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Ashton Bell had 2 goals and an assist to lead the Westman Wildcats to a 4-0 victory over the Interlake Lightning tonight in Hartney.

Haley Wickham and Paige Hubbard picked up the other goals for the Wildcats.  Mckenzie Meek had 3 assists, while Josee Casavant, Ashley Seekings and Paige Hubbard each picked up an assist.  

The Wildcats outshot Interlake 49-18 as the Interlake goalie, Kerrigan Dowhy, made some incredible saves.  The Wildcats took 2 of 11 penalties.  Jenna Marshall picked up the shutout.  

The two teams face off again on Sunday at 2 PM in Hartney. 

The Westman Wildcats fell 2-1 to the Yellowheadthe Chiefs tonight in Hartney.  The Chiefs stormed out of the gate early with a heavy forecheck and had the Wildcats on their heels for the first few minutes of the game. The game settled in after a few minutes and some end to end play developed. The Wildcats were first to respond as Andrea Sanderson chipped a puck past the Chiefs defenseman and rushed down the ice  on a 2 on 1 and beat the Chiefs tender to make it 1-0.  The Chiefs responded the very next shift as a shot from the point found its way through traffic into the back of the net.  The period would end 1-1. Yellowheadthe outshot the Wildcats 8-6.  

In the 2nd period the Chiefs mounted another push and were rewarded as a point shot deflected off a stick and landed right on the tape of an uncovered Chief at the side of the net who promptly deposited it into the open net.  The Wildcats fought back but were stymied on a couple great scoring opportunities.  The period ended 2-1.  The Wildcats outshot thenChiefs 13-12 and the Chiefs took 2 of 3 minor penalties.  

The 3rd period was played to a scoreless draw despite some furious play by the Wildcats and some great opportunities that were missed.  The Wildcats outshot the Chiefs 9-8 in the period and the Chiefs took the lone minor penalty.  

Katie Slator suffered the loss in net stopping 26 of 28 shots.  

The Wildcats host Interlake on Saturday night at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM

The Westman Wildcats hosted the St. Mary's Flames this afternoon in Hartney.  The Flames were clearly the better team in the opening frame and scored the 1st period's only goal. It was clear that the Wildcats were suffering from a little rust as they had not played for two weeks.  The Flames outshot the Wildcats 8-3 in the frame.  St. Mary's took the lone minor of the period.

The Flames struck on the opening shift of the 2nd period to make it a 2 goal lead and continued to carry the play for much of the first half of the period.  Shots in the period were 14-3 for St. Mary's and the Wildcats took 2 of 3 minor penalties.

The Wildcats finally found their legs in the final frame and began to push back.  Eventually, their hard work led to a powerplay and Ashton Bell was able to score off the rush with 12:31 remaining in the period to make the game 2-1.  Haley Wickham and Mckenzie Meek each picked up assists on the play. That goal seemed to put the Flames on their heels a bit and the Wildcats really made a push . But is was a huge save by Jenna Marshall that kept the Wildcats alive and they responded with a couple really intense shifts and were once again rewarded with a powerplay.  This time it was Tori Williams who buried a rebound to tie the game at 2-2 with 4:05 remaining in the 3rd.  Josee Casavant and Aly O'Hara each picked up an assist on the play.  The Wildcats outshot the Flames 10-2 in the period.  The Flames took 3 of 4 penalties in the frame.

The two teams would head to overtime where Ashton Bell would take the puck from the faceoff and bury the winner.  

The Wildcats next play this Wednesday at home vs the Yellowhead Chiefs.  Game time is 7:30 PM.

The Westman Wildcats hosted the St. Mary's Flames this afternoon in Hartney.  The Flames were clearly the better team in the opening frame and scored the 1st period's only goal. It was clear that the Wildcats were suffering from a little rust as they had not played for two weeks.  The Flames outshot the Wildcats 8-3 in the frame.  St. Mary's took the lone minor of the period.

The Flames struck on the opening shift of the 2nd period to make it a 2 goal lead and continued to carry the play for much of the first half of the period.  Shots in the period were 14-3 for St. Mary's and the Wildcats took 2 of 3 minor penalties.

