Gateway Youth Hockey teams had a good weekend, earning two wins. For game summaries, see below.

Squirts

The Gateway Gladiator Squirts faced YD Dolphins Saturday. Gateway had trouble finding the net until later in the first with an unassisted goal from Ty David Ribeiro. In the second period, YD got on the board but Matthew Paling countered with another unassisted goal for Gateway. In the third, Gateway just couldn’t get the shots off. YD was able to slide in two more goals giving them the 3-2 win.

On Sunday morning, the Gateway Gladiators showed a different spirit and team play on the ice facing KP Walpole. In the first period, it was a hard fought game with back and forth puck possession. Gateway’s Ty David Ribeiro had a goal called back due to an offsides call, making the Gladiators determined to get it back, and they did. In the second, Matthew Paling scored an unassisted goal making the score 1-0 Gateway. Ty David Ribeiro added two more goals, one unassisted and the other assisted from the Hebbel brothers, Jacob and Benjamin. Going into the third, both goalies were making good stops. Paling tallied another with an assist from Thomas Clavell and Ribeiro. Ribeiro added another unassisted goal giving Gateway the win 5-0.

Pee Wees

The Gateway Pee Wees faced Walpole Express Red on Sunday and took the game with a respectable score of 5 - 2. Walpole kept it a tight game throughout the first with the score tied at one off of a goal by RJ Vickery. But as time went on and Gateway’s pressure increased, the Gladiators pulled away. The second and third resulted in two more goals for Vickery to earn a hat trick with an assist from Ben Demoranville and a pair of goals by Demoranville who was assisted by Sean Pollack. Goalie Ryker King was phenomenal in net and allowed Gateway to keep a comfortable lead with some key saves.