TGHA Update 12//05/05
 
This Week's Practices
Gimme! Coffee Orders Due
TGHA Board Meets
Tournament Report
 
This Week's Practices
 
Monday 12/5 at The RINK
5:15-6:15 Initiation
5:15-6:30 House
6:30-7:45 12U
 
Tuesday 12/6 at Lynah
7:30-9:00 14U
8:00-9:30 19U
 
Thursday 12/8 at Cass
5:15-6:15    Initiation and House
6:15-7:30    12U
7:45-9:15    14U
8:15-9:45    19U
 
Gimme! Coffee Orders Due
 
Last chance to order Gimme! coffee by the lb bag and support TGHA. You sell each bag for the regular $11 price, and Gimme! gives TGHA $2.50 per bag.  Coffee keeps for a long time in your freezer, or can make a great gift!  The order forms are on the TGHA web site: www.ithacagirlshockey.com.  Matt Ulinski would like all orders in today in order to guarantee holiday delivery.  14U and 19U can bring forms to practice tonight and give to your coach.  Initiation, House and 12U were to hand them in on Monday at The RINK, or you can contact Matt at mu25@cornell.edu, 257-5600.
 
TGHA Board Meets
 
 Board Meeting is Wednesday Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cayuga Heights Fire Department
 
Tournament Report
 
The first Ithaca Shooting Stars Invitational Tournament was a big success!  Thank you to all who helped with preparations, who worked during the weekend, who played or coached durnig the games, who came to watch, etc!  Special huge thanks to Cathy Long for her leadership of the Tournament Committee. 
 
Below are the links to yesterday's Ithaca Journal coverage.....there was a Local News feature with two great Shooting Stars photos, and a Sports page story on the results of the four divisional championship games.  Below that is what the media was sent each day about the games, and will be on our web site.
 
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051205/NEWS01/512050316/1002
 
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051205/SPORTS/512050337/1006
 
Tompkins Girls Hockey Association Hosts 22 Team Tournament Dec. 2-4
Ithaca 19U Shooting Stars Win Championship #
Ithaca 14U Shooting Stars Division Finalists #
Tri-County Golden Eagles Win 16U and Amherst Knights Win 12U
All Results Shown; See Game Schedule
 
#Names of all Ithaca team members are listed below.
 
The first annual Ithaca Shooting Stars Invitational Tournament was held Friday December 2 through Sunday December 4, 2005. After five years of hosting tournaments under the Silver Stick name, Tompkins Girls Hockey Association selected to run an independent format event.  Twenty-two girls ice hockey teams competed in games at The RINK and at Cass Park in four age divisions:12U, 14U, 16U and 19U.
 
SUNDAY
The 19U Shooting Stars won the 19U division championship defeating the Niagara Coyotes  3-1.  Allyson Granish had a hat trick to lead the Ithaca offense.  One goal was unassisted, one was helped by Emily McPherson and the other by McPherson and Emily Grippin.They advanced to this game by beating the Lady Patriots of Philadelphia 6-1. Megan Nervina scored twice while Grippin, Deanna Sturdevant and Robin Worsell each notched one.  McPherson had three assists. The Patriots goalie made 34 saves in the loss.  Niagara advanced by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 19Us 8-1. Roseane Kirbis scored two goals for the Coyotes while six other girls scored the balance in the win.
 
Ithaca's 14Us advanced to their age division championship by going undefeated in preliminary and crossover play including Sunday morning win over the Webster Cyclones, 2-1. Whitney and Alex Colbert each scored.  Alex was assisted by Emma Marshall and Lauren Cole.  Webster's Mikaela Thompson made 21 saves in the loss. The Buffalo Regals who lost to Ithaca on Saturday, advanced by defeating the Amherst Knights 3-0. Jessica Blas made 25 saves to earn the shut-out. Whitney Colbert scored early in the 14U championship game assisted by Erin Grainger. The lead held until late in the third period when a puck bounced off a  player's helmet and over the head of Ithaca goalie Sara Eisenhut who made 16 saves in total in the contest. This put the Buffalo Regals on the scoreboard and the game into overtime.  After no scoring in the first OT which was 5 players vs. 5 players and the second OT with 4 players vs. 4 players, the tournament rules called for a shootout decision.  The Regals scored and were named division champions.
 
