Varsity Cats Look to Right the Ship With 2 Huge League Games While the JV Cats hope to Continue their Winning Ways!

by Coach Elliott on December 15, 2023

After a rough start to league play in a 3 to 1 loss vs Findlay and a tough lesson over in Cleveland vs St. Ignatius, the Northview Varsity will look to get back in the win column as they return to league play with games vs Perrysburg and St. Francis at TamoShanter this weekend.

Last Saturday night the Cats dropped their league opener as the offence could never get on track and 2 3rd period goals by the Trojans led to a 3 to 1 loss. Junior Holden Brighty finished off a nice 2 on 1 pass from Freshman Liam Elliott to tie the game in the 2nd but Ayden Crandall’s 34 saves weren’t enough this night.

The Cats didn’t have long to lick their wounds as they traveled to Cleveland the following morning for a game with Ohio powerhouse St. Ignatius. The young Cats showed promise at times but inexperience also showed as they fell 6-1. Senior Keegan Draper found a loose puck off a shot from Junior Cole Ames to score and Elliott picked up his 2nd assist of the weekend. Fellow Freshman Parker Palcisko played extremely well, but 43, many high quality, shots were a bit much to ask on this day.

At 2 and 4 overall, It will take a strong effort if the Cats hope to pick up a pair of league wins and even their record.

The Junior Varsity Cats continued their strong start and playing with just 1 roster after a split roster in the Cold Turkey, they dominated Findlay and Shaker Heights in route to a pair of shutout wins. Saturday Freshman Gavin Smith pitched the 5 to 0 win and Fellow Gavin, Pellek, secured an 8 to 0 win Sunday. Pellek is now 4-0 with 2 shutouts on the young season as he continues to improve with each start!! Sophomores Noah Ellis, Jackson Nowak and Boston Kopke Continue to pace the JV Cats in overall scoring while Freshman Madden Brighty’s 3 goals and 4 assist led the way over the weekend.

JV Kicks off the weekend tonight at 6:30 with the varsity to follow at 9 vs Perrysburg. Tomorrow the Varsity will take on the Knights at 3 followed by the JV tilt at 5.

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Cats open up regular season play with 2 wins and 2 close losses at the Cold Turkey, league play opens this Saturday with Student BOGO Tickets!

by Coach Elliott on December 8, 2023

The Northview Wildcats hosted their annual Cold Turkey Thanksgiving showcase this past weekend at Tam-o-Shanter. 16 teams 8 in the Varsity A and 8 in the Varsity B divisions battled it out over 3 days in the hybrid scoring showcase where each game was worth 5 points. In the end the Varsity team finished 3rd out of 8 teams after 2 wins and 2 close losses.

On Friday the Cats opened up the regular season with a convincing 6-2 win over Gilmour Academy. Senior Sam Himmel scored the seasons 1st goal while fellow senior Liam Diesing and Junior Chase BEan added a pair each. Sophomore Brennen Wiltshire added a goal and 2 assist and Senior goalie Ayden Crandall stopped 32 shots to pick up his 1st win of the season.

Saturday morning the Cats got on the board early and often in route to a 8-0 win over Trenton. Diesing and Bean were at it again as the senior Captain scored a hattrick and Bean and Senior Keegan Draper chipped in with a pair of goals each. Junior Holden Brighty scored his career 1st While Sophomore defesnman Landon Woodbury and Carter Tillman each added a pair of helpers in the win. Crandall starting his 2nd game of the season notched the shutout on 18 saves.

That evening was a great game with the Dayton Stealth. Freshman Goaltender Parker Palcisko got his career 1st start and was masterful in stopping 38 of 38 while also picking up an assist on Beans 2nd period PP goal. Unfortunately that was all the offense the Cats could muster and fell for the 1st time in a 2-1 loss.

The Cats looked to rebound and finish the weekend strong in the showcases final game on Sunday. Another great back and forth game saw the Cats drop a heart breaker as Erie Prep scored with just a second left in the game for a come from behind 3-2 win. Freshman Liam Elliott set up a pair of goals to give him 5 assist on the young season and Brighty and Bean gave the Cats a 1 goal lead on 2 occasions. Unfortunately freshman Gavin Smith’s stellar 1st career start in which he stopped 34 shots went for knot in the buzzer beating loss.

The JV Cats also showed very well with a split squad playing as JV Yellow and JV Black. The black squad finished 2nd overall with a 3 and 1 record and the yellow team battled through some injuries and a fw players lost to go 1-2-1 overall.

Sophomore Jackson Nowak (10 points) and Noah Ellis along with Trent Lewis (9 points each) and Boston Kopke (6 points) on the backend led the way for the Black team while Sophomore Zac Crandall and Freshman Colten Czubek (6 points each) paced the gold squad.

This weekend the Cats open up league play at Tam-o-Shanter vs Findlay on Saturday with a double header. JV is set for 5 with the Varsity to follow at 6:30. Tickets can be purchased through the Northview athletic booster ticket site below. AND BOGO is BACK!! All students will receive 2 for 1 admission to the game!!! Please help spread the word and lets pack the stands!!

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