• Belle Tire 16U girls impress at Chowder Cup in Boston
• Team Harrow ‘95s win TORHS national title

Belle Tire 16U girls impress at Chowder Cup in Boston

The Belle Tire 16 and Under girls team traveled to Boston and went 5-1 to finish as the runners up in the Chowder Cup's A division.

The Belle Tire/CT Yankee team defeated the Boston Storm 8-1 in the opener with Maryanne Menefee and Rebecca Russo leading the way with two goals each. Belle Tire went on to defeat the Southshore Lady Hawks 9-2 with Russo (hat trick) and Kayla Campero (two goals) leading the way. In the final pool play game Hanna McGowan led Belle Tire with two goals and an assist in a hard fought 4-1 win over NEWL Prep.

Belle Tire won their quarterfinal matchup 2-1 against BlueStreak Sports to set up a semifinal matchup against the pre-tournament favorite Team Quebec. With a roster full of 18-19 year old players, Team Quebec carried the play for most of the game but goalie Megan Miller came up big throughout the contest to backstop Belle Tire to a 2-1 victory and a trip to the championship game.

The hard fought semifinal took some steam out of the girls and they lost a close and competitive game, 2-1, against Assabet Valley in the championship game.

All the girls played great throughout the weekend and exhibited hard work and team play. Both Menefee (forward) and Kari Schmitt (defense) were named to the All-Tournament team. Overall, a great weekend of competitive hockey and new friendships.

The Belle Tire/CT Yankee team is: Abbie Belcrest, Coleen Kolis, Maryanne Menefee, Kari Schmitt, Sara Schmitt, Katelynn Scott, Megan Miller, Shannon Yoxheimer , Hannah McGowan, Hannah Jaiven, Brianna Mastel, Sydney Daniels, Kayla Campero, Rebecca Russo, Janice Yang, Christina Valente and Ashley Holt. The team was coached by John Hindle, Peter Russo, Scott Yoxheimer and Ed Belcrest.

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Team Harrow ‘95s win TORHS national title

Team Harrow ‘95s won the 2008 Squirt AAA TORHS national title with a 4-3 win over the Cougars on July 12 at the Pepsi Center in Amherst, NY.
The squad, coached by Scott Fernandez, finished at the top of the five-team division with a 4-1-1 record.

Team Harrow was led in scoring by defenseman Taylor Fernandez (15-5-20) and forward Tyler Gernhofer (8-4-12). Forward Josh Ward (6-4-10), defensemen Alex Roberts (4-2-6) and Craig Pefley (3-3-6) and forward Josh Raptis (3-2-5) also contributed to the championship run.Goaltenders Scott McSweeney and Walked Bass each won two games for Team Harrow in the tournament.

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