Richmond Ringette’s U19A team is taking its season all the way to Winnipeg for the Western Canadian Championships.
The Rush were crowned provincial champions on the weekend thanks to a perfect run at the Surrey Sport and Leisure Centre.
Richmond produced round-robin wins over Kelowna (5-0), Fraser Valley (9-7), Port Coquitlam (7-1) and Delta (4-2). That set-up a rematch with Kelowna in Sunday’s gold medal game with the locals prevailing 7-6 in a hard-fought battle.
The Rush entered the provincials as the top seed thanks to finishing in first place in Lower Mainland Ringette League Play.
The team now prepares to represent B.C. at the Western Canadian Championships, March 22-25.
The roster includes captains Hailey Takasaki, Cameron Sihoe and Natalie Manson, along with Tayah Takasaki, Hannah Therrien, Sonya Reiners, Tianna Martin, Emily Chow, Ahshley Kar , Melissa Fong, Nicole Heinrich and goalie Enrique Lee.
The Rush are coached by Troy Takasaki with assistants Alyssa Farthing, George Heinrich and Laura Takasaki.
