.
Congratulations to the Peewee ‘B’ Flyers who wrapped up fifth in state. Team members include: Henry Zuelke; Eli Dillon; Liam Hart; Calder Schakelman; Owen Olson; Reid Hart; William Prohaska; Mason Ramirez; Calvin Kunde; Calvin Russo; Cashton Suchla; JJ Hagen; Mason Cantwell and Jayden Teague.
Jason Teague is the team’s Head Coach with Juan Ramirez and Colin Hagen as Assistant Coaches. Manager duties this season were shared by Amanda Cantwell and Natalie Hart.
12U ‘A’ Girls
The 12U ‘A’ Monkeys earned its shot at state winning the lone Regional contest 9-0 against Sun Prairie. That advanced the Monkeys to play in the Milwaukee area in a tournament hosted by Arrowhead (Lake Country) March 11-12.
The Monkeys opened the event as the fifth seed but suffered a 4-2 loss against Superior Spartans March 11, sending them to the Consolation side of the pool.
The Monkeys bounced back with a 2-1 win later the same day against the eighth seeded Fox River Freeze, then captured the State 12U ‘A’ Consolation plaque and banner with a 3-1 win against the Black Cats ‘Black’ squad.
The Consolation crown wraps up a solid 20-6 record (some game results may be missing) and ranked fifth in state.
Robert Annen Sr. Is the team’s Head Coach with Jess Hansen; Graham Falde and Holly Walker as assistant coaches. Ellie Falde was the team’s manager.
12U ‘B’ Girls
The ‘B’ Monkeys also qualified for the state tournament with an automatic berth, making the trip to Appleton March 11-12.
Seeded sixth at the tournament, the Monkeys drew a tough opener, falling 7-0 to the number 3 Fox River Freeze in the second game of the event March 11. Later the same day, the Monkeys began play on the Consolation side, dropping a 3-2 heartbreaker in double overtime.
The locals dropped their final game at the state tournament as well, the seventh-place match on Sunday against Chippewa Falls.
Congratulations to the 12U ‘B’ Monkeys on wrapping up the season at the state tournament and ranked eighth overall in Wisconsin.
Team members include: Hayley Chamberlin; Carolena Weiss; Reagan Maier; Charlotte Drake; Vivienne Tomlin; Lucy Gibson; Mia Persinger; Sydnee Marks; Eliana Graham; Elle Osborn; Mackenzie Pflieger; Margaret Kossen; Bryn Hommowun; Ruby Rinabarger; Nora Thiering and Catherine Marshall.
Rebecca Hildebrandt was the team’s Head Coach with Jody Persinger; Brandon Hommowun and Matthew Drake also in place as assistant coaches. Team manager duties were shared by Jessica Mijal and Stephanie Osborn.
Bantam ‘A’
Sauk Prairie Flyers also earned a direct entry to the state championship as the lone Region 4 rep while RWD was also included as the tournament host.
Play started at Reedsburg Area Community Arena (RACA) on March 4 for the WAHA Bantam 3A title.
The host Cheavers dropped a 6-0 opening round decision to Somerset Spartans and the Flyers played the final game of the opening round, falling to the Waupun Warriors 6-3.
Both teams moved to the Consolation side of the tournament later Saturday, RWD advancing to the Consolation Championship game with a 7-0 decision against Black River Falls while the Flyers claimed the other spot with a 7-1 win against Waupaca.
A thrilling all-Sauk County Consolation Championship game went to the Cheavers with a narrow 4-3 margin. The state title went to the Tomahawk Hatchets who doubled Somerset 6-3.
Congratulations to the host and State Consolation champion RWD Cheavers with team members: Jordan Kowalski; Jenna Garbacz; Wyatt Arnold; Ethan Wilcox; Caydence Putz; Cassidy Putz; Matthew Stando; Ethan Pope; Andrew Stando; Molly Stokes; Marley Fischer; Tyler Krieski; Brian Skwara; Payton Kowalski; Olivia Renneberg; Nicholas Warneke; Aiden Knull; Dayne Wagner and Hailey Dietl.
Chris Arnold, Justin Pope and Nate Wilcox were team coaches and Nicole Stokes was the team’s manager.
Congratulations to the Bantam ‘A’ Flyers who wrapped up sixth spot in the state. Team members include: Ethan Goodman; Brody Bjorklund; Benjamin Hanko; Douglas Jolicoeur; Kash Caldwell; Cameron McInerney; Ryker Hovland; Austin Smith; Baryn MacLeish-Breunig; Caden Argall Tucker Cummings; Rylan Burch; Carl Weiss and Rowan Kauss.
Mark Schultz was the team’s Head Coach with Timothy McInerney and Kurt Caldwell as Assistant Coaches and Gregory Sarnow listed as ‘General Staff.’ Kristian Smith was the team’s manager.
14U ‘A’ Girls
The Lake City Whitecaps wrapped up its inaugural season with an auto berth to the State Championship tournament as the Region 4 Rep.
Traveling to the Milt Lunda Memorial Arena in Black River Falls, the Whitecaps opened play March 4 as the eighth seed and dropped its opener 9-2 against the top seeded and eventual state champion Fond du Lac Thunder.
A 9-1 loss against Hayward Hurricanes later the same day sent the area 14U squad to the seventh place game Sunday. A closer game saw the Whitecaps falling 2-1 to Winter Club and wrapping up its first season as the state’s number eight squad.
Roster for the 14U ‘A’ Whitecaps was unavailable on the Sauk Prairie Youth Hockey website.
14U ‘B’ Girls
The 14U ‘B’ squad also earned direct entry to the state championship tournament held March 4-5 in Beaver Dam.
Also seeded eighth, the Whitecaps found the road tough as well, pitted against the top seeded and host Beaver Dam Wildfire who sent them to the Consolation side with a 9-1 decision. The Whitecaps returned later the same day and were sent to the Seventh place contest with a tough Consolation round loss against the Western Wisconsin Stars 5-4.
On Sunday the Whitecaps wrapped up a tough weekend with a 5-3 loss to the Ozaukee Ice Dogs to finish as the state’s eighth ranked team.
Members of the 14U ‘B’ Whitecaps include Lili Peekna; Kylie Unseth; Vyvienne Tomlin; Lucy Gibson; McKenzie Teague; Olivia Zuelke; Seneca Ruyle; Mary Marck; Elle Osborn; Lauren Mankowski; Lila Shadewald; Allison Anderson; Violett Fredrickson; Allison Herbrand; Haydee Meyer and Madison Breunig.
Nathan Breunig was the team’s Head Coach with Jason Teague and Rebecca Hildebrandt as assistants. Melinda Teague was the team’s manager.
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