The Thorold Blackhawks Midgets closed out the 25th annual Beaverloch tournament with a victory over Mariposa Lightning to capture the division.
The Hawks won by a 3-2 score with goals from Michael DiMaurizio, John Luc Pagnotta and Blake Burke. Jesse McDowell got the win in net.
Thorold got two goals in the first period and added another in the second period, taking a 3-1 lead into the third period. Mariposa scored midway through the third to make the finish an exciting one.
Earlier in the day the Thorold peewees also won their division.
Before the bantam finals, the Thorold Amateur Athletic Association thanked the Smith family, owners of Beaverloch farms for their 25 years of sponsorship of the annual tournament. Dave Rapone of the TAAA presented Kyle and Darryl Smith with a commemorative Beaverloch jersey with the number 94, to mark the year the tournament began.
