Stars reach for a title

In a defensive struggle that was the championship game of the

Campbell Division, Cory Cunningham scored an unassisted goal in the third

period to lift the Stars to a 1-0 victory over the Bulldogs Saturday at

Coast 2 Coast Inline Hockey Center in Huntington Beach.

Stars goalkeeper Colton Daigneault had a big hand in the victory with 17

saves, and his counterpart, Bulldogs’ goalie Willam DeWitt, was equally

as impressive with 20 saves.

The victory capped a strong tournament finish by the Stars, who finished

second to the Jets in regular season play.

The Bulldogs went 4-3-3 during the regular season.

In other division championships:

NORRIS DIVISION

Sabres 2, Slickshoes 1

Jeff Fuzzard scored an unassisted goal in the third quarter to give the

Sabres the lead for good, and a division title. Kourtney Kunichika’s

first quarter goal opened the scoring for the unbeaten Sabres, who were

the regular season champions in the Norris East Division. The loss was

the first of the season for the Norris East Division champion Slickshoes,

whose lone goal was scored by J. Daniel Pulfer. Goalie Mark Kosko

recorded 27 saves.

SMYTHE DIVISION

Dragons 5, Timberwolves 1

A balanced scoring attack saw Keith Dickson, Cody Bertrand, Casey

Childers, Jeffrey Kurokawa, and Mark Kanow score single goals, and goalie

Patrick Lacy record 23 saves as the Dragons, who finished in third place

during the regular season, upended the regular season champion

Timberwolves in the title game. Jordan Wallace scored for the

Timberwolves.