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Rimbey’s Dolan huge at girls’ Challenge Cup

The North Red Wings edged the South Coyotes 2-1 to win the ATB Challenge Cup U16 girls’ hockey championship Sunday.Shealee Dolan of Rimbey scored both goals for the Wings, who beat the North Royals 3-1, the North Predators 2-1 and the South Lightning 3-2 and tying the Coyotes 3-3 in pool play.

MEDICINE HAT — The North Red Wings edged the South Coyotes 2-1 to win the ATB Challenge Cup U16 girls’ hockey championship Sunday.

Shealee Dolan of Rimbey scored both goals for the Wings, who beat the North Royals 3-1, the North Predators 2-1 and the South Lightning 3-2 and tying the Coyotes 3-3 in pool play.

Dolan had a goal and an assist against the Royals and a goal in the first meeting with the Coyotes.

Abagael Thiessen and Breanna Martin of Red Deer and Kirsten Baumgardt of Innisfail had assists for the Coyotes, who also tied the Lightning 2-2 and beat the Royals 4-1 and the South Flyers 5-2.

Martin also scored against the Royals while Thiessen, who was named to the tournament all-star team on defence, had two assists.

Thiessen had a pair of goals against the Flyers while Martin added a goal and a helper and Skyler Colonna of Red Deer an assist against the Flyers. Maddison Toppe had a helper for the Flyers.

The Lightning captured the B title with a 4-3 win over the Predators as Mairead Bast of Red Deer had one assist.

In other Lightning games, they tied the Flyers 0-0 and won 6-3 over the Predators. Bast and Myah Cota of Red Deer had assists against the Preds.

As well the Preds downed the Flyers 1-0 and beat the Royals 2-1.

Mikaela Reay of Bashaw had an assist for the Royals, who lost 3-2 to the Flyers in the C final.

Reay had an assist while Toppe collected an assist for the Flyers.

The Flyers also downed the Royals 3-2 in overtime in pool play. Both Toppe and Reay had assists.