Kerry Park 1 Westshore 4
A trio of third period goals Westshore Wolves leap over the Kerry Park Islanders 4-1 in Sunday VCIJHL play in front of 137 fans at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre.
Third star Trace Anderson with the eventual game winner, Marcus Hughes, Macguire Williamson and Alejandro Snead had the goals for Westshore, as the first and second periods ended in a 1-1 tie. Netminder Oskar Ponomaryov was named second star after making 30 saves.
First star of the contest was Islanders backstop Jarrek Hluschyk, who made an astonishing 66 stops. Lucas Lekakis had the Kerry Park goal.
Nanaimo 7 Lake Cowichan 4
First star Madden Cruickshank had two goals and two assists and second star Rhys Wilcox a goal and two assists to lead the Nanaimo Buccaneers to a 7-4 triumph at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena.
Nanaimo led 3-1 and 5-2 by periods, with its other markers coming off the sticks of Owen Hyde, who scored twice, Lukas Needham and Jack Barrett. Lou Batista Buhler earned the win while stopping 30 pucks.
Third star Zander Lalani had a goal and an assist and Colten Palmer, Thomas Harrow and Matvei Lutoshkin also scored for the hosts, who had Caleb Boileau and Noah Pfab share the goaltending duties and combine for 28 stops.
Saanich 3 Victoria 5
After a tight first two periods – a scoreless first and a 1-0 Victoria lead after two – the Cougars scored four times in a seven goal third period to take a 5-3 victory over the Saanich Predators at the Save On Foods Memorial Center.
First star Dalton Toma had two goals and an assist, second star Luke Reinhart two helpers, and third star Haydyn Brooks one tally for Victoria, whose other goals came from Tyler Delli-Carri and James Clarke. Alexei Booth had 22 stops in the Cougars cage.
Saanich markers came from Evan Kim, Mitch Collins and Declan McNaul, with goalie James Hall finishing with 44 saves in the contest.
