The Southpoint Stars U11BB are league champions.
At the end of February, the top 16 Southern Ontario teams in U11BB started their quest for the ultimate title.
The three top-rated teams in the province — Southpoint, Windsor and London — were in one division.
In round one the Stars defeated Woodstock in two games by scores of 7-0 and 6-1.
Also in round one, Windsor Wildcats defeated London Devilettes in three games.
In round two, the Stars and Windsor played a hard fought four-point series with the Stars winning the series by scores of 1-1, 1-1 and 3-0.
At the same time, the Burlington Barracudas had defeated Oakville and Etobicoke to advance to round three.
On a rainy Saturday, the Stars travelled to Burlington and came home with a 5-2 win. The next week, Burlington travelled to Southpoint only to be defeated 7-0.
The Southpoint Stars had punched their ticket to a one-game showdown against the Toronto Leaside Wildcats. On the line was the grand prize, the U11BB Ontario League Championship being played in Toronto’s backyard, Etobicoke.
In the final game, the first period ended 1-0 for the Stars and the second period 2-0, but Toronto was not going away without a fight.
Midway through the third period, the Wildcats scored to make the score 2-1.
The Stars answered 44 seconds later to restore the two-goal lead, then 40 seconds after that scored again, making the score 4-1.
Again, Toronto played strong and got one more in the final minute, but when the final buzzer sounded the Southpoint Stars claimed the U11BB Ontario League Championship with a 4-2 win.
Throughout the playoffs the Stars played great games, displaying their passing skills, speed, hard shots and never-quit work ethic.
In those eight games, Avery Anderson had three shutouts and only allowed seven goals. The defence — made up of Mila Epplett, Everly Fischer, Tegan Grubb, Emmy Beaudoin, Keira Anthony and Mikayla Pope — all played strong to limit dangerous shots.
Forwards JJ Dufour, Rylee Goodall, Opal Deneau, Ella Epplett, Sarah Beaudoin, Scarlett Graham, Wynne St. Aubin, Emma Robinson and Eva McKeen contributed to scoring 34 goals.
The Stars have one more challenge — the OWHA Provincials held April 11-13 in Etobicoke.
