The West Haven Mite A goalies were the headline this weekend as Jack Weiss and Quinn Uscilla proved unbeatable in net at home against the Southern Stars Mite A Maroon team on Saturday. Both made a number of incredible saves.
Weiss and Uscilla also contributed on the scoreboard with a pair of goals and an assist each. Also scoring for a hot Westies team were Landon Alling, JP Beebe, Maddy Bruder, Brayden Gagliardi and Gabriella Jenei. Alling, Jenei, Beebe and Gagliardi also assisted in the scoring.
It was Ava Healy’s turn in net against the Wallingford Riverhawks A team on Sunday. Healy made the Riverhawks earn their goals with multiple clutch saves throughout the game.
Helping the Westies on the scoreboard were Gagliardi, Beebe, Uscilla and Weiss, with assists from Gagliardi, Jenei, Beebe and Alling.
West Haven hosted Mid Fairfield Gold A. The Westies fought hard on both ends. Bruder and Weiss led the scoring with a pair of goals each. Jenei, Alling, Gagliardi and Beebe also got on the scoreboard with assists from Weiss, Jenei and Quinn Uscilla.
On Sunday, the Westies fought hard against the West Hartford Mite A squad. Weiss had another strong game on offense, netting another two goals and Ava Healy, Gagliardi, Alling and Uscilla also got on the scoreboard. Uscilla had a pair of assists, and Jenei and Weiss also assisted in the scoring. Bruder had a strong game in net.
The West Haven Mite B hockey team had an action-packed weekend, with three games on the schedule. The first game came at home against New Canaan Winter Club Red. In a scoring-filled game, Luke Salkins led the way with seven goals. Blake Bova, Chase Liston, Parker Vitelli, and Dean Azano also lit the lamp for the Blue Devils. Maddy Demayo shined in net, making many tremendous saves.
Later in the day, the Blue Devils traveled to Northford to take on the Shoreline Sharks. In a competitive matchup, Salkins and Liston again provided offense, while Rylan Jacob and Callen Tagliatela provided strong defense in front of goalie Parker Vitelli.
To cap off the weekend, the Westies hit the road on Sunday, again traveling to Northford. In what was a close game, Salkins and Bova led the Blue Devil scoring attack. Chase Liston played a strong game in net. In front of Liston, Darcy Jacob and Demayo played strong defense. Linemates Tagliatela and Azano played with great energy on both ends of the ice, helping to turn away the Bulldog attack.
The West Haven Mite C Blue hockey team traveled to Norwich to take on Southeastern 8U C. Kaden Kendall was in goal for West Haven, making record-breaking saves during the matchup.
Connor Gaul and Mena Paredes each scored a goal against Southeastern, with shots on net also contributed by Chloe Kendall and Joseph Gaul. Excellent defense was played by Nico Camera, Marco Camera and Zander Cianciullo.
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