Cathedral goalie Lexi Levere, of Westfield stops a break away. (Submitted photo)
WESTFIELD – The Whip City’s female hockey base will get a boost later this week when the Cathedral Panthers – boosted by Westfield High students Brittany Kowalski, Lexi Levere, Madison Pelletier, Mackenzie Pelletier, and Kaylee Basile – take the ice.
On Friday night, Cathedral and its Whip City core will battle East Catholic (Manchester, Conn.) at Amelia Park Ice Arena. Face-off is at 6 p.m.
“(Stanley Park Executive Director) Carole Appleton was kind enough to provide us ice to give the Westfield girls a chance to have a true home game,” Cathedral assistant coach Dave Pelletier said.
Westfield is in the first year of a co-op with the Cathedral High girls’ ice hockey team.
In a matchup of boys’ hockey teams, St. Mary-Wahconah will follow at 8 p.m.
A handful of area basketball teams will get the high school slate started Monday night. The Gateway boys will travel to Smith Voke for a 5 p.m. tilt. The St. Mary girls tip off at Putnam at 5:30. Also, in boys’ hoops, Westfield Voc-Tech hosts McCann Tech, St. Mary plays Lenox at Westfield Middle School South, and, for the girls, Southwick hosts Pioneer Valley Regional, all at 7.
There are no local games scheduled for the New Year’s break (Dec. 31-Jan. 1).