The 12U and 16U division championship games were also tied at the end of regulation play.  In the 12U matchup between the Adirondack Northstars and Amherst Knights, no goals were scored until the second OT when Amherst's Jennifer Godin scored.  The Tri-County Golden Eagles team from the Brockport area was tied 1-1 with the Buffalo Regals 16U squad. Late in the first OT, Rosie Hart scored assisted by Steffani Ruf.  Ruf also assisted on their team's first goal by Alyssa Webster.  Buffalo goalie Rachael Bochiechio made 44 saves in the loss.
 
In other Sunday action, consolation games were played in the 14U and 19U divisions. Perinton Blades 14U and Troy Albany Ice Cats 14U  tied 2 -2. Shan Tuong and Nora Mishanec scored for Troy, and Kelsey Talty scored twice for Perinton.  Frederick Fury girls team of Maryland defeated the Gypsy Chicks of Newburgh, NY, 2 -0 . Kate Beckley scored both goals for the Fury 19Us.
 
 
SATURDAY
On Saturday, 17 games were played.  Wearing the navy, gold and white of the Ithaca Shooting Stars, the local 14U and 19U teams were victorious and will advance to the semi-finals as top seeds of their division. The 12U semi-finals were played late Saturday, and the Ithaca team did not advance to the championship despite a strong effort.
 
Ithaca 14Us defeated the Buffalo Regals 7-3 lead by Whitney Colbert's two goals and two assists.  Katie Long, Alex Colbert, Emma Marshall and Lucy Marshall also scored.  When the 19Us met the Frederick Maryland team they challenged the goalie with over 30 shots.  Allyson Granish and Emily Grippin each scored twice.  The 12U Shooting Stars were defeated 3-0 by the Amherst Knights. Goalie Angela Everhart and the defensive players allowed no goals in the final period of action. She stopped 30 shots that did come her way.
 
In the 16U division, the day began with Adirondack and Perinton playing to a 2-2 tie. Colleen Callaghan and Emily Graham scored for Adirondack, and Nikki Stancampiano and Megan Hurley for Perinton. Tri-County defeated the Buffalo Regals 5-1 and the Adirondack Northstars 3-0 to advance to the championship game Sunday. Steffani Ruf recorded two assists while Kim Hunt had three goals and an assist. The Regals' Rachael Bochiechio stopped 21 Tri-County shots on goal and Adirondack's Brittany Wilson made 30 saves. Meanwhile the Regals beat Perinton 5-2 setting up a rematch with Tri-County for the division championship. Amanda Strobele recorded a hat trick for Buffalo while teammate Ashley Druar had two goals.
 
Mamaroneck 12Us were victorious over Webster 5-1 and Brewster fell to Amherst 4-1. Elizabeth Wulf had a hat trick for Mamaroneck. Amherst's Shauna Clair scored two goals. Later Mamaroneck was edged by Adirondack, 2-0.  Celine Dreitlein and Jolie Navatka scored goals for the win.  In the 12U consolation round, Brewster then beat the Webster Cyclones 7- 0. Pell Bermingham had a hat trick and recorded two assists for the victors.
 
In other 14U action, Webster and Troy played to a 1-1 tie.  Nora Michanec scored for Troy and Angelika Weslowski scored for Webster assisted by Jessica Blind. The Buffalo Regals edged Perinton 4-3 and Amherst squeaked by Webster 3-2.  Stancapiano had one goal and two assists in the loss. The Regals received goals from four different players and 21 saves by Bocheiechio. Blind and Chloe Hovey scored for Webster in the loss while Amhert's Leslie Newton had made two assists.
 
In the 19Us division, Niagara took off after a close first period and beat the Gypsy Chicks of Newburgh 11-0. The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Frederick Fury 4-0 and the Philly Lady Patriots bested the Gypsy team 5-3. For the Niagara Coyotes, Holly Faber had two goals and three assists, Jillian Harvey scored two goals and two assists, and Roseanne Kirbis notched two. Megan Divestea made 46 stops in the loss to Niagara. Frederick's goalie stopped 48 shots while the Penguins' Cummings had a hat trick in the win.
 
