The airwaves will be hard to take.

The Beach Radio Bums, making their Vernon Winter Carnival Broomball Tournament debut Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Village Green Hotel鈥檚 northerly parking lot, stunned the Vernon Morning Star Sweepers 3-1 to advance to Friday鈥檚 championship game at 1:15 p.m.

The airheads, er, Bums will play the winner of Thursday鈥檚 other semifinal between the defending champion City of Vernon Yard Workers (with Mayor Victor Cumming rumoured to be suiting up for one shift) and Davidson Lawyers.

Beach Radio was led by its trifecta of girl power with Aryana Jacura scoring twice and Dylan Beaumont adding the third goal, while Michaela Fepp almost notched a fourth goal for the winners, who had the voice of the Vernon Vipers, Graham Turnbull, in goal.

Former carrier Justin Mitchell, son of Morning Star Sweepers Hall of Fame alumnus Glenn Mitchell, broke Turnbull鈥檚 shutout bid.

鈥淥ur girl power was amazing to watch,鈥� beamed victorious Beach Radio coach Kelly (Punch) Ackeral. 鈥淕raham was stellar in goal, stopping 1,287 shots from an aggressive team of ringers.

With the teams tied 0-0 after the first 20-minute half, Beach struck quickly for three goals on rookie Sweepers netminder Caitlin Clow, holding a broom for the first time in her young life.

Former golf pro turned sales rep Justin Baillargeon wielded his broom like a pitching wedge in goal in the opening half for the Morning Star, his biggest save coming as he stopped Beach rookie Ethan Schiman on a breakaway.

鈥淚t was one of those cases where we had a lot of chances but couldn鈥檛 finish,鈥� said Morning Star entertainment editor/coach Jennifer Smith. 鈥淭urnbull should be called Turn-wall. He was terrific.鈥�

Editor鈥檚 note: Caitlin Clow deeply regrets absolutely blowing it as goalie and would like to extend her apologies to the Morning Star team.

roger@vernonmorningstar.com
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