Mann-Northway Northern Bears return after battling top teams from Western Canada
BACK FROM WINNIPEG!
After travelling over 800 kilometres, the Mann-Northway Northern Bears are back home from a big tournament in Winnipeg.
The Bears participated in the 11th Annual Female World Sport School Challenge, an invitational tournament hosted by St. Mary’s Academy in Winnipeg. The weekend event welcomed teams from Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C., and Manitoba.
“To make the bus trip to Winnipeg was obviously a long trip, but I thought the girls responded well to that and came in out in our first game and won our first game,” said Head Coach Steve Young.
The Bears won their opening game 3-1 over the Winnipeg Avros with Ella Clarke, Zada Summach, and Mikiya Anderson scoring in that game.
In game two, the Bears only mustered one goal from Addison Davidge in a 6-1 defeat to the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy.
The Bears would fall in their third game, 3-2 to the Yellowhead Chiefs with Tristyn Endicott and Raelyn Vezeau scoring for P.A.
In the final game of round-robin play, the Bears cruised a 4-2 victory over the Pembina Valley Hawks with goals from Summach, Endicott, Marly Dumanski, and Kinley Brassard.
Despite the 2-2 record in the tournament, Young was impressed with the team’s performances.
“I think for us there was success there and just getting the girls to understand how we have to play down the stretch here.”
The Bears are heading into the season’s home stretch with a 2-13 record, but Young believes they can end the regular season on a high note.
“We have to have success as a team and everybody understanding their roles and responsibilities and I think since just before Christmas, the girls have done a really good job of understanding that and working and getting better every day,” he said. “We have to be in the games from start to finish in order for us to have success.”
The Bear’s next game is on Feb. 8 as they welcome the Saskatoon Stars to the Art Hauser Centre.
Article Written By Derek Craddock posted on PANOW