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Brennan Nelson scored twice as the Penticton Murray GM Vees rallied to defeat Kamloops 5-3 and sweep the Okanagan –Mainline Amateur Hockey Association bantam tier 2 championship series 2-0.

Jacob Obuck, Levi Carter and Kieran Simpson also scored for the Vees, who rallied from an early 2-0 deficit.

The Vees lost two players to injury but have two weeks to recover before representing OMAHA at the provincial championships March 18-22 in Powell River.

The Vees, who also won the OMAHA regular season title, beat Kamloops 7-2

Alex Gulstene of Vancouver made 29 saves as the Okanagan Hockey Academy captured the 2016-17 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) Female Prep Division Championship with a 3-1 win over the Pursuit of Excellence on Sunday.

Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon), Miranda Gaudet (West Kelowna) and Alli Borrow (Clearwater, B.C.) provided the offence for Okanagan, which held leads of 1-0 after 20 minutes and 2-1 going into the

Steve Bolinsky tallied two goals and an assist as Aggressive Castanet Edge dominated Dominos Canucks 6-1 in the first round of Penticton Oldtimers Hockey League playoffs on Sunday.

Scott Shearer, Curtis Melien, Kyle Chomsky and Todd Prokopchuk each had a goal, and Patty Murphy was stellar in net for the winners.