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Atom Black Bombers take Spring Bandit crown

The Williams Lake Atom Black Bombers emerged tournament champions during the weekend in Coquitlam.
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The Williams Lake Atom Black Bombers brought home the championship from the ‘C’ Spring Bandit Tournament held during the weekend in Coquitlam. The team finished with six wins and no losses

The Williams Lake Atom Black Bombers emerged tournament champions during the weekend in Coquitlam.

The Bombers topped 15 other teams to finish the tournament with six wins and no losses at the event, billed the ‘C’ Spring Bandit Tournament, defeating Seattle 2-0, and two other teams from Coquitlam, 12-4 and 13-4, in round robin play.

In a do-or-die situation they went on to beat another team from Coquitlam, before edging Squamish in the semifinal, 3-2.

In the gold-medal game the Bombers defeated Whistler, 7-4, to bring home the championship.

“[They] brought home some hardware for the trophy case at the Cariboo Memorial Complex,” said Bombers head coach, Jake Hilton.

The team included players: Kai Hilton, Cole Skerry, Lane Wiggins, Jake Worthingon, Jazmin Guichon, Joe Henley, Darien Louie, Drent Louie, Tristan Richot, Ariel Billyboy, Beau Sanford, Jayden Mcarthy, Carter Pawluk, Michael Harvey, Kaleb Bremner and coaches Jake Hilton, Rick Skerry and Mavis Skerry.