Gateway Youth Hockey teams played in championship games last week. For game summaries, see below.

Mites

The Mite C Gladiators finished the year taking second place after the post-season tournament.

In the semi-finals, the Gladiators came out a little flat-footed but beat Yarmouth Dennis 16-10.

After a pep talk that stressed team hockey, the Gladiators turned on the gas in the second period. They were able to tie the score at 10-10. Then, they scored another three goals in a minute.

After beating YD, the Gladiators faced off against archrival South Coast Panthers in the League Championship, falling 13-8.

Brayden Cannon led the team with five goals. Pat Tripp had four, Ben Hebbel had three, and Tommy Clavell had two. Jarrod Frates and Paxton Jones added one goal apiece. Charlie Carroll made 40 saves.

Unfortunately, the Gladiators didn't have enough gas left in the tank. The Panthers scored off the opening face-off and never looked back. The Gladiators never gave up though, playing hard until the buzzer.

Squirts

The Gateway Squirts faced Lower Cape Black Saturday and suffered their first loss of the season 2-0. Gateway played hard with multiple chances to get the points but Lower Cape Black goalie was sharp. Gateway goalie Ryker King made great saves keeping the score low.

In Sunday's matchup, the Gateway Squirts came out strong, determined to make up for a loss the day before.

Early in the first period, Juni Suarez and Matthew Quinlan each got points assisted by Ty David Ribeiro setting the pace for the game. Suarez, Matthew Paling, and Ty Ribeiro found the back of the net giving Gateway a three-point lead heading into the second.

In the second period, Quinlan added two more goals with one assisted by Suarez, who added an unassisted goal.

Goalie Ryker King was on target tracking the puck. It was back and forth hockey with defensemen Lucas Demoranville, Jacob Hebbel, Braden MacDonald, Matthew Paling and Thomas Leger all being on point. There was some great skating and strong hockey played by Nathan Ribeiro and Brady Kidney.

In the third, Joe Urnek got one for Gateway. Suarez added two more and Paling got his second of the game giving Gateway a 12-4 win. This concluded the Squirts playoffs giving them a 2-1-0 standing and setting the scene for their championship game in two weeks.

Bantams

Nick Snow’s hot hand led the Gateway Gladiators to their second win in the Yankee Conference Bantam division round-robin playoffs. Snow scored the game-winner early in the first period, netting his third goal in two playoff games. Josh Smolinsky and Jared Westgate assisted.

Westgate would later add an insurance goal of his own, as Jameson Woodward and Noah Demoranville were credited with the assist. Gateway’s power play struggled to find a rhythm, failing to generate even a handful of shots during their four advantage opportunities. However, shutout goaltending by Steven Strachan and Zachary Pateakos resulted in victory over the WHK Hawks, despite the Gladiators frequent inability to execute.

Gateway will need to improve as the team meets the feisty Canton Bulldogs next Saturday night, in game-three of the tournament.