Squirts: The Gateway Squirts played Plymouth Black at the Bridgewater AHL rink on Saturday, September 13. Matthew Quinlin started the Squirts off with a goal to get them on the board. He was quickly followed by Juni Suarez and then Quinlin, who got another goal with the assist by Matthew Paling. To finish the first period, Jacob Hebbel added one more to the score to give the Gateway Squirts a 4-0 lead. In the second period, the Gateway Squirts were able to continue to dominate the ice with goals by Suarez, Quinlin with two to give himself a hat-trick, and Nathan Ribiero for a period-ending score of 8-0. In the final period, Trendyn Medeiros provided Quinlin with the assist he needed to get one more goal and close the game with a 9-0 final score. While the Gateway defense was strong led by Braden MacDonald, Brady Kidney, Lucas Demoranville and Thomas Leger, Goalie Ryker King made good saves when needed and got the shut out.
Pee Wees: The Gateway Pee Wee team lost their second straight game of this young season on Saturday, this time to Pembroke by the score of 2-0. Unlike their season opener, the Pee Wees showed great improvement in a highly competitive game.
Bantams: The Gateway Youth Hockey Bantam team defeated Milton by a score of 6-1. Zack Lovendale led the team with a four-point night, as he finished with a hat-trick and an assist. Josh Smolinsky had a goal and an assist. Robert Ramsay and Jared Westgate each had goals, and Nick Snow picked up his first point of the season by assisting one of Lovendale’s tallies. Goalies Steven Strachan and Zachary Pateakos each played well in net. Pateakos has yet to give up a goal.
Middle School 1: The Middle School 1 team ran into a tough Mansfield team on Friday, losing 4-1. The Jr. Vikings gave up an early goal and were playing from behind for the entire game. Although they were chasing the whole game, they had great pressure on the opposing team, blistering the goalie with multiple shots. Unfortunately, he was up to the task and saved all but one. Robert Ramsay got the Jr. Vikings on the board with a second period goal, assisted by Robert Maloney. At that point, it was 2-1 and that would be the closest the game would be. The Jr. Vikings played tough, but it wasn’t their day. They have a bye next week, so they won’t be back on the ice until September 26.