Published in the April 8, 2016 edition
MELROSE’S JILL Mercer, Saoirse Connolly and Rachel DiFraia (left to right) became National champs when their East Coast Wizards hockey team beat Alaska, 2-1, to clinch a U-16 Tier 2 National title last weekend in Burlington, VT. The team went 6-0 in tournament play. (courtesy photo)
MELROSE—Three Melrose hockey players became national champs at the National U-16 Tier 2 tournament in Burlington, Vermont last weekend.
Jill Mercer, Saoirse Connolly and Rachel DiFraia, members of the East Coast Wizards hockey team, skated to victory over the weekend by shutting out teams from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It was a gripping finale when the Wizards topped Alaska in the finals, 2-1, to to clinch a national title.
The East Coast Wizards finished 6-0 and only allowed 1 goal throughout the entire tournament. Connolly, DiFraia and Mercer are all sophomores at Melrose High School and members of Lady Raider hockey team.