The Wildcats finally found their legs in the final frame and began to push back.  Eventually, their hard work led to a powerplay and Ashton Bell was able to score off the rush with 12:31 remaining in the period to make the game 2-1.  Haley Wickham and Mckenzie Meek each picked up assists on the play. That goal seemed to put the Flames on their heels a bit and the Wildcats really made a push . But is was a huge save by Jenna Marshall that kept the Wildcats alive and they responded with a couple really intense shifts and were once again rewarded with a powerplay.  This time it was Tori Williams who buried a rebound to tie the game at 2-2 with 4:05 remaining in the 3rd.  Josee Casavant and Aly O'Hara each picked up an assist on the play.  The Wildcats outshot the Flames 10-2 in the period.  The Flames took 3 of 4 penalties in the frame.

The two teams would head to overtime where Ashton Bell would take the puck from the faceoff and bury the winner.  

The Wildcats next play this Wednesday at home vs the Yellowhead Chiefs.  Game time is 7:30 PM.

The Westman Wildcats would like to wish Andrea Sanderson (Gr. 12 student from Melita) and Ashton Bell (Gr. 12 student from Deloraine) the best of luck as they represent Team Manitoba at the U18 National Championships this week in Regina.  The team and organization are very proud of your accomplishments.

Ashton Bell scored 3 goals and added an assist, all in the opening period, to lead the Westman Wildcats to a 5-2 victory over the Norman Wild on Sunday morning in Selkirk.  Andrea Sanderson had the other goal in the 1st period.  Aly O'Hara picked up a goal in the 2nd period.  Shae Vallotton, Josee Casavant, and Paige Hubbard each picked up assists in the game.

The Wildcats outshot Norman 32-9.  Kaitie Slator picked up the win in net. 

Ashton Bell had 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Westman Wildcats to a 5-1 victory over the Norman Wild on Friday night in Hartney.

The two teams played to a scoreless draw in the 1st period with the Wildcats outshooting the Wild 14-5 and taking the lone penalty of the period.

The Wildcats would break it open just 5 minutes into the 2nd period as Brooky Klein scored her first goal of the year on a rebound with the assists going to Cammy Clyne and Shae Vallotton. Just over a minute and a half later, Bell scored her 1st of the game on a breakaway, assisted by Tori Williams. Bell would make the game 3-0 on another shorthanded breakaway with the assist going to Ashley Seekings.  The period would end 3-0.  Westman outshot the Wild 14-1 in the period and again took the lone minor penalty.

In the 3rd period the Wildcats would make it 4-0 with 12:25 to play as Paige Hubbard buried a shot off a great feed from Bell.  Josse Casavant also picked up an assist on the play. Jessica Walker would make it 5-0 a minute later off another beautiful pass from Ashton Bell.  Haley Wickham picked up the other assist.  The Wild would make it 5-1 as an errant pass led to a shot and rebound that they would bury.  Shots were 8-7 for the Wildcats in the period with the Wildcats again taking the lone minor penalty.

Jenna Marshall picked up the win in net stopping 12 of 13 shots.

The Wildcats next play on Sunday morning in Selkirk (a home game) at 10:00 AM in the Cancer Care event.  All 8 league teams will play on Sunday in Selkirk.

The Westman Wildcats hosted the Central Plains Capitals in Deloraine on Sunday afternoon.  The two teams played to a scoreless draw in the opening period as the Wildcats held the advantage territorially but were only able to generate 6 shots on net compared the the Capitals 5.  Each team received one minor penalty.

In the 2nd period the Wildcats were completely dominant but were unable to get one past the Capitals goaltender.  Westman outshot the Capitals 10-2 in that period.  Central Plains took 2 of 3 minor penalties.  

The Wildcats finally got on the board at 18:33 of the 3rd period as Aly O'Hara scored from an unlikely angle...below the goal line to give Westman the lead.  Asssists on the play went to Cammy Clyne and Hanna Tolton.  Central Plains would steal the momentum as Westman took 3 straight minor penalties.  They would eventually tie the game on the powerplay at the 12:55 mark of the period.  Westman would finally get their own chance on the powerplay and Ashton Bell would not disappoint as she buried a snap shot from the top of the circle with 5:53 remaining in the period.  Shae Vallotton picked up the assist on the play.  Bell would seal the deal with an empty netter with 32 seconds remaining in the game.  Shots on net in the period were 11 apiece.  Westman took 3 of 4 penalties.

Kaitie Slator picked up the victory in net stopping 17 of 18 shots.

The Wildcats next action is at home on Friday night in Hartney vs Norman.  Game time is 8:00 PM.