SAINT IGNATIUS' VARSITY HOCKEY TEAM BEGAN DEFENSE OF ITS RED DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT BY TRAVELING TO MENTOR AND DEFEATING THE LAKE CATHOLIC COUGARS, 7-2.

THREE-YEAR VARSITY MAINSTAY LIAM GEITHER LED THE WAY WITH A HAT TRICK, RECORD-SETTING CENTER/FORWARD MILES MCQUINN HAD TWO GOALS AND PROVIDING THE OTHER LAMP LIGHTERS WERE PADDY SPELLACY, THE PROGRAM'S CAREER LEADER IN POINTS, ASSISTS AND GOALS, AND THE SKILLED AND SAVVY COLTON RIEMENSCHNEIDER.

SENIOR GOALIE MATT KOVESDY HAD 18 SAVES.

COACH PAT O'ROURKE'S WILDCATS WILL TAKE A 5-0 RECORD INTO THIS WEEKEND'S GILMOUR ACADEMY TOURNAMENT AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD.

- EDDIE DWYER