By: Pam Velasquez

Bakersfield Dragon Pee Wee’s beat, undefeated team, Valencia Express 7-6 on January 22nd in Valencia. The boys were ready to play some serious hockey the moment they stepped onto the ice. A TEAM is how I would sum up the game. The boys really worked hard together to win this intense game.

The first period started off right away with a nice pass sequence from Sawyer Robinson to Austin Hanson, to Brayden Watts with a goal. Express came right back to put 3 goals on the board within the first 10 minutes. At 4:09 on the clock Brayden Watts scores, assisted by Jalen Wallace, and with 2:52 left on clock Brayden Watts put one more in the net making a hat trick in first period. The period ended  3-3.

2011/2012 Bakersfield Dragon Pee Wee Team

The Dragons took charge of the second period pretty quickly. Brayden Watts put another point on the board and Tyler Mends soon followed with a nice goal assisted by Austin Hanson. Express slipped one more goal in bringing score 5-4 Dragons. Jalen Wallace took control of the puck passing up to Jo Jo Velasquez with a goal and Brayden Watts added his 5th goal of the day at 12.1 seconds left on clock ending second period 7-4 Dragons.

Valencia Express fought back hard in the 3rd putting 2 more points on the board. The Dragons defensive team (Michael Lopez, James Baker, Jacob Chaddick, Blake Olson, & Tarek Itani) and Goalie, Grant Campbell, held the ice down ending game 7-6 Dragons.  A congrats to Michael Lopez for earning the game hat and a HUGE well deserved “great game” to every single Dragon Pee Wee.  The team played hard, communicated, and skated to win. GO DRAGONS!

By: Brett Kingsbury

This past weekend found the Dragon Bantam team in another “back to back” situation with a game at home on Saturday and one in Oxnard on Sunday.

The Saturday game started out slow against a solid opponent, the Jr. Reign.  The Reign jumped out to a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period.  The Dragons would strike back quickly in the 2nd period, 45 seconds to be exact with goal by Patrick Willey off of  an assist by Collin Walker.  The Reign would strike again making the score 3-1.  The Dragons would stay determined to fight back and were able to score two goals in less than a minute apart.  The second goal was scored by John Grealish and the assist was awarded to Aidan Hughes.  Jayce Scott would not be denied less than a minute later with a great feed by Tristan Mends.

The 2nd period would end with a 3-3 tie.  THe 3rd period was back and forth until the Reign was able to capitalize on a power play, making it 4-3.  The Dragons “scored” a goal from a center ice dump by Taylor Jolly on net, but the goal was called off for a delayed offside.  The Dragons did not let this stop their determination to score and they soon did with a final goal by Demetrius Strategos with an assist by Taylor Jolly.  WIth the score tied 4-4, the Dragons were able to hold off a 5 on 3 to keep the score even to the end.  Garret Kingsbury got a workout with 42 saves.

Sunday, the Dragons found themselves against another solid team, the Riptide.  The Riptide was victorious in a previous tournament game and the Dragons were determined to settle the score.  The Dragons hit the game flat and the Riptide was able to capitalize late in the first to put them ahead 1-0.

The Dragons soon found their legs and began to dominate the ice. They constantly won the individual battles and positioning was solid.  Brandon St Louis tied the game off of a great pass from John Grealish.  John Grealish was just getting warmed up.  Another great assist from John to Collin Walker put the Dragons ahead for good.  Second period ended with a Dragon lead, 2-1.

Brandon St Louis was the only one to find the back of the net in the third period of of a great assist from Tristan Mends.  Final score 3-1, the Dragons with the win.  Garret Kingsbury had another outstanding game with 34 saves.  All in all it was a successful weekend for the Bantams.

By: Shelly Fair

The Bakersfield Dragons Squirts beat the La Jolla Jaguars 1 at home Saturday, January 7^th. The final score was 6-4 in favor of the Dragons.

The Dragons and the Jaguars took turns taking the lead through the first two periods. The Jaguars got on the boards first, but Logan Mears got the equalizer on a play that sent him slamming into the postjust after the puck crossed the blue line.

Dante Petrini scored next for the Dragons, but the lead would last less than one minute, as the Jaguars got back-to-back goals, giving them the 3-2 advantage going into the second.

Matthew Perri tied it up once again early in the second, but the Jaguars got the go-ahead goal just minutes later. Late in the third, Chaz Catallo got his sixth of the season for Dragons, and the two teams ended the period in a 4-4 tie.

The Dragons kept the Jaguars off the boards in the third, but managed two more points for themselves. Perri and

Mears each got their second of the game in the final period, giving the Dragons the 6-4 win.

The Dragons are on the road next weekend to face the West Valley Wolves.