Two Gateway Youth Hockey teams are bound for the playoffs following wins last weekend. To read game summaries, see below.

Mite C

The Gateway Mite C team defeated YD on Saturday 20-5. Gateway dominated from the start scoring after the opening face-off. In the first period, Gateway allowed three goals and played a solid defensive game while scoring 10 times. The second period was much of the same. Brayden Cannon and Ben Hebbel lead the team with six goals and four assists each with the other scorers including Jarrod Frates with four goals, Pat Tripp with two goals, Tommy Clavell and Colin Downey with one goal. Bree Killion was solid on defense and Charlie Carroll had another strong game in net making 40 saves. Gateway has come so far since the start of the season, initially opening the season with five straight losses. Since then, they have only lost two of their last 10 games. They will be back in action next Saturday in Falmouth at 1:50 p.m. against the SC Panthers.

Squirts

The Gateway Squirts took to the ice Saturday versus Franklin. In the first period, Joe Urnek got Gateway on the board assisted by Matthew Quinlan. Two more goals were added from Nathan Ribeiro and Quinlan, both assisted by Joe Urnek. In the second, Matthew Quinlan scored three more goals, two of those assisted by Urnek. Juni Suarez got a point assisted by Matthew Paling. Ryker King played strong in net with Franklin scoring just once. In the third period, Urnek scored two more goals for his first ever career hat trick with assists from Nathan Ribeiro and Ty David Ribeiro. Defense was strong helping to secure the 9-1 win. Gateway clenched first in the league and secured a playoff spot with the win.

Pee Wees

The Gateway Youth Hockey Pee Wees played a tough game against Norwood Sunday night. Gateway played three solid periods of hockey and there were great plays and good puck movement from both teams. Gateway’s Stephen Old scored first late in the second period to put Gateway in the lead. The Gladiator’s were able to hold off Norwood for most of the game with goalie Ryker King making save after save. But Norwood was able to get on the board late in the third period ending the game in a 1 - 1 tie.

Middle School 1

The Middle School 1 Junior Vikings got back on track with a win over Walpole 4-0. Alex DeMarco played strong in net, making nine saves in his return from a two month hiatus, due to illness. Offensively, the Junior Vikings got on the board in the first, when Jake DeMoranville tapped a loose puck into an empty net, while the assists went to Robert Ramsay and Wylde LaTulippe. Zack Lovendale took a nice feed from brother Tyler to beat the goalie five-hole, for the second goal of the game. The Junior Vikings were held scoreless in the second, but got on the board in the third when Vyper LaTulippe to the opening face-off and went down and scored. LaTulippe added an empty net goal to make the final 4-0.