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The U15 (Bantam) played at home in the NoFrills tournament. They won their first game against Golden 10-5, with Kaydn Chasse (3), Cameron Charette (2), Spencer Goldsmith, Brayden Roe, Jack Mcaffer (2), Hunter Wood scoring the goals. The game was close 6-5 at the end of the second, but the locals decided they had had enough and scored four unanswered goals in the third period. Chase Kinsey, Jack Andruschuk, Spencer, Cameron, Keegan Kelly, Braydon all assisted on the various goals. In the second game, Windermere Valley was on the losing end to Elk Valley 10-1, with Ethan Spence scoring the lone goal.
The third game was against Creston, with the local team winning that game 13-1, putting them in the final against Elk Valley. Braydon scored five goals, Keegan (1), Jack (2), Tegegn Booth (1), Ethan Spencer (2), Cimone Zimmer (1) and Everett Friesen (1).
Again facing Elk Valley, the locals played a much stronger game in the final, losing the final 8-5. Ethan scored 3, with Braydon and Cameron each scoring 1. The game was 5-4 midway through the third period, but Elk Valley pulled ahead.
The U13 Rep team (PeeWee) travelled to Salmon Arm, where they fought hard in each game, making the final but falling short of winning. The first game Friday was against West Kelowna. The local team was behind 3-1 at the end of the second period but stormed back in the third period, winning 6-3. The second game was against Penticton (a tier 3 team), and the locals won 6-1, with both goalies being strong throughout the tournament. Later on Saturday, they played Winfield, losing that game 2-0. The two wins put them in the semi-final against the local team, Salmon Arm. Again, they were behind 4-2 after the first period, but came back to tie it after second periods 4-4. Brayden Rice, an added player to the team, scored his first goal for the Rep team. In the third period, the Windermere Valley team scored three more goals to win 7-4, putting them in the finals on Sunday afternoon. In the Final Game against South Okanagan, the team ran out of steam and lost to South Okanagan 9-3.
