The defensive crew of Danny Grossman, Neville Hemming, Neil Keane and Sam Polan took it to South Bend in the third stanza and Bartek Cajun repeatedly slammed the door.  Daniel Fuwa, with assists from Chris Bielanski and Davis O’Connell, finished off the scoring and the Braves got out of town (after a detour for some surprisingly good South Bend  pizza) with a much-needed 5-2 win.  Way to go Braves!

After a Flames player injured Connor N. (broken collar bone) during last week's home game Peewee Bronze got fired up to win Sunday's game against the Flames on their ice (which made the win all the sweeter!).   John Keane summed it up simply and eloquently when he bellowed "FUUUUUWAAA!" at the end of the game. Maybe John could be an umpire.  A determined Mason Maddox (fighter to the end) put the flaming biscuit past the Flames goalie during the 2nd period and shortly after, red hot Fuuuwaaa nailed one, to which the Flames responded one minute later.  By the way, our goalie and defense were on fire as well and took some hits from Paul Bunyan and the Jolly Green Giant on the other team.  What are the feeding those kids anyhow?  Some great saves were made by Bartek, especially on the breakaways.  Andrew Parke, Neil Keane, Sam Polan, Danny Grossman, and Neville Hemming all fought long and hard to keep the Flames' offense at bay. Bryan Sable fought his way through the Flames defense and had a couple of very nice shots.  Chris and David worked long and hard and had some great shots.  2 more goals were scored by Davis and Alex and the last one was by Fuuuuwaaa! Brian Fraley lifted his elbow and someone ran into it--can you believe that he got called on that?  Patrick Cremin took some hard hits and gave a few as well, fighting to the victorious end!  Great  job by  all! And how about those coaches?   B. Bolger

The Braves skated with determination.  Great passing and defense play was the key to the game.  The line of Sable, Brody and Cremin looked like they'd been playing together for years.  The passing was crisp and on the mark.  The goalie for the Falcons was tough even though the plays were there.  David Brody finally poked one in late in the second period from Bryan Sable.  Defensive play was the name of the game when the men in stripes are only focusing on the boys in blue.  Mason Maddox as the lone offensive player and the defensive crew, Neil Keane, Danny Grossman, Daniel Fuwa, Sam Polan and Andrew Parke were able to keep the puck out of our zone on the penalty kills.  The Nystuen, Bielanski and O'Connell line were able to dump 3 in during the course of the game.  Last, but certainly not least, Kitchie off the face off and that makes 5.       J.B.

With Jim Peterson coaching alone, Wilmette dominated this Sat. nite away game for all 3 periods, outshooting Crystal Lake by almost a  4:1 margin.  In the 1st minute, Danny Grossman nailed one, but may other shots never got by the Crystal Lake goalie.  Some great shots were made by Chris B., but to no avail.  Nice defensive work by Daniel F. , Andrew P., Alex K., and Neil K.  Mason Maddox and Bryan Sable scored the other 2 goals.  Bartek made some really great saves, especially one in the last period.  This was a great game and I think next time we can win by a bigger margin.  O.K. so I don't have the snappy lingo like John Keane, but I did my best.  If I didn't mention a player, it's probably because I was talking during your spectacular move!        B. Bolger

Davis O’Connell scored again in the third with an assist from
“Mr. Determination” Chris Bielanski.  Surviviving a 5 on 3
the Braves, led by the Bartek wall could not be scored upon.
David Brody thru in one more goal for good measure as the
Braves pounded out a 6-1 victory.