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During the December 7-9 weekend, Tompkins Girls Hockey Association (TGHA) hosted the 14th annual Ithaca Shooting Stars Invitational tournament with 23 teams playing in five age levels. Four Ithaca Shooting Stars teams (19U, 14U, 12U and 10U) competed with other girls from across New York State and from Colorado.

The 19U Ithaca Shooting Stars won its age level Championship on Sunday defeating the Southern Tier, 5-1.  To advance to the finals, Ithaca defeated West Seneca, 3-1, Colorado, 1-0, and tied Southern Tier 0-0.  Goalie Ali Pace stopped 23 shots when shutting out Colorado. Anastasia Lyon led the offense in the championship game with two goals, and Marlena Doerr had two assists and one goal.  Rachel Brock and Aiya Taylor also scored. The team is coached by Jeff Luschwitz who is assisted by Peter Seznec and Eddie Ramos.


The 14Us tied Webster 1-1, defeated Binghamton 6-1, and lost to CNY, 0-5. MacRae McCarthy had two goals and one assist while Maddie Block and one goal and two assists.  Goalie Emily Edwards stopped about 80 shots in three games. Aaron Pundt and JR Reynolds guide this team.

Ithaca’s 12Us were defeated by Amherst twice, and by Camillus. Catherine Eisenhut stopped 70 shots in three games.  Eric Eisenhut coaches and is assisted by CJ Delvecchio and Tom Hartshorne.

The 10Us lost to Cazenovia twice, and Binghamton once. Madeline Hall scored twice against Binghamton.  They are coached by Marnie Cryer, Brian Crane and John Duthie.  This team recently played an exhibition scrimmage at Madison Square Garden between periods of the Frozen Apple game when Cornell men’s hockey played Michigan.

This year’s tournament coincides with the 40th anniversary of TGHA. On November 18, 1972, Cass Park opened and the first ice-time users were the brand-new members of TGHA. There was a celebratory ice time on November 18, 2012 for current and alumni players, parents, coaches and fans, with refreshments and brief remarks by one of the founding players, Linda Dominick Hemmerich.  A guest book was open for signatures that day and throughout the tournament weekend.

Alumna Julie Crowley offered tournament participants and current families special offers at her stores, Ithaca Coffee Company Triphammer and Gateway Commons. Since a significant part of the girls hockey experience are the relationships and connections one makes and maintains, everyone was encouraged to use the coupon offers with at least one other hockey team member or friend. In addition, some alumnae are making donations to the TGHA Scholarship Fund.

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