This weekend the first ever, Whitby Girls tournament is being held. I will be in Hamilton but will be getting updates from home and updating these scores as well.  The schedule has the Midgets and Intermediates playing Saturday (so they are listed first), and the Peewees, Bantams, and Women’s divisions playing Sunday (a little further down on the list).  Good luck to all.

July 2, 2009
Barrie, ON

The last time the Redmen and the Lakeshores played was the home opener for the Redmen at the end of May, that night the home side took the 8-6 win. Fast forward to tonight and the situation for the Redmen has turned a great deal more desperate. The only other win for the Redmen this season was a 6-4 upset over the Peterborough Lakers on June 10, 2009. The Lakeshores now have three wins and a hold of the sixth and final playoff spot. The Redmen will have to dig deep and a third and final meeting between these teams on July 15, 2009 in Whitby could determine which club enjoys post season play.

Tonight the Redmen bus fought rush hour traffic leaving Toronto as well as on Highway 400 north, but thanks to a resourceful bus driver arrived at the Holly Community Centre in good time for a stretch and warm up.

The home side opened the scoring with two goals in the first seven minutes before the Redmen, on a long feed to Derek Hopcroft from his defensive mates, resulted in a goal to close the gap. The first ended 3-1 for Barrie and as the period went on starting keeper Joel Weber seemed to find his groove.

Unfortunately the team struggled defensively in the middle frame and other than an early goal by David Brown (his first as a Redmen), the Lakeshores scored four times that period and after forty minutes it was 7-2 for Barrie. When the scoreboard read 5-2, Peter Vipond gave the hook to Weber and Kurtis Wagar made his way to the net for the balance of the second period.

The third period was a treat for old school lacrosse fans as Vipond settled into two-way lacrosse and put away the front door/back door philosophy for the rest of the night. That strategy almost paid off. As ex-Redmen Brandon Sanderson, now assistant coach in Barrie said after the game, it may have been great to watch from the stands but a little nerve wracking from behind his bench.
The Redmen outscored the Lakeshores by a score of 6-3 in the final frame with a pair of goals to Jon Durno and one to Matt Carroll. The line of Durno, Carroll, Geoff Griffiths, Wes McDonald and Ian Crashley was on the floor for at least one and a half to 2:00 minutes and had some great offensive chances, Crashley’s size allowed him to get in untouched on Lakeshores goalie Mike Atwood a few times.

The Redmen scored four times in the final three minutes using this two-way approach and Vipond said he was happy with that decision following the game. It certainly was tough for the Lakeshores to adjust and if Redmen had more time the result may have been much different.

Frank Lawrence and Matt Robinson assessed eight minutes in penalties to the Lakeshores and six minors to the Redmen.

Redmen will host the first place Six Nations Chiefs on Wednesday July 8, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. The following night, the Redmen will travel to Brampton to meet the Excelsiors and a reunion with ex-teammate Shawn Williams.

Details on Future Redmen Lacrosse Camp and August 15, 2009 Golf Tournament at Wooden Sticks G.C. are available at www.brooklinredmen.ca

Scoring

Brooklin

Mainer (3,2), Carroll (1,1), Durno (2,1), Hopcroft (1,1), Brown (1), Weber (0,2), Suddons (0,1), Griffiths (0,2), Buchanan (0,1), Collins (0,1), Campbell (0,2)

Barrie

Sabon (1), Attwood (0,1), Favero (2,3), Gignac (0,3), Hurley (0,1), Brown (0,1), Gilbert (0,1), Lackey (0,1), Burton (0,2), Ball (1), Sanderson (2,5), Ransom (3,2), Ivey (1)

Contact: Mark Stehlin 416.525.5624

Hey kids, wanna get one of your teams winning photos into the Canadian Lacrosse Magazine? All you have to do is send me a picture of your 2009 team, after a tournament win, and I will include it in one of our upcoming issues. The latest issue of CLM is being released soon, so if you want in that one, don’t delay.

All pictures can be emailed to gmark@lacrosseinsidethegame.com. Don’t forget to tell us which tournament your picture was taken from, your full team name, division, and rank (i.e. Whitby Warriors Bantam A from the West Durham Tournament).

