It was shootout, a blowout and a whiteout as the RTS Rocket Stars competed in the Shotgun Outdoor hockey tournament at Apex Mountain Resort near Penticton last weekend.
The Rocket Stars opened with an 8-7 shootout win over The Mighty Drunks. Colleen Nerbus was outstanding in goal, shutting down all three of the Drunk shooters, and Penny Brown went top shelf for the Stars to log the win.
The Rocket Stars then grounded the Vancouver Valkeries 7-4 with Andrea Southam scoring her first of the season.
On Saturday night, the Stars went up against Fox’s Fury. A light snow was starting to fall at the opening whistle, which turned into a complete whiteout with over an inch of snow on the ice by the end of the second period.
The game was called on account of snow while the Rocket Stars were ahead 3-2. A few players engaged in a shootout while others made snow angels on the ice.
The three wins moved the Rocket Stars into Sunday morning’s final under blue, sunny skies and they lost 8-3 to the Valkeries.