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Castlegar Highlanders take Trail tournament with shootout win

The Castlegar Bantam House Highlanders brought home the gold medal from the Trail tournament.
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From left to right front row: Bently Orlaw, Rebecca Roberts, Maxie Lloyd, Bryce Anderson, Roman Kotaras. Back row is Caden Hoodicoff, Lyla Moorey, Kelsey Hawkins, Andy Roberts, Hannah Barlow, Chris Barlow, Ryan Buchanan, Kaylin Mackie, Daneve Mackie, Blake Grantham, Noah Carlson, Adam Glock, (missing Paul Nichvolodoff). (Submitted)

The Castlegar Bantam House Highlanders brought home the gold medal from the Trail tournament this past weekend.

With round-robin wins over Palouse and Kimberley, the Highlanders met the Trail Outlaws in the semi-final. With stellar goalkeeping from Bryce Anderson and 22 seconds remaining on the clock, Ryan Buchanan scored, giving the Highlanders a 1-0 win.

In the final, the Highlanders faced Penticton, with end-to-end action and two minutes left on the clock, the Highlanders tied the game, 2-2 sending the game to overtime and ultimately a shoot-out. The goalie stopped all three shots, and the Highlanders scored three in a row.

The team has shown tremendous teamwork and perseverance this season; coached by Chris Barlow, Andy Roberts and Daneve Mackie.

This is the Highlanders second tournament win this season.