Mites: The Gateway Mites lost their first game of the season 6-1 to the Lower Cape Coyotes. The Coyotes got on the board in the first two minutes and never looked back. Jared Frates scored the lone goal for the Mites. Despite it being the first game, the Mites kept digging and never gave up till the buzzer. Charlie Carroll played a solid game making 30 saves. Brie Killion, Brayden Cannon and Patrick Tripp played very strong for the Mites. Even in losing, the whole team held their heads high and enjoyed their first game and look forward to improving for their next game versus DY next Saturday.
Squirts: The Gateway Squirts took home another win this week against WHK Hawks by the score of 8-0. Ryker King held the net while teammates Matthew Paling and Matthew Quinlan each scored hat tricks. Braden MacDonald and Thomas Leger each added a point to the board. Jacob Hebbel, Lucas DeMoranville and Trendyn Medeiros played strong defense. The whole team worked together showing great passing and teamwork.
Bantams: A thinly-rostered Gateway Bantam team got some help from Tyler Lovendale, as he skated up for the first time this season. The younger Lovendale debuted with a goal and an assist, as the Bantams defeated Weymouth, 3-1. Zachary Lovendale and Noah DeMoranville also scored goals. Jared Westgate, Robert Ramsay, and Josh Smolinsky each had assists. Goalies Zachary Pateakos and Steven Strachan faced a limited number of scoring chances from the physical Weymouth team, while strong Gateway back checking assisted the staunch defensive efforts of Beth Davis, Matt Youlden, and Coleby Paling.
Middle School: The Middle School 1 Jr. Vikings matched up against a tenacious Spitfires team Friday night, standing tall to a 1-1 tie. The game was controlled by the Jr. Vikings getting most of the shots and possessing the puck for most of the game. They just couldn’t get a break to go their way. The Spitfires took the lead in the second period after goaltender Alex DeMarco made the initial save, but the rebound popped out front to an uncovered Spitfire player, who quickly stuffed it home. The Jr. Vikings came back quickly with a backhand feed from Quirino doCanto to a streaking Tyler Lovendale who beat the Spitfire goalie topshelf. The score remained tied for the rest of the game, with the Jr. Vikings getting a lot of opportunities, but no goals.