Leaside Jr. Wildcats won a chippy, penalty-filled game against the Bluewater Hawks at their Millwood Rd. home Sunday afternoon. The game featured 19 penalties including shared calls for double minor (head contact) roughing after the whistle and unsportsmanlike conduct (twice). Parents and relatives saw daughters in a large second-inning tussle by the Leaside net. The game was won by the last goal scored at 12.13 in the second period. Lilie Lacey tucked it past the Hawks goaler for the Cats with help from Maddie Briggs to make 4-3. The third period was scoreless despite a furious six on four attack by the Hawks in the closing moments.
PENALTY-FEST I
Leaside won another penalty-filled rock ’em sock ’em game Saturday against Barrie Jr. Sharks at East Bayfield Community Centre. The Provincial Women’s Hocky League boxscore shows 12 penalties, seven assessed to Barrie and five to Leaside. The game was won 4-3 just 29 seconds into overtime by Captain Marley Van Den Oetelaar. Both teams were shorthanded. Leaside entered the third period trailing 0-3 Quite a comeback. See PWHL boxscore of this curious game here.
