KMHA ROUNDUP

Dallas Zupp of the Vernon Vipers had an eventful game against the Kamloops Warriors in weekend midget action at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. First, Zupp was stopped by Kamloops goalie Adam Passmore on this between-the-legs shot, then Zupp was knocked out of the game following a collision that knocked him unconscious. He was tended to by Philpot of St. John Ambulance. Meanwhile, goaltender Passmore also had an eventful weekend as he followed the game on ice with a battle against a fire. Passmore and friend Matt Schiller braved the flames of a house fire in Brocklehurst to rescue a neighbour's pets. More on that story can be found in the 'news' section of kamloopsthisweek.com.

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Sharks open playoffs with a win

The Sandman Inn Sharks nipped the Sandman Inn Kodiaks 3-2 to open the atom recreational playoffs.

The Sharks were led by Jordan Swoboda (2G) and Devon Tournour (1G), with Birch Mierau getting the win in net.

Replying for the Kodiaks were Luigi Comita (2G), Kylie Emsland (1A) and Luc Ryan (1A). Jared Flodstrom was in goal.

Saints shine

The Scotiabank Saints bantam house hockey team scored a 7-5 win over the Predators.

The Saints were led offensively by Parker Klassen (3G), Tyler Wightman (1G), Damon Redden (1G), Zachary Rachynski (1G) and Sam Perrin (1G).

Scoring for the Predators were Graham Kemp (2G), Logan Faulkner, Josh Brace and Pacific Thompson.

Autobots automatic

In midget recreational play, the Autobots beat the Warriors 6-1 behind the scoring of Brody Osborne (2G), Dallas Stachoski (1G), Lucas Kemp (1G), Chad McQueen (1G), Brendan Ruttan (1G), Justin Bartella (2A) and Marcus Bonnell (2A).

Michael Clements notched the victory between the pipes.

The Warriors’ lone goal came from Jordan Kealty.

HERricanes at .500

The Kamloops HERricanes managed a 2-2 record at a female atom hockey tournament in Penticton,  good for third place overall.

Scoring came from Natalie Knight (4G), Mackenzie Gottfriedson (2G, 1A), Nicole Thomas (2G), Cassidy Stasiuk (1G, 1A), Amanda Thomas (2A), Megan Fraser (1A) and Nola Clarke (1A).

The HERricanes defeated the Meadow Ridge Barracudas twice, but lost one game each to the Penticton Ice Dragons and the Williams Lake Dangerous Divas.

Goalie Heather Russell was in net for Kamloops in all four games.

NorKam Elks advance

The North Kamloops Elks defeated Kelowna in two games straight to advance to the second round of playoffs in midget tier 2 action.

On Friday night, the Elks defeated Kelowna 3-2. Eric Heichert scored to tie the game at 2-2 with only 4.8 seconds left to play in regulation and Jake Latin scored the game winner in the second overtime period.

Latin opened the scoring and Nolan Munden was in the Kamloops net.

On Saturday, the Elks came out strong and defeated Kelowna 6-4. Dustin Vasil and Monty Chisholm had two goals each.

Colton Griffith and  Eric Nachtigal both scored, while Jake Latin had two assists and Riley Woodland was in goal.

Spitfires sweep

The Kamloops Western Roofing Spitfires won a pair of weekend games in atom development play.

In an 8-7 win over the host Vernon WolfPack, the Spitfires were led by Kaden Dempsey (4A), Noah Bradley (2G), Josh Van Unen (2G), Cole Howaniec (2G), Harrison Ewert (2A), Noah Bradley (1G) and Jayden Russell (1G).

Nathan Nesci got the win in net.

The Spitfires then knocked off the Salmon Arm Silvertips 6-4 at Brocklehurst Arena.

Offensive leaders for Kamloops in that game were Van Unen (2G), Elessio Louvros (1G), Howaniec (1G), Dempsey (1G) and Russell (1G).

Bailey Monteith was victorious between the pipes.

Striker success

The Strikers knocked off the Bruins 6-4 in novice blue hockey action at Brock Arena.

Leading the way for the Strikers were Jagga de la Boergina (3G, 1A), Isaac Bean (1G, 1A), David Browning (1G, 1A) Jax Anderson (1G) and Denise Jackson (1A).

The Bruins were paced by Bradley Boudreau (1G, 1A), Ryan Sanderson (1G, 1A), Reid Zunti (1G), Stephan Pigeon (1G), Abigail Sanderson (1A) and Matthew Pryor (1A).

Lions roar

The North Kamloops Lions earned a 4-1 victory over Vernon in midget tier 1 hockey action.

Leading the way for the Lions were Jordan Lingel (1G, 2A), Cole McCaskill (2A), Jacob Coelho (2A), Adam Struch (1G), Bobby Kashuba (1G) and Marshall Sidwell (1G).

North Kamloops goalie Kyle Michalovsky got the win in net.

The Lions then dropped a 4-3 decision to the visiting Pursuit of Excellence from Kelowna.

Scoring for North Kamloops were Coelho (1G), Coling Rintoul (1G) and Steven Rintoul (1G).

Tyrell Hamer-Jackson took the loss in net.

The Lions begin their league playoffs this coming weekend against Vernon.

Blazers on fire

The Kamloops Jardine Blazers bantam tier 1 team defeated the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton.

Kamloops was led by Addison Bazian (3G, 1A), Alex Winters (1G, 1A), Dane Callier (1G), Nick Chyzowski (3A), Jacob Faraday (1A), Cole Perison (1A) and Dexter Robinson (1A).

Josh Shank secured the win in goal.