The Red Deer U19A Rush ringette team won gold at the Western Canadian Championship, defeating Team Saskatchewan 3-1 in the final on March 29 in Langley, B.C.
This marks the first time a Red Deer team has won gold at the Westerns.
The Rush went undefeated in the tournament, winning all four round-robin games.
Red Deer defeated Fraser Valley 6-1 and Team Manitoba 6-3, while also beating Team BC 6-5 and Team Saskatchewan 5-4.
Offensively, Hadley Guenther led the tournament with six goals and four assists, while Ally George had seven goals and one assist.
Goaltender Kacey Talsma posted a tournament-best 4.88 goals-against average with an .870 save percentage.
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