The Sabres and Little Caesars had gone 2-2-2 against each other in their previous six meetings this season, but this one wasn’t as tightly contested as the rest of their matchups. Shattuck pulled away for a 4-1 victory at the Cornerstone Community Center on Sunday in Green Bay, Wis.

The preliminaries are in the books and after the first three days of play there’s been parity in almost every bracket, everything has gone smoothly in administering the tournament and as a bonus to the hosts, three of the four Green Bay Bobcats teams have advanced to the quarterfinals.

Katelyn Pippy, from Moon Township, Pa., backstopped Team Pittsburgh to the USA Hockey Mid-American District 16 & Under Tier I championship, stopping all 14 Ohio Flames shots in a 3-0 victory in the title game. The victory sends Team Pittsburgh to the USA Hockey National Championship April 7-11 in Green Bay, Wis.

The Shattuck-St. Mary’s hockey program has churned out numerous professional and Olympic hockey players and has brought home plenty of hardware for its trophy case over the years. But one hurdle the Sabres have yet to clear is a Girls’ Tier I 16 & Under National Championship, something this year’s squad is hoping to change during the USA Hockey event in Green Bay, Wis.