North Yellow wins 2019 Alberta Challenge

LEDUC – North Yellow defeated North Blue 5-2 to win the 2019 Alberta Challenge Cup.

North Yellow got on the board just under four minutes into the game on a goal by Sadie Makokis. They then rattled off three goals in the final three minutes of the second period to take a 4-0 lead into the final frame, where they would add one more.

Emerson Jarvis led the way for North Yellow with two goals, while Paige Ring added a goal and an assist, and Ainsley Mccoy-Birk scored a goal of her own. Mackenzie Dojahn and Erika Lind stopped a total of 23 shots in the victory. Maya Serdachny and Andie Hammel scored the goals for North Blue.

Earlier in the day, North Grey defeated South Green 1-0 in the B Final. South White won the C Final over South Black 5-1.

  • C Final: South White 5 – South Black 1; Players of the Game: Alberta White: #18 Ayah Salem | South Black: #4 Ryann Holbein
  • B Final: North Grey 1 – South Green 0; Players of the Game: North Grey: #7 Raine Murdoch | South Green: #18 Leighanna Rizarri
  • Championship Final: North Yellow 5 – North Blue 2: Players of the Game: North Yellow: #17 Sophie McKinley | North Blue: #3 Shaelyn Hopkins