The team brought a rare medal home for Southern sides from national hockey tournaments.
In the 16-team association tournament, Southern was not fancied to make it out of pool play.
But it scored four straight wins to get through to the semifinal.
It then tied 4-4 with South Canterbury before winning the shootout 3-0.
Top goalscorer was Southland’s Blair McKenzie with six goals, and Billy Ellwood scored five goals.
In the final it lost 4-3 to Canterbury.
In the regional under-18 tournament the male team finished sixth and the women’s team eighth.
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