The Sports Gold/Tenaris/Sling Choker Wildcats needed a good first game to beat the Green Bay Bobcats 2-1.. The first goal came at the 4:05 mark of the first period by Mariah Krancevich with assists going to Jaime Orlando and Haley MacLeod. The Bobocats tied it up at the 10:50 mark of the second period. Both teams would go to the rooms for a break while the ice was resurfaced and the game would stay tie until the 16:33 mark and Haley MacLeod would get the go ahead goal with helpers going to Krancecich and Orlando once again. Amanda Alexander was in net for the win. All 17 players contributed playing 3 - 18 minute stop time periods in the first of 4 games in this 1st annual Minnesota Crunch Showcase Tournament. Great work "Cats".
 

Sports Gold/Tenaris/Sling Choker(Sault) Midget Wildcats in game two vs the Western predators would be a come back victory with the Sault squad down 2-1 after the 1st period, but the wildcats would not give up over the next two periods coming back and winning 6-3. Goals came from Britany Syms with Kelsey Burton and Olivia Pavoni getting the assists. Second period goals came from Jaime Sacco with helpers from Karly Meincke and. Mackenzie Gibson. Michelle Fabbro assisted by Jaime Orlando and Haley MacLeod. Olivia Pavoni would finish off the scoring for the second period with Jessica Grisdale providing the helper. Third period scoring would come from Jasmine Roy with Mackenzie Gibson assisting. With the cats leading 5-2 Mackenzie Gibson would find the twine with assists going to Jasmine Roy and Kelsey Burton. Emma Running was in net for the win.
 

Sports Gold/Tenaris/Sling Choker(mfg) Sault Midget Wildcats won Game 3 vs Winnipeg Polar Ice in a tight scoring 4-3 game. First period scoring opened up with the Sault getting a goal from Jaime Orlando with assists going to Jayce Chiblow and Michelle Fabbro. Polar Ice would match that to end the 1st period. Second period action would be a goal filled period. Jasmine Roy would start with a goal on a nice feed from Mackenzie Gibson. Mariah Krancevich would tally the 3rd goal with Jaime Orlando getting the assist. Polar Ice would reply with 2 more to tie the Wildcats. At the 6:09 mark of the 2nd Kelsey Burton would find the net with assists going to Brittany Syms and Olivia Pavoni. This would stand as there was a scoreless 3rd period with Amanda Alexander shutting the door giving the Sports Gold/Tenaris/Sling Choker(mfg) Sault Midget Wildcats first place in their pool. Strong contributions in the first 3 games came from Renae VanBuskirk, Melody Paradis, Jessica Grisdale, Karly Meincke and Jaime Sacco and Haley MacLeod.
 

In the final vs Thunder Bay Queens the Sports Gold/Tenaris/ Sports Gold/Sling Choker mfg (Sault) Midget "AA" Wildcats. would find themselves behind 3-0 by the end of the first period. After a talk with the coaches between periods the Wildcats would strike twice, caused by a strong fore check causing Thunder Bay to give up the puck. Melody Paradis would find the back of the cage to make it 3-1. Shortly after on another strong fore check Mariah Krancevich would net the Cats second goal of the game. The Wildcats would get a chance to tie the game with a penalty shot being awarded to them, but the T-Bay netminder would shut the door. In the 3rd period they would get an insurance marker to make it 4-2. This was a great weekend for the Wildcats as they went 3-0 and competed against U-19 teams in the round robin and all periods were 18 minute stop time. Next action for the team will be the local Ice Breaker Cup Tournament. Members of the Wildcats include Amanda Alexander, Emma Running, Jamie Orlando, Michelle Fabbro, Renae VanBuskirk, Kelsey Burton, Melody Paradis, MackenzieGibson, Jessica Grisdale, Mariah Krancevich, Brittany Syms, Karly Meincke, Jayce Chiblow, Jasmine Roy, Jaime Sacco, Haley MacLeod, Olivia Pavoni.