Friday, March 11, 2011

Threepeat for Five Star women at McCall hockey

Chix with Stix tourney

The Ketchum Five Star women’s ice hockey team celebrates its McCall hockey tournament title Sunday. Front row, from left, Annie O’Sullivan, Erin Griffith, goalie Joanie Whitcomb, Tess O’Sullivan-Fryberger and Sara Schroeder. Back, from left, coach Nicole Perkins, Lacie Hernandez, Bege Reynolds, Jen Embree, Nancy Parsons-Brown, Dotty Hand-Sarchett and Jini Griffith. Courtesy photo

Ketchum's Five Star Kitchen Design women made it three in a row Sunday by winning the three-day McCall Ospreys Chix with Stix hockey tournament at Manchester Ice Centre, McCall.

The Five Star gals won their third consecutive Chix tourney with a 4-0 record and 21-10 scoring advantage. Leading the way with Sara Schroeder (9 goals), Annie O'Sullivan (6 goals) and Dotty Hand-Sarchett (5 goals).

Ketchum won their games 6-2 over Palouse Pond Hockey All-Stars, 6-5 over Boise Wildfire, 3-1 over Provo (Utah) Blades and 6-2 in the championship over Boise Wildfire.

Game Most Valuable Players were Schroeder, Hand-Sarchett and O'Sullivan. Coach Nicole Perkins elected to award the entire team the MVP award for the 6-2 title game triumph.

Against Palouse, the Five Star skaters erased an early 1-0 deficit with four unanswered goals. Schroeder and O'Sullivan each scored twice. Facing only seven shots was ex-Five Star goalie Joanie Whitcomb, now living in Hawaii.

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Five Star trailed Boise Wildfire 4-1 in the second period of its second game but rallied for the 6-5 win behind Schroeder's three-goal hat trick and two more goals by Hand-Sarchett. Former Wood River skater Ashley Hesteness played an outstanding game for Boise.

The Ketchum squad out-shot Provo Blades 26-5 and prevailed 3-1 behind two more goals by Schroeder. In Sunday's championship, Ketchum built a 3-2 lead after one and shut down Wildfire the rest of the game, while scoring three more. O'Sullivan tallied a hat trick.

Stabilizing Five Star squad in front of goalie Whitcomb were the defensive pairings of Jen Embree-Lacie Hernandez and Nancy Parsons-Brown and Tess O'Sullivan-Fryberger.

Weekend scoring: Sara Schroeder 9 goals/4 assists; Annie O'Sullivan 6/5; Dotty Hand-Sarchett 5/5; Bege Reynolds 1/0; Tess O'Sullivan-Fryberger 1/0; Jini Griffith 0/1; and Erin Griffith 0/1.



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