Livonia 12U girls team wins Canadian tournament

The Livonia Knights 12u girls team won the Chatham Outlaws tournament held on Dec. 3-5, 2011, in Chatham, Ontario.   The Knights won all five games they played, scoring 16 total goals, and only allowing one goal against to win the championship.  Katie Hayward was the Knights’ leading scorer with 10 goals.  Katie Chevoor scored three goals, and Sarah Gibboney and Cia Singelyn both tallied one goal each.  The leading playmakers for the Knights were Cara Hodgins (five assists) and Vivian Kowalske (three assists), while Lauren Pearce, Jessica Carpenter, Paige Peterson, Julia Seychel, and Nicole Stefanick each had one assist.

In the round-robin portion of the tournament, the Knights defeated the Grosse Pointe Bulldogs (3-1), the BAD Blazers (2-0), the St. Clair Storm (6-0), and the East Lambton Eagles (2-0).  With their 4-0 record, the Knights took on the BAD Blazers, and defeated them 3-0 to win the championship.  Knights goalies Victoria Audette and Maddie Marciw both played strong in net, while defensive players Paige Peterson, Colleen Lynch, Julia Seychel, Lauren Pearce, Nicole Stefanick & Brianna Waggoner did a great job in shutting down the opponents’ scoring chances.

Other members of the Knights 12u team are: Alyssa Massa, Gabby Genaw, and Sydney Pilut.  The Knights are coach by Joel Massa, Carrie Sirola, Kellen Lynch, Jeff Peterson, and Rich Hayward, and their manager is Linda Kowalske.

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