SASA, MAHA state tournament schedule and results - updated 1:50 p.m. Feb. 17, 2013

This schedule is believed to be correct at the time it is posted. Of course, there could be mistakes, postponments, etc ... Please check with your team to make sure they are playing if you are venturing out in the storm this weekend and remember this schedule is posted for free and sometimes you get what you pay for - hahaha!

Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013

U-12 Girls A/B aka U-10 - SASA 1, Rutland 0

Bantam A - SASA 6, Essex 1 - Bantams advance to state championship game on Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. in Waterbury

Bantam A/B - SASA 10, MAHA 1

Midgets - Ice Breakers 6, SASA 3

PeeWee B - SASA 4, Northshire 1

U-12 Girls A/B aka U-10 - MAHA 3, SASA 0

U-12 Girls A - SASA 3, BAHA 2

U-12 Girls A/B aka U-10 - Middlebury 8, SASA 1

Midgets - Wolfpack 6, SASA 3

U-12 Girls A/B    MAHA    vs.    Woodstock    at Morrisville    7:10 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013

Bantam A/B - SASA 3, BAHA 1

Bantam A/B    MAHA    vs.    Middlebury    at Highgate      9:30 a.m.

Bantam A - SASA 6, Barre 0

PeeWee B - SASA 1, Essex 0 (SASA advances to state title game on Friday, Feb. 22 at 7:45 p.m. in Waterbury)

Midgets - SASA 3, PVA 2

U-12 Girls A - SASA 3, CSB 1 (SASA advances to State Championship game on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 12:30 p.m. in Waterbury)

Friday, Feb. 22

PeeWee B - SASA vs. TBA, 7:45 p.m. at Waterbury

Saturday, Feb. 23

U-12 A - State Championship SASA vs. TBA, 12:30 p.m. at Waterbury

Bantam - State Championship SASA vs. Barre, 2 p.m. at Waterbury

Sunday, Feb. 24

PeeWee A - State Championship SASA vs. Essex, 2 p.m. at Waterbury

SASA girls win U12 AB state title

The St. Albans Skating Association U10 Saints, who were forced to compete in the U-12 AB tournament because of a lack of teams at their own age level, won the state tournament Sunday morning in St. Albans at the Collins-Perley rink with a 5-2 come-from-behind win over their neighbors to the north, the Missisquoi Amateur Hockey Association.

SASA poses with their trophy

MAHA struck first with a goal by Adrianna Dotsie, assisted by Savannah Fellows, just 20 seconds into the game.

Julia Knight, who finished with two goals and an assist, tied the score 2:37 later, assisted by Meghan Connor and Elizabeth Dukas.

Dotsie connected again for the Thunderbirds at the 6:22 mark, assisted by Fellows and Renee Bouchard, for a 2-1 lead.

Knight tied the game at 8:13 of the first period, with assists from Lizzie Hill and Emma Lovelette.

Lovelette put the Saints on top for keeps with an unassisted goal 4:57 in the second period.

MAHA poses with their trophy

Grace Adamczak then tallied for SASA at the 6:53 mark, assisted by Knight.

Connor wrapped up the scoring with 3:09 left in the second period, assisted by Sydney Tabor.

Maddie Hungerford was the SASA goalie and Makayla Bombardier worked between the pipes for the T-Birds.

SASA Saints team members were: Sydney Tabor, Mckenna Remillard, Meghan Connor, Chloe Rouleau, Julia Knight, Maddie Hungerford, Maddie Curtis, Abby Casey, Lizzie Hill, Cam Hemingway, Grace Adamczak, Emma Lovelette, Hailey Savage and Elizabeth Dukas. The team was coached by Jeff Rouleau, Jen Savage, Brad Curtis and Maura Hemingway.

MAHA T-Birds team members were: Renee Bouchard, Makayla Bombardier, Adrianna Dotsie, Savannah Fellows, Abbey Besstte, Makayla Young, Madison Conley, Brianna Conger, Brianna Parent, Lora Fresn, Jenna Bourdeau. The team was coached by Paul Fellows, Mike Conger and Mandy Bouchard.

Dance State Championship news and notes

A few things to know about today's Vermont dance state championship at Vergennes High School.

This is the seventh year dance has been an organized athletic endeavor in Vermont.

The first year, the sport was a demonstration sport. In 2007, the first state championship was awarded to Springfield.

South Burlington goes through it's practice routine / Shawn Corrow, coldhollowphoto.com

Other past champs are South Burlington (2008), Burr and Burton (2009 and 2011) and Colchester (2010).

There are three genres of dance championships awarded: Pom, Jazz and Hip Hop.

Teams can compete in two genres. The team with the highest combined score for both dances wins the state title.

There are five judges for each dance. The top and bottom scores are thrown out. The maximum score for each judge is 100. The combined scored of the remaining three judges is combined for a total score of a maximum of 300. According to event chair Sean Farrell, South Burlington has posted the high score in the regular season, scoring nearly 280 points.

Eleven schools are competing - Arlington, BFA-St. Albans, Burr and Burton, Colchester, Lamoille, Middlebury, MVU, Mount Anthony, Mount Mansfield, South Burlington and Springfield.

The largest team is MMU with 21 dancers listed on its roster; MVU has just 5.

South Burlington goes through it's practice routine / Shawn Corrow, coldhollowphoto.com

Here's the scoring matrix:

Teams could score as many as 100 points based on five categories: Communication and projection (10 possible points); choreography (40 possible points, 10 each for appropriateness to genre, difficulty and creativity; five points each for formations/transitions and the way the dance compliments the music; group execution (25 possible points, 10 each for synchronization, timing with the music and five points for spacing; dance technique (20 possible points, 10 each for rhythm and body control/placement; five points for image of a high school dance team in regards to appropriateness of music, lyrics, movement and apparel.