 
FRIDAY
On the first day of action, the Ithaca 12U Shooting Stars opened the tournament with a 5-1 win over the Webster Cyclones 12Us. Nitsan Goldstein had two goals while Lauren Herrick scored one and had two assists. Meredith Kirk and Catherine Watkins also scored for the home team. Later in the day they lost a close game with the Mamaroneck Tigers 2-0. Goalie Angela Everhart made 11 saves in the even matched game in which the Ithaca girls also shot 10 times. Elizabeth Wulf scored both goals for Mamaroneck.
 
In other 12U action Amherst Knights edged the Adirondack Northstars 1-0, but later on Adirondack defeated the Brewster Bulldogs 2-0. Jennifer Godin and Emily Koestler scored for Amherst. In the later game Adirondack's Devin Finn had a goal and an assist.
 
The Ithaca 14Us began with a 4-1 victory over the Perinton Blades 14Us. Lucy Marshall scored two goals and Lauren Cole had two assists.  Emma Marshall and Whitney Colbert scored the other goals for the locals. Goalie Sara Eisenhut made 22 saves and Perinton's goalie needed to stop 34 shots in the loss.
 
In other 14U action Amherst Knights beat the Troy Albany Ice Cats 8-0. Jess Czamara had four goals and three assists to lead the Amherst team. Amanda Maraschiello scored twice.
 
The Ithaca 19U Shooting Stars edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 19Us 3-2. Emily McPherson assisted on all three Ithaca goals which were scored by Megan Nervina, Hannah Kyle and Emily Grippin. Tiffany Cummings scored both goals for the visitors. In other 19U action the Niagara Coyotes won over the Philadelphia Patriots, 4-1.
 
In the 16U division, there is no Ithaca team playing this year. Tri-County Eagles from the Brockport area beat the Perinton Blades 16Us 6-1 and the Buffalo Regals defeated the Adirondack Northstars 3-0. Kim Hunt had a hat trick and one assist to lead the Eagles.  For the Regals Ashley Durar scored one goal and one assist. The other two goals came from Elizabeth Perna and Elizabeth McCluskey.
 
 
12U
Mamaroneck Tigers
Adirondack Northstars
Amherst Knights
Webster Cyclones
Brewster Lady Bulldogs
Ithaca Shooting Stars
 
14U
Webster Cyclones
Perinton  Blades
Amherst Knights
Buffalo Regals
Troy Albany Ice Cats
Ithaca Shooting Stars
 
16U
Adirondack Northstars
Tri-County Eagles
Perinton Blades
Buffalo Regals
 
19U
Gypsy Chicks (Newburgh, NY)
Frederick Fury (Maryland)
Lady Patriots (Philadelphia)
Niagara Coyotes
Amateur Penguins (Pittsburgh)
Ithaca Shooting Stars
 
Results available by checking the web site:
www.ithacagirlshockey.com/shootingstarsinvitational/sched2005.htm
 
