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Vernon Vipers set for Tier 2 U15 home tourney

Vipers play Calgary Bluer in their tourney opener Friday, Dec. 2, at Kal Tire Place North, 3:30 p.m.
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Vernon Sun Valley Source For Sports Vipers (dark jersey) host an eight-team minor hockey Tier 2 U15 tournament Dec. 2-4 with the majority of games at Kal Tire Place North. (Morning Star - file photo)

The Vernon Sun Valley Source for Sports Vipers will entertain Calgary Blue in the opening game of their eight-team Tier 2 U15 minor hockey tournament Friday, Dec. 2.

The game will be played at Kal Tire Place North (KTPN) at 3:30 p.m.

Joining the Vipers and Calgary in Pool A are the Vancouver Thunderbirds and Campbell River Tyees. They’ll face each other at 5:45 p.m. at KTPN.

Pool B will see Okanagan rivals Kamloops Blazers and West Kelowna Warriors kick off the tournament Dec. 2 at 11:45 a.m. at the Priest Valley Arena. The Quesnel Thunder take on the Langley Eagles at 1:15 p.m. at KTPN.

Vernon will play twice on Saturday, Dec. 3, taking on Campbell River at 11:15 a.m. and playing the Thunderbirds at 4 p.m. Both games are at KTPN.

All but one playoff game will be played Sunday at KTPN, starting at 6:15 a.m. with the first of two semifinals. The second semi is set for 8:30 a.m. The two winners will meet in the gold-medal game at 1 p.m.

The lone game at the Priest Valley Arena Sunday will feature the two teams that finished in fourth place in their pools, starting at 11:45 a.m.

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I am a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. I started my career in radio and have spent the last 21 years working with Black Press Media.
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