Gateway Youth Hockey teams beat Nantucket for the first time this season, earned a shut out and continued to move up in the standings. For game summaries, see below.

Mites C

The Gateway Mite C team came back strong last week to beat Nantucket 20-7. It was the first time this season the team defeated Nantucket. Gateway scored off the opening face-off, just 30 seconds into the game.

The Mites played its best game by far and moved up in the standings with the win. The Mite C team is back in action on Saturday versus YD at 1:50 p.m. in Falmouth.

Squirts

Gateway Squirts provided quite the nail bitter Saturday versus Lower Cape Black tying it up in the final seconds of the game to secure a 3-3 tie. Matthew Quinlan put Gateway on the board early assisted by Ty David Ribeiro and Juni Suarez. Lower Cape Black matched the goal late in the first. In the second period, Gateway played with heart and soul. Juni Suarez found the net giving Gateway a chance to get ahead but Lower Cape stepped up and got another goal after several key saves by goalie Ryker King.

In the third, Gateway was hit with yet another point from Lower Cape making them push to keep their undefeated record intact. With 30 seconds left, the coach pulled the goalie to get an extra player, and Juni, making a split second decision, took the shot with 11 seconds that tied the game in dramatic fashion. Next week the Squirts play Franklin.

Pee Wees

The Gateway Youth Hockey Pee Wee Team dropped a game to the Canal Sharks by a score of 4-1 on Sunday. The Sharks came out strong and played hard for three periods of hockey to overcome a traditionally tough Gateway team.

Bantams

The Gateway Youth Hockey Bantams easily defeated the Plymouth Bantam B2 team by a score of 8-0. It was the second straight shutout for goalies Zachary Pateakos and Steven Strachan. Jake Demoranville registered his first career hat trick. Gateway goal scorers also included: Zachary Lovendale, Robert Ramsay, Jackson St. Don, Jared Westgate, and Jameson Woodward. Mike Ripley and Matt Youlden each had a pair of assists, while Nick Snow and Ty Lovendale also added assists. Gateway continued to move the puck and play strong fundamental hockey, despite Plymouth’s attempts to draw players into the penalty box. While Gateway finished the game without a single penalty, the same could not be said for Plymouth. Player ejections continued to mar the winless Plymouth team’s score-sheet, as they finished the game with two, including one for game misconduct.

Middle School 1

The Middle School 1 team had their six game win streak come to an end with a 5-0 loss to the North Devils. It was the last team to beat the Junior Vikings before its win streak. The team started off flat and just couldn’t find their way against the Devils.