2005 TGHA Tournament Schedule and Results
Date Game Time Div Home Away Rink
Fri 12/2 1 12:00:00 PM 12U A Ithaca 5 Webster 1 The Rink
2 1:15:00 PM 12U B Amherst 1 Adirondack 0 The Rink
3 2:30:00 PM 14U A Ithaca 4 Perinton 1 The Rink
4 4:00:00 PM 14U B Troy 0 Amherst 8 The Rink
5 5:15:00 PM 16 Perinton 1 Tri-County 6 Cass Park
6 5:30:00 PM 16 Adirondack 0 Regals 3 The Rink
7 7:00:00 PM 12U A Mamaroneck 2 Ithaca 0 The Rink
8 8:15:00 PM 12U B Adirondack 2 Brewster 0 The Rink
9 9:00:00 PM 19U B Patriots 1 Niagara 4 Cass Park
10 9:30:00 PM 19U A Ithaca 3 Penguins 2 The Rink
Sat 12/3 11 7:00:00 AM 16U Adirondack 2 Perinton 2 The Rink
12 7:00:00 AM 16U Tri-County 5 Regals 1 Cass Park
13 8:30:00 AM 14U A Regals 3 Ithaca 7 The Rink
14 8:30:00 AM 14U B Webster 1 Troy 1 Cass Park
15 10:00:00 AM 12U A Webster 1 Mamaroneck 5 The Rink
16 10:00:00 AM 12U B Brewster 1 Amherst 4 Cass Park
17 11:15:00 AM 19U B Niagara 11 Gypsy 0 The Rink
18 11:15:00 AM 19U A Penguins 4 Frederick 0 Cass Park
19 12:45:00 PM 16U Perinton 2 Regals 5 The Rink
20 2:15:00 PM 16U Tri-County 3 Adirondack 0 The Rink
21 3:45:00 PM 14U A Perinton 3 Regals 4 The Rink
22 5:15:00 PM 14U B Amherst 3 Webster 2 The Rink
23 5:15:00 PM 12U Brewster7             Webster 0 Cass Park
24 6:15:00 PM 12U Adirondack 2 Mamaroneck 0 Cass Park
25 6:45:00 PM 12U Ithaca 0 Amhesrt 3 The Rink
26 8:00:00 PM 19U B Gypsy 3 Patriots 5 The Rink
27 9:30:00 PM 19U A Frederick 0          Ithaca 4 The Rink
Sun 12/4 28 7:00:00 AM 14U Ithaca  2                   Webster 1 The Rink
29 7:00:00 AM 14U Amherst 0 Regals  3 Cass Park
30 8:30:00 AM 19U Ithaca 6 Patriots 1 The Rink
31 8:30:00 AM 19U Niagara 8 Penguins 1 Cass Park
32 10:00:00 AM 16U* Tri-County             Regals The Rink
33 10:00:00 AM 14U Troy 2                       Perinton 2 Cass Park
34 11:30:00 AM 19U Frederick 2 Gypsy 0 Cass Park
35 11:30:00 AM 12U Amherst  **                  Adirondack     The Rink
36 12:45:00 PM 14U Ithaca ***   Regals       Re The Rink
37 2:15:00 PM 19U Ithaca 3 Niagara 1 The Rink
 
* The 16U division championshp was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation,  During the first OT period, Tri-County scored to win 2-1.
 
** The 12U division championship was tied 0-0 at the end of regulation.  During the second OT period Amherst scored to win 1-0.
 
*** The 14U division championship was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation.  There was no scoring during the first 5x5 OT period and the second 4x4 OT period so the game and the tournament had to be decided by a shootout.  Regals scored to decide the game result.
 

 Ithaca 14U:
Whitney Colbert
Alex Colbert
Lauren Cole
Colleen Dillon
Emily Eisenhut
Sarah Eisenhut
Erin Grainger
Katie Long
Emma Marshall
Lucy Marshall
Sarah Mogil
Chelsea Patterson
Kelly Shenk
Coaches: Tony Eisenhut, Karen Cole, Jay Sciarabba
 
Ithaca 19U:
Michelle Flash
Allyson Granish
Emily Grippin
Haley Gross
Hannah Kyle
Emily McPherson
Maegan Mikula
Megan Nervina
Danielle Reynolds
Deanna Sturdevant
Leigh Trumpfheller
Robin Worsell
Coaches: Chris Grippin, Dave Reynolds, Paul Mikula, Paul Nervina, Jim Trumpfheller
 
Ithaca 12U:
Jackie Cornell
Marlene Doerr
Angela Everhart
Hannah Golay
Nitsan Goldstein
Allison Grippin
Lauren Herrick
Clara Karastury
Meredith Kirk
Colleen McCutcheon
Charlotte Stevens
Grace Ulinski
Catherine Watkins
Carrie Wilder
Krystalyn Yonkin
Coaches: Ron Wilder, Chris Grippin, Dave Herrick, Rich McCutcheon


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Mary M. Grainger
421 Highland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone 607-257-3268
Fax 607-257-0483
Cell 607-280-4380