Beaver Sports
Meadowbrook Farms U13 BB Crunch defeated the Burlington Barracudas with a thrilling 2-1-overtime victory on the weekend to capture bronze at the OWHA Provincial Championships.
In the first game of the tournament the U13s defeated Central York 2-0. The Crunch then breezed to 4-1 and 4-0 wins over Clearview and North Halton to complete the round robin undefeated. This secured them first overall in their pool and a spot in the quarter-finals Saturday evening. The BBs met Clarence Rockland in the quarters and were tied after three periods of play before heading to overtime. The game was decided on a penalty shot goal by Jocelyn Osborn, sending the Crunch to the semifinals on Sunday morning.
In the semi-final game, the U13s met a tough Sudbury team and lost a very close 3-2 game.
The Crunch was hungry to meet the Barracudas in the bronze medal game after a tough loss to them in the Southern League Championships. The girls came out strong and took the lead in the first period. Burlington tied it up in the second, and the game stayed tied through the end of regulation time. Osborn scored in overtime to secure the win and bronze medal for the Meadowbrook Farms U13BB Crunch.
The team is made up of: Piper Ballance, Evey Bellegarde, Peyton Bowers, Shaye Brown, Claire Clapp, Erica Coffey, Sarah Difazio, Alex Fairbairn, Makena Gibson, Claire Jarmin, Ruby Marlow, Jocelyn Osborn, Chloe Quinn-Black, Abbi VanOrder and Karleigh Wales.