{"id":9388,"date":"2014-12-23T23:08:12","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T04:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=9388"},"modified":"2015-01-14T18:24:41","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T23:24:41","slug":"aurora-tigers-atom-ae-team-wins-silver-stick-regional-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-tigers-atom-ae-team-wins-silver-stick-regional-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Tigers Atom AE team wins Silver Stick Regional Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Submitted by Chris MacEachern<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Aurora Tigers Atom AE team entered the Silver Stick Regional Tournament this month with the goal of earning a spot in their fourth consecutive tournament championship game. <\/p>\n<p>The team, winners of the Orangeville Early Bird Tournament, had also delivered successive second place finishes in both the Motown Cup and the Bradford Blue &#038; Gold Classic, respectively.  <\/p>\n<p> The Tigers opened the Silver Stick Regional Tournament with a close win over the Richmond Hill Stars followed by hard-fought victories over the Innisfil Winterhawks and the Georgina Blaze. <\/p>\n<p>In the semi-final game, the team emerged victorious over a skilled Markham Waxers squad, setting up a championship game between the #1 seed, Aurora Tigers, and the #2 seed, Newmarket Redmen.<\/p>\n<p>In a highly competitive final, the Tigers and Redmen battled from whistle to whistle, back and forth. Spurred on by vocal fans and an unwavering focus on teamwork, the Tigers won a tight championship game, 2-1. With the victory, the team was accepted into the International Silver Stick Finals in Pelham, scheduled for January 8 \u2013 11. <\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F9388&#038;t=Aurora%20Tigers%20Atom%20AE%20team%20wins%20Silver%20Stick%20Regional%20Championship&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F9388&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2F2014-12-25-09.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Aurora%20Tigers%20Atom%20AE%20team%20wins%20Silver%20Stick%20Regional%20Championship\" style=\"font-size: 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