Lower Mainland’s Team B.C. just missed a bronze medal in the under-19 division at the Canadian ringette championships in Wood Buffalo, Alta.
The senior teen team, including defender Dani Wall and forward Brianne Chow of Burnaby, dropped a narrow 3-2 decision to Alberta No. 3 St. Albert Mission in the consolation final on April 4.
Arisa Cadeau of Delta and Maple Ridge forward Bayley Bird gave B.C. a 2-0 first-half lead.
But St. Albert responded with three unaswered goals in the second half, including back-to-back game-tying goals by Marie-Eve Gautier less than two minutes apart early in the period.
Kate Henderson scored the game-winner at 14:47 of the second period to complete the comeback.
The Lower Mainland all-stars dropped a 4-3 decision in overtime to the eventual champion Nepean Ravens in the semifinals on Friday.
Chow chipped in with four assists for the B.C. team, including a pair of helpers in a 5-1 win over Equipe Quebec in earlier pool play.
B.C. finished third in Pool B with a record of 4-2.
Goalie Sarah MacDonald was named a second team all-star
B.C.’s u-16 team, including 14-year-old forward Brooke Valancius and goalie Kristen Hunter from New Westminster, finished up at the nationals with an overall 2-4 record.
Valancius scored one goal in a 9-2 loss to New Brunswick in pool play. She also assisted on three other B.C. markers, including a single helper in an 11-4 defeat to Manitoba No. 2 Magic in Round 2 play on Friday.
At the recent Western Canadian championships in Calgary, B.C.’s u-16 A team came away with a gold medal, following a 5-1 victory over Manitoba.
Manitoba knocked off eventual bronze medalist Alberta 8-3 in the semifinal.
B.C. placed first through the opening round robin, winning all four games, while scoring 31 goals and allowing just eight against.
Hailey Takasaki led B.C. with seven goals, while Mackenzie Barton had six goals and a team-high 11 total points.
B.C.’s u-14 AA team settled for a silver medal following a 6-3 loss to Manitoba in the championship final. B.C., which finished pool play with an unbeaten 4-0 record, doubled third-place Saskatchewan 8-4 to advance to the gold-medal final.
Sidney Crowe of B.C. led the team with 10 goals and finished third overall in scoring with 17 total points. Fiona Briner had nine goals for the runners-up.
Manitoba’s Nicole Girardin led all players at the Westerns with 19 goals and 28 penalty minutes.
