Jr. Greyhounds clinch top spot in Great North Midget League

It wasn’t the ideal weekend but the Soo Jr. Greyhounds have clinched top spot in the Great North Midget League standings.

The Jr. Greyhounds went 1-2 in weekend action against the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves locally.

Combined with a pair of losses by the Kapuskasing Flyers on the weekend, the Jr. Greyhounds will hold the top seed when the GNML playoffs open.

On Friday night, Devin Mauro scored three times as the Jr. Greyhounds opened the weekend with a 6-3 win at the GFL Memorial Gardens.

Michael Chaffay chipped in with a goal and two assists.

Dylan Szabo and Tyson Doucette also scored.

Ryan Rubic and Pierson Sobush had a goal and an assist each for Sudbury while Skyler St. Pierre also scored.

On Saturday afternoon, Sudbury opened up a 3-0 lead en route to a 4-2 win.

Cameron Lemcke scored a pair of goals for Sudbury.

Cameron Shanks and Bradey Smith also scored.

Ty Zachary and Gavin Ritacco scored for the Jr. Greyhounds.

Kolby Fellinger assisted on both Sault goals.

In Sunday’s finale, a goal by Rowan Mullin-Santone late in the third period was the difference as Sudbury picked up a 3-2 win to cap off the weekend.

Lemcke and Teegan Dumont also scored for Sudbury.

Chaffay and Calem Mangone scored for the Jr. Greyhounds in Sunday’s finale.

The weekend results leave the Jr. Greyhounds record at 26-6-2-1.

The team is set to wrap up regular season action next weekend at home with a pair of games against the Sudbury Wolves minor midget team. The teams open the weekend on Saturday night before wrapping up the weekend set on Sunday afternoon, both at the John Rhodes Community Centre.