PENTICTON, British Columbia (Interstat) — Gavin Katz scored twice and added an assist as the Penticton Vees defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-2 on Friday in Western Hockey League play at South Okanagan Events Centre. Attendance was 4,036. Penticton improved to 2-1. Kelowna dropped to 0-2. Katz opened scoring in the first period, with Graham Jones and Tyden Bergeson assisting. Kelowna answered in the second when Madden Daneault scored from Ryan Oothoudt and Owen Folstrom. Cole Braunshausen then put Kelowna ahead from Jaxon Kehrig and Daneault. Roberts Naudins tied it late in the second, assisted by Noel Pakarinen and Jones. Pakarinen gave Penticton the lead in the third from Bergeson and Katz, and Katz sealed it with a goal assisted by Tyler Deakos. Bergeson had two assists. Daneault had a goal and assist for Kelowna, while Braunshausen scored. Pakarinen added a goal and assist, Naudins scored, and Deakos had an assist. Kelowna’s Tomas Poletin recorded four shots on goal.