NW Admirals sweep New Year’s hockey tournament
The top Seattle Junior Hockey Association (SJHA) bantam team turned in a dominating performance over the New Year’s weekend.
Playing against top bantam teams from Anchorage, Fairbanks, Portland, Spokane and San Jose, the Northwest Admirals outscored their opponents by a combined 27-2 in winning all five games in their final round of Pacific Premier Hockey League play for the 2005-2006 hockey season.
Last fall in Alaska, the Northwest Admirals swept the first five games in this newly formed series.
After an exciting 1-0 win on Dec. 31 against an inspired San Jose Junior Sharks team, the Northwest Admirals put their scoring machine back into high gear on New Year’s Day and beat the Portland Junior Hawks 7-0 to stay perfect for the series and clinch the championship.
With a current record of 28-3-2, the Northwest Admirals start the second half of their Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association (PCAHA) schedule this week. As members of the Vancouver-based PCAHA, the Northwest Admirals play most of their games against Canadian teams. The team plays its home games on Sunday afternoons at Olympic View Arena in Mountlake Terrace.
Coached by Eliot Komar and Kris Wilson, the Northwest Admirals are comprised of Western Washington players who were born in 1991 and 1992. Most are from Snohomish and King Counties.
Jason Larway rink captures New Year’s Seattle Cash Spiel
The Jason Larway rink of Jason Larway, Wes Johnson, Brady Clark and Joel Larway tuned up for the upcoming U.S. Men’s Curling World Qualifying tournament by winning the 2005-2006 Seattle Cash Spiel Jan. 1 at Seattle’s Granite Curling Club.
In Sunday’s final, Larway defeated the Chris Pleasants rink of Chris Pleasants, Steven Demlow, Bret Nordlund, Jim Pleasants 7-5 in 10 ends and took home the $1,300 first prize. Five teams entered the event, and the Pleasants rink won $700 for finishing second.
Jason Larway, a Lynnwood resident and his team were scheduled to begin play on Thursday in the men’s world qualifying round at The Country Club in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The men’s qualifying tournament takes place January 5-8 at The Country Club and also at Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland, Mass.
The winning teams advance to the 2006 World Curling Team Trials March 4-11 in Bemidji, Minn. Larway and his brother Joel will be looking to make their fourth appearance in the World Curling Championships, after participating in 1992, 2001 and 2004.
Public comment sought on Lynndale athletic fields
Neighbors and interested parties are invited to attend and offer comment at the annual meeting to discuss Pacific Little League’s ongoing use of the athletic fields at Lynndale Park. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Lynndale Elementary School Library, 7200 191st St. SW. For information, contact the City of Lynnwood Parks, Recreation &Cultural Arts Department at 425-744-6475.
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