Head Coach Jeff Bower smiles with pride as he reads a note he received from United States House of Representatives Congressman Chris Collins.
Congressman Collins, of New York’s 27th District, sent a letter to Coach Bower congratulating him and his team on their championship win over Brockport. Congressman Collins’ letter contained praise for the team’s performance and wished the Reed Eye Associates Batavia Ramparts Pee Wee III team continued success.
Continued success is exactly what this team has had. The team started their season strong with the tournament championship in Brockport. Since then, they have continued to add victories to their undefeated record including the 9-0 win over the Niagara Coyotes last Saturday.
Yesterday, the Reed Eye Associates Batavia Ramparts Pee Wee III team hosted a rematch against the Brockport team they defeated in the championship round of the Tri-County Youth Hockey “Breakin’ the Ice” tournament a few weeks ago.
The energy from the players, coaches, and fans packed the arena as both teams hit the ice craving the victory. Both teams were solid, playing strong defense and offense, and taking shots on the opposing goalies. The game was scoreless at the end of the first period.
Forward, Max Hutchins, changed the game when he outskated Brockport’s defense in the second and netted a hard shot, putting the Ramparts on the board. With little time remaining in the second, Brockport pulled their goalie, allowing Hutchins to burst out of the pack and score on their open net. Ramparts were up 2-0.
Late in the third period, defenseman Jedidiah Reese, lifted the puck to net a top-shelf slap shot from the blue line.
Goalie, Joshua Barber, gave another exceptional performance for Batavia, blocking shots low, catching shots high, and diving to cover his net. Barber picks up another shut-out with the 3-0 score yesterday and helps to add another victory to the Reed Eye Associates Batavia Ramparts Pee Wee III currently flawless season.
