By Judy Cowan

Luke Cowan and Cole Gallant, Hartland High School Freshmen, are two of six Livingston County boys who are members of the #1 nationally ranked Honeybaked Bantam ‘98 Hockey Team. 

This October, Warrior AAA Invitational Tournament, held in Troy, Michigan, drew teams from 16 different states and all over Ontario. 

The Honeybaked squad beat the #1 ranked team in Canada, the Toronto Jr. Canadians, 3-1 in the semi-finals; and then shutout the #2 ranked Canadian team, the Toronto Marlboros, 3-0 in the final to win the championship. 

They outscored their opponents 25-2 throughout the three-day tournament on their path to the championship. The team currently is on a 20 game win streak including 12 shutouts.