WEYBURN – The Regina Rebels repeated as provincial Female U18 champions, after defeating the Notre Dame Hounds, and now advancing to a playoff for the chance to go to the Esso Cup national championship.
The Rebels roster included Weyburn players Addison Greve, Ella Schenher and Rayna Hennie, and they had a bye for the first round of playoffs as they finished top of the league for the second year in a row.
The girls played the North Battleford Sharks in the second round, defeating them in two games by scores of 5-4 and 5-4.
This led the Rebels to the third round, coming up against the Notre Dame Hounds and they won it in two straight games by scores of 7-3 and 4-1.
The Regina team are league champs for two years in a row, and will now take on the West regional hosts, Winnipeg Ice, this weekend with game 1 being on Friday, April 5.
This is a best-of-three series, with the winner to advance to the nationals, the Esso Cup at Vernon, B.C., to be held on April 20-28.
Following that, Addison has one more chance to play, as she will be playing in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, set for May 5-12 in Grande Prairie, Alta.
