Bantam Rebels Hockey
Submitted by Cindy Voeller
The Bantam Rebels look forward once again to lacing up their skates this weekend after having a break over the holidays. They travel to Lethbridge this Saturday for a league game and to Picture Butte on Sunday for an exhibition game.
This year the Bantam team is comprised of  three communities, Bow Island, Foremost and Vauxhall and has a total of 17 players. The team is very grateful that Larry Doherty stepped up to coach the team this year and alongside Larry there are quite a few helpers. Assistant coaches are Dale Hurt, Dex Giesbrecht, Darren Repas and Warren Bechtold. The goaltending coach is Justin Weatherhead and the manager is Lisa Bechtold.
The Rebels entered into the Spud A League this year and after only playing a few games found out the league is made up of two Lethbridge teams and the Rebels. So our manager, Lisa, continues to keep busy trying to find the team exhibition games to play to add a little variety, in between playing Lethbridge and Lethbridge!
It has taken a little while for the bantam team to get to know one another and to come together as a team but lately they seem to be working together and playing with some motivation. Heading into the Christmas break the Rebels were on a four game winning streak and hope that it continues this weekend and they maintain the top spot in their league.
Provincial play offs are right around the corner, so the boys will be keeping busy with those games and league play. January 22 they head up to Ponoka for a tournament and are looking forward to that.
So when the team is in town make sure you come on over to the arena and watch some great hockey, try your luck on the 50/50 tickets and enjoy the atmosphere - it will be over before you know it!