100 Mile House Novice hockey teams finished first, third and sixth at a tournament played at the South Cariboo Rec. Centre last weekend.
Following round-robin games on Feb. 1, final matchups were set for Feb. 2.
100 Mile Invis and Quesnel played in the championship game. A strong finish propelled the local skaters to a 6-5 victory.
Riley Campbell found the back of the net in the first period for Invis, but 100 Mile House was down 3-1 after the opening frame. Campbell scored twice in the second to complete a hat trick, while Bradley Bissat also scored in the second. Heading into the final period, it was Quesnel 5, 100 Mile House 4.
With slightly more than seven minutes to play, Noah Sanders tied the game. Then with less than two minutes left, Sanders, adding to the late-game heroics, scored again, sealing the tournament championship. Assists in the game were made by Sanders and Treyton Pacheco.
Earlier in the day, 100 Mile Canadian 2 for 1 and Merritt played in a meeting between third and fourth seeds.
It was the local team coming out on top, as Canadian 2 for 1 notched a 6-4 win.
Nolan Duff scored in the first period, assisted by Daniel Villeneuve. It was the same players banging pucks home in the second period, as Duff added one and Villeneuve two, with an assist by Duff.
Heading into the final frame, 100 Mile House and Merritt were tied 4-4. Duff and Villeneuve continued with the hot hands. Each skater added one more to complete hat tricks.
The first game on Feb. 2 saw the sixth- and fifth-place teams face off – Lillooet against 100 Mile Central GM.
The local players started strong. Xander Flett scored in the first minute, with assists by Blaire McLean and Kyle Harding. In the second period, Cameron Scott scored for 100 Mile and assists were made by Devon Wisdom and Harding.
The contest was notched at two with the final frame left to play. Lillooet scored three more goals and won 5-2.