Send them off and get your teams accomplishments noticed out there. We will accept any pictures from any minor team from across Canada. The only stipulation is that it has to be a 2009 win.

Watch for them….

Marksy.

One of the most historic and long standing Minor lacrosse tournaments, I can remember playing in the Super Series as a kid. This weekend I will be in Hamilton and updating this all weekend long. Again this seaosn , the New Westminster Peewee Salmonbellies will be there. Great to see support for this tournament from our Western lacrosse friends. Good luck to all teams in all divisions.

June 8, 2009
Burnaby, B.C.:

Following a meeting with the Board of Directors of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the national governing body of the sport, the host venue of the 2010 President’s Cup has been awarded to the Burnaby Burrards.

The national championship will be played August 17 – 21, 2010 at Burnaby’s Bill Copeland Arena. “The BCLA is pleased to have been awarded the 2010 Presidents Cup to the Burnaby Burrards of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse League. I wish all of the teams the best of luck,” says BC Lacrosse Association President Sohen Gill.

Burrards General Manager Shawn Joinson says the awarding of the event hosting to a Lower Mainland team is great news for lacrosse fans from across the province. “We’re very excited to have been named as the host venue for the 2010 championships, there is a thriving lacrosse community in British Columbia and we expect to see a great fan turnout.”

The five-day series will feature the top seven teams in the Senior B division from across Canada facing off in a round-robin style tournament. “The caliber of competition will be superb,” says Joinson. “This is a really fantastic opportunity to see the very best players in the world compete at this level.”

Burnaby Burrards

The Burnaby Burrards is one of the Lower Mainland’s best-known lacrosse franchises. The roots of the club go back to 1969 when the Senior B team from Vancouver’s Killarney neighbourhood joined the Inter-City Lacrosse League, the predecessor of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association.

“Burnaby Burrards Secure Bid….”

During the 1980s, Vancouver maintained a strong presence in the league, first with the Vancouver Disco Sports Angels and later the East Vancouver Bluebirds. In 1999, the Vancouver Vipers renamed
themselves the Vancouver Burrards – reclaiming the heritage of the Burrards name, which has long been symbolic of lacrosse in Vancouver. Two years ago the Burrards relocated outside Vancouver to the neighbouring suburb of Burnaby, a move that breathed new life into the club, now seen as one of the premier organizations in the league.

Lacrosse in Canada – “Our Country – Our Game”

Lacrosse, which the Native People of North America knew under many different names such as Baggataway or Tewaarathon, played a significant role in the community and religious life of tribes across
the continent for untold years. Its origin lost in the antiquity of myth, Lacrosse remains a notable contribution of the Native culture to modern Canadian society. In the 1840s the first games of Lacrosse were played between the townsfolk and the First Nations People, and the game of Lacrosse quickly won the loyalty and interest of the newest North Americans. Lacrosse was named Canada’s National Game by Parliament in 1859.

The coming of the 1930s brought innovation once again to the sport. Promoters married the two most popular games in the country, lacrosse and hockey, and created Indoor Lacrosse, also known as Box
Lacrosse or Boxla. The game was built upon speed and action and very quickly won massive support within the organization.

Lacrosse was re-confirmed by Parliament as the National (Summer) Sport of Canada in 1994.

For more information about the 2010 President’s Cup visit: www.presidentscup2010.com.

Laura Ballance
2010 President’s Cup
604.871.4451
604.771.5176 (cell)
laura@lbmg.ca

Well it has been a while coming, but after all of the camps and tryouts, and after having the ability to see some of the kids in action at various tournaments, it is now official. The 2009  Team Ontario Rosters have been released. Listed below you can find links to all of the Rosters for this seasons Peewee, Bantam and Midget boys teams, and the new 2009 Bantam Girls team.

Peewee Boys Team “O”

Bantam Boys Team “O”

Bantam Girls Team “O”

Midget Boys Team “O”

As much as it was a little delayed, I think it was a great idea to have the Coaches have the chance to see some of the kids in game play.  I saw Coaches at various tournaments prior to the selections being made, which I am sure gave them the chance to see more than what they could in just a couple of tryouts.  Good call.

