OHA falls to POE in Female Prep final at CSSHL Championships

Pursuit of Excellence won an allOkanagan matchup in the Female Prep Division championship game at the BDO Canadian School Sports Hockey League Championships on Thursday at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

Stephanie Markowski scored twice and added two assists and Coldstream freshman sensation Anne Cherkowski had a goal and three helpers as Kelowna-based POE beat Penticton-based Okanagan Hockey Academy 6-3.

Penticton’s Kailee Skinner had one of the OHA goals.

FEMALE VARSITY: Sarah Paul of Kelowna scored the decisive goal with 5:45 left in the second period as OHA defeated Delta Hockey Academy 1-0 in the championship game Wednesday.

Selma Luggin posted her third straight shutout of the playoffs for host OHA.

MIDGET VARSITY: Corbin Hanson and Noah Leibl each scored twice as Shawnigan Lake defeated POE in the final 5-1 on Tuesday to win their third playoff title in four years.

BANTAM VARSITY: Dylan Fader and Trevor Wong each had a goal and two helpers as St. George’s School (Vancouver) blitzed Delta Hockey Academy 8-1 in the final on Monday to cap off a perfect season.

St. George’s went 30-0 in the regular season and did not lose in the playoffs.

The 10-day, 68-team (seven divisions) competition wraps up on Sunday at the OHS Training Centre rink at the SOEC with three more finals — the Bantam Prep Championship Game (Top Bantam Division), 8:15 a.m.; Elite 15 Championship Game (15year-old division), 11 a.m., and Midget Prep Championship Game (Top Midget Division), 1:45 p.m.

The championships are being held in Penticton for a fourth consecutive year.