PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Posse have punched their ticket to nationals.
The juvenile boys broomball team finished third at a qualifier tournament this year and will be going to St. Laurent, Quebec April 11-14 for a chance at a Canadian championship.
About half of the players and two-thirds of the coaching staff are North Perth residents.
Defencemen Denver Morrison and Brandon Smith are from Atwood, and Matt Williams hails from Gowanstown.
The forward group includes Listowel’s Andrew Hamilton, Daniel Subject from Monkton, Jamie Fisher of Atwood and Nate Williams from Gowanstown.
Assistant coach Calvin Subject is from Monkton and trainer/manager Larry Morrison comes from Atwood.
No players on the roster of 16- to 19-year-olds have been to nationals before, but the coaching staff likes their chances.
“They play solid broomball,” said coach Subject. “It’s a very promising team, multiple levels of talent from our oldest players to our youngest pickups.”
The regular roster of 16 players can be augmented by four pickups for the big tournament.
The Posse went 3-2 at the juvenile national qualifier in Barrie Nov. 25-26. The Valley Gamblers handed them both of their losses in the double-elimination format.
Palmerston defeated the Windsor Devils 2-1 in their opener on Friday night. Jeremiah Weidemann was the hero in game one by scoring the winning goal in the dying seconds from Jordan Weidemann and Brad Van Bakel. Jo. Weidemann scored the previous goal from Van Bakel.... Please read more in this weeks Listowel Banner