Mission OC Blades Red Mite team wins U10 title

The Mission OC Blades Red Mite hockey team won four matches last

weekend to win the Torhs Tournament, and qualified for July’s National

tournament in Las Vegas.

The OC Blades opened the tournament with an 8-0 wipeout of the Tidal

Wave, then defeated the AKS Swarm, 4-2, before beating the Bombers by the

same 4-2 score.

In Sunday’s championship final, the OC Blades met up again with AKS

Swarm, and the two teams were deadlocked at 2-2 through two quarters of

play. In the third period, the OC Blades took the lead for good when

Dylan Cruz scored off a fee from Olivia Jakiel for a 3-2 lead.

They later added an insurance goal when Jakiel set up a Joey Laricchia

goal, giving the OC Blades a 4-2 victory and the title.

Cruz was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, and the Blades’

Cody Ross earned the Most Valuable Goalie award.

Laricchia, a forward, and Kevin Morrison, a defender, were named to the

five-member All-Tournament team.

Other members of the OC Blades Red Mite team include Ray Frianeza, Andy

Jakiel, Dustin Nowick, and Newman Collett.

Blades earning Player of the Game awards were Laricchia versus the Tidal

Wave, Nowick (AKS Swarm), and Cruz (Bombers).