The senior girls senior Sabres finished their season on a winning note after competing at zone in Cochrane.
The team went into the tournament without a goal in season play, but had been working hard improving their game. Their improvement continued through the tournament.
The team faced Foothills Composite in the first game, and stood strong but midway through the first half their defence broke down and Foothills scored. Emilie Toews scored one in the game, but Foothills went on to win 4-1.
The Sabres showed determination versus Canmore, and had a number of great scoring chances, but went down 5-1 with Toews scoring. Their final of round robin saw them face George McDougall of Airdrie who won 6-1, Toews also scored in this game.
“We could have easily packed it in, but instead we pushed on. We didn’t quit,” said coach Gavin Makse.
They crossed over on Saturday, to play Olds for seventh place. The team came out on the offensive and Grade 8 player Brooklyn Davies scored giving them the lead. This was followed up by Grade 12s Lucy Deitzer, and then Madison Dube. In the second half Toews scored her fourth of the tournament, and Dube scored her second as the Sabres went on to a 5-1 win.
“We had a number of players contribute goals,” said Makse. “The level of play was extremely high.
This ends the season for the Sabres, who have competed well despite not having a league to play in. Makse was impressed with how the team conducted themselves.
“The one thing to sum up how the team competed the whole weekend was their extremely high level of sportsmanship,” said Makse. “We were the only team at zones not to get a card the whole weekend. It doesn’t show up on the score sheet but for this tournament, it was phenomenal the way they acted.”
