The MRYHA Skaters Edge U14 Manchester Lady Hurricanes won the girls U14 Tier II State Championships this past weekend as they skated past the competition from around the State.  In the Championship game, the Lady 'Canes faced off against Hanover.  More than halfway through period one, Ashley Zannini would get the 'Canes on the board first with shot from the slot.  Assists on the play going to Taylor Merrill and Emily Holtshouser.  Midway into period two, the 'Canes would strike again as Hannah Cote passed off to Angela Augusta who broke in on a breakaway deaking the Hanover Goaltender and netting the score.  Strong fore checking, defense, and standout goaltending took control of the game from there.  Lexi Tilton in net in the final game stood strong turning away all shots to post the shutout. Solid defense throughout the playoffs came from Skylar Pepin, Ami Thompson, Morgan Fifield, Taylor Merrill, Jenn Bairam and Hannah Kearney providing the protection to solidify the championship.  In the preliminary games, the Lady 'Canes beat Nashua in game 1 with a score of 3 to 1.  Kaylie DeCosmo would score a 3 goal hat trick in the game with assists going to Zannini, Holtshouser, and Bairam.  In game two the 'Canes fell to Hanover 4 to 0 but would bounce back in game three against Dover.  Dover stormed out to a 2 goal lead after period 1.  Goaltender Alanah Burns entered the game in period two to shut down the Dover attack.  The 'Canes picked it up from there as Holtshouser blasted a wrist shot top corner for the 'Canes first score of the game.  A few minutes later Cote found a way to slip by the defense and notch the tying goal.  Holtshouser would score a final time giving the ‘Canes the lead with the assist going to DeCosmo.  With just over three minutes left in the game, the line of Kelley Guimont, Jackie Kinch, and Emma Lynch controlled the play burning up over a minute and half of time.  Burns would shut down a final desperate attempt from Dover to notch win and move the 'Canes into the Semi Finals.  Facing off against Seacoast, the momentum surely had changed back to the number 1 seeded Lady Hurricanes. This was a fast passed game and one of the best of the tournament.  The 'Canes would score first midway through period two when DeCosmo wristed a board pass to Zannini who streaked in from the red line all alone shooting a wrist shot and finding the back of the net with the puck.  In all the excitement, Seacoast took the drop of the puck at the face off, rushed down the ice, and notched a score just seven seconds later.  Now in period three, Alex Breen deep in the Seacoast end skated around a defender, passed off to Cote who skated in and beat the goaltender low and into the net.  Strong pressure from the entire team enabled the Seacoast team from posting any further attacks and the Manchester Lady Hurricanes would advance to the finals and become the State Champions.