The Ridge Meadows Rustlers bantam A3 team took gold at the Summerland hockey tournament on the weekend.
The Rustlers started off with a 7-4 win over Coquitlam A3, which is in a higher league flight. Trevor Graham received the most valuable player award for Ridge.
Next the Rustlers took on Summerland, and were handed their only loss, 4-2. Madison Fox was MVP for her outstanding play between the pipes.
Ridge bounced back with a 7-2 win over Kelowna, with Matthew David receiving the MVP.
Playing in the semi-final game against Revelstoke, Ridge came out on top, 5-1. Tomislav Stojcic received MVP.
In the gold-medal game against Vancouver A3, also in a higher flight, Ridge took a 2-0 lead. But Vancouver came back to tie it in the third. Justin Cloete scored to make it 3-2 and Ridge held on to win. Damian Richards was MVP.
Jake Sheridan, Luke Budisa, Cameron Gjaltema, Tanner Eaton, Cole Treleaven, Dylan Hetherington, Nicolas Roussel, Asher Braski, and Xavier St. Peter played well for Ridge. Jacob Shkwarok and Dominic Lagrange were unable to attend.