The
Sarnia
Jr.
Sting
Major
Atom MD
team
took
part in
the Ace
Bailey
Memorial
Tournament
held in
Stoney
Creek,
Ontario
this
weekend
and made
it to
the semi
– finals
before
being
defeated
by the
eventual
tournament
champs
the
Stoney
Creek
Warriors.
The Jr.
Sting
started
off the
tournament
on
Friday
afternoon
with a
2-1 loss
against
the
Merriton
Bulldogs.
Sarnia’s
lone
goal was
scored
by Cole
Goosens
with an
assist
going to
Damon
Skinn-Wai.
Cameron
Stevens
was
awarded
both the
coach’s
and the
parent’s
player
of the
game
puck for
his
determined
effort
between
the
pipes.
The Jr.
Sting
next
played
the
Ancaster
Avalanche
Friday
evening
and won
by a
score of
2-1.
Cole
Goosens
scored
late in
the
second
period
with
assists
going to
Beynon
Jonas
and Kaz
Gudelis.
Ancaster
tied the
game
early in
the
third
period
setting
the
stage
for
Spencer
Baillie’s
game
winning
short
handed
marker
with two
minutes
left in
the
contest.
The
Avalanche
added an
extra
attacker
in the
final
minute
but the
Jr.
Sting
held on
for the
victory.
Stevie
Schaefer
earned
the
victory
in net
for the
Jr.
Sting
this
game.
The
coach’s
player
of the
game
puck was
earned
by
Spencer
Baillie
while
the
parents
picked
Aiden
Clark.
On
Saturday
morning
the Jr.
Sting
faced
the Kent
Cobras
with
Sarnia
coming
out on
top
5-2.
Scoring
for the
Jr.
Sting
were Ian
Bailey,
Mathew
Waun,
Evan
Trigatti
and
Colin
Zimmer
with
two.
Colin
Zimmer
also
drew an
assist
giving
him a
three
point
game.
Mat Waun
also had
a three
point
game as
he had
two
helpers.
Other
assists
were
awarded
to
Nathan
Oliphant,
Cole
Goosens,
Tyler
Talbot-Ellis,
Damon
Skinn-Wai,
Spencer
Baillie
and Ryan
Eyre.
Cam
Stevens
was in
the
Sarnia
net this
game and
denied
the
Cobras
on
several
occasions.
Ian
Bailey
was
awarded
the
parents
player
of the
game and
Evan
Trigatti
was
awarded
the
coach’s
player
of the
game.
This
fine
effort
allowed
the boys
to move
on to
the
semi-finals
Saturday
afternoon
where
they
faced a
tough
Stoney
Creek
team.
The host
team
proved
to be
too
strong
this day
and
handed
Sarnia a
5-1
defeat.
Cole
Goosens
scored
the only
goal for
the Jr.
Sting,
unassisted.
Stevie
Schaefer
played
well in
net for
the Jr.
Sting
despite
the
loss.
Nathan
Oliphant
was
awarded
the
coach’s
player
of the
game
while
the
parents
picked
Cole
Goosens
as their
hardest
worker.
The Jr.
Sting
get back
to the
regular
season
schedule
this
Thursday
October
27 when
they
host the
London
Bandits
at the
Germain
Arena at
6:30.