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Webster’s Bella Fanale and her U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team teammates are heading home from Vantaa, Finland with silver medals after a 3-0 loss to Canada in the title game. The U.S. has medaled at all 17 Under-18 Women's World Championship tournaments dating back to 2008.

Bella Fanale earned Player of the Game honors after scoring both goals in the U.S. 2-1 semifinal victory over Sweden to advance to the gold-medal game at the 2025 IIHF Women’s Under-18 World Championship. The Webster native will look to lead the U.S. to its 10th title on Sunday.

It’s a gold-medal Monday for a trio of talented New Yorkers – Drew Fortescue (Pearl River), James Hagens (Hauppauge) and Carey Terrance (Akwesasne) – who helped the U.S. to its second straight gold medal at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. #worldjuniors

Hauppauge's James Hagens potted a pair of goals to raise his point total to 8 (4 goals, 4 assists) in his first World Junior Championship as the U.S. cruised into the semifinals with a 7-2 victory over Switzerland. #worldjuniors

Congratulations to Webster native Bella Fanale, who was named the captain of the 2025 U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team that will look to defend its gold-medal title in Vantaa, Finland. This will be Fanale's third time representing the U.S. in the tournament.