First, Second Team and Honors were named for the WNY Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Federation.
Named to First Team were Forwards Erin Gehen, West Seneca; Rachel Lenard, Monsignor Martin; MIssy Mallon, Amherst/Sweet Home. Defensemen Julia Duquette, Monsignor Martin; Maddy Grisko, Amherst/Sweet Home and in Goal, Lauren Pray, Kenmore.
Second Team honorees are Bernadette O’Connell, Frontier/Orchard Park; Rachel Ziarnowski, Monsignor Martin and Cassandra Hopkins, Williamsville. On defense, Rachel Grampp, Williamsville and Caroline Soh, Williamsville. Goaltender: Theresa Meosky, Williamsville.
Honorable Mentions went to Jill Battista, Kenmore; Tatum Walber, Frontier/Orchard Park; Sarah Scolnick,Williamsville and McKenna Rushford, Amherst Sweethome as forwards. Megan Ruekauf, Lancaster; Kaeli Mathias, Kenmore; Katie Zimmer, West Seneca; Katie Page, Nadine Denijs and Alexa Ditonto, all from Frontier/Orchard Park and Amelia Gajewski, Monsignor Martin. Goaltenders with honorable mention were Courtney Wesolowski, Monsignor Martin; Madeline Norton, Lancaster; Kara Rea Amherst/Sweethome and Mikaela Ditonto, Frontier/Orchard Park.
This was the third season for the WNY Girl’s Varsity Ice Hockey Federation.
Monsignor Martin took the league championship for the second consecutive year and Kenmore took the Section VI championship and the first trip to the New York State Girls Final Four in Canton, where they faced and lost to the eventual NYS Champions, Beekmantown High School.
The unofficial stats for this season with 18 games played and not including playoffs/championships:
Monsignor Martin with 18 wins and no losses for 36 points
Kenmore: 12 wins, 5 losses, 1 tie for 25 points
Williamsville: 11 wins, 4 losses, 1 tie, 25 points
OP/Frontier 9 wins, 7 losses, 2 tie, 20 points
Amherst/Sweet Home: 6 wins, 10 losses, 14 points
West Seneca: 5 wins, 13 losses, 10 points
Lancaster: 0 wins, 18 losses, 0 points
