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St. Thomas U12AA Stars, Boston Pizza October Classic champs.
St. Thomas U12AA Stars, Boston Pizza October Classic champs.

ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas U12AA Stars have their second tournament gold.

Graham Foster scored and assisted on a goal by Maximus Feairs, as St. Thomas edged Delhi-Norwich, 2-1, in the U12AA final, at the Boston Pizza October Classic October 18 at the Joe.

Cruz MacQueen picked up an assist on the Foster tally.

St. Thomas went 3-1 in pool play, scoring 22 goals and only allowing seven, defeating Hamilton Steel, 6-2, Oshawa 7-1 and Delhi-Norwich, 8-2 and losing to the Oakville Rangers, 2-1.

Three teams finished 3-1, but the Stars' goal for and against difference of plus 15, earned a bye to the final.

Earlier this month, St. Thomas took gold at a tournament in Simcoe.

U10

Brett Gustavson on a snipe over the goalie's shoulder and Will Chen-Martyn scored for St. Thomas, but North Bay Trappers took the U10AA final, 6-2.

In the semifinals, St. Thomas upended the 4-0 London Jr. Knights Green, 4-3, with Gustavson, Reid Parry, Ashton Scott and Cohen Jones scoring.

The Stars went 3-1 in pool play, with wins of 7-0, 4-2 and 8-3, only losing to North Bay, 4-2, outscoring opponents, 21-9.

It was rewarding for North Bay, the team the traveled the farthest to the Railway City for the tournament.

At the U13AA level, St. Thomas missed advancing from pool play with a 1-1-2 record.

The three day AA minor hockey tournament, sponsored by Boston Pizza, featured 21 teams in three divisions.