As always, I am sure there were many broken hearts, and I am sure the Coaches and selection committees struggled in making the choices for only one team. I want to offer all of the young boys and girls selected for our teams my congratulations. As well, remember all of the hard work you put in to get there, and the chance you have been given. You’ve earned it.

Best of luck!

You can aiso check out the new Team Ontario Web Site located at http://www.teamontariolacrosse.ca/ for more information.

story by Terri Workman

TORONTO – Merrick Thomson led the Nationals with five goals and an assist to maintain his lead in Major League Lacrosse’s goal scoring race. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough as the Denver Outlaws took the game from Toronto 20-16 in front of 3,791 fans at BMO Field on Saturday night.

Midfielder Dan Hardy opened scoring for Denver, quick-sticking a behind-the-net feed from attacker Brendan Mundorf. The Outlaws struck again five minutes later when attacker Matt Brown stationed himself on the Nats’ crease and put it into the top corner of Toronto’s net.

Nationals midfielder Gavin Prout scored a shorthanded goal 8:48 into the first quarter, to put the score at 2-1 before Mundorf replied for Denver staking the Outlaws to a 3-1 lead. The goal fired up Toronto’s offence, starting with attacker Delby Powless who converted a Jordan Hall pass to make it 3-2.  Before the announcer could finish calling the goal, the MLL’s leading goal scorer Thomson put away his 22nd of the season to tie the game 3-3.

Shawn Williams gave Toronto a 4-3 lead, but it was short-lived, as Brown scored his second of the game to knot the game a minute before the end of the frame. Denver midfielder Josh Sims got the second quarter going, notching an unassisted marker within the first minute of play. Nationals’ defender Nick O’Hara sprung the ball out of Toronto’s end and earned a helper by finding Thomson on the crease. The goal tied the game at five all.

Denver’s Brown earned a hat trick three minutes into the second quarter and the Outlaws stretched their lead to two on a Drew Westervelt goal a minute later.  Thomson got a hat trick of his own at the 5:20 mark, scoring a sharp unassisted goal to bring the Nationals within one, 7-6.

Powless scored the Nationals’ second shorthanded goal of the game, capping off a sharp passing play. The sequence started on transition, with Toronto moving the ball from Colin Doyle to Thomson and then finally to Powless who snapped it in to the net.

Mundorf responded to re-establish a Denver lead, 8-7, however Doyle evened it at eight with a blast that found the top right corner of Denver’s net, forcing the Outlaws to call for a time-out to gather themselves.

Midfielder Jeff Sonke scored his only goal for Denver followed by another from Hardy to give the Outlaws a 10-8 lead at the end of the half.  It took nine seconds for Brodie Merrill to score Toronto’s third shorthanded goal of the game. The defenceman’s marker narrowed Denver’s lead to 10-9. The Outlaws scored six consecutive goals after Merrill’s marker, giving Denver a 16-9 advantage.  Mundorf scored back-to-back goals, followed by two from Brown and then markers from Sims and Westervelt.

With ten seconds left in the quarter, Powless broke the silence for Toronto, working in close, faking low and then shooting high to get the Nationals back in the 16-10 game. Brown opened the fourth with his sixth goal of the game, putting Denver up 17-10.  Midfielder Joe Walters sniped his 15th of the season before Westervelt responded two minutes later for Denver, to put the Outlaws ahead by seven.

After coming several strides out of his crease, goalie Brett Queener made a point-blank save, and then sprinted up field, finding Doyle who scored on a diving shot for Toronto’s 12th goal of the game. Thomson scored Toronto’s first back-to-back goals in the half, his fourth of the game, to make it 18-13 for Denver.  Midfielder Nate Watkins scored his first of the goal a minute later to maintain the Outlaws lead.

Mundorf’s stick stayed white hot, scoring his fifth goal of the game with just over two minutes remaining in the game.  Stephen Hoar brought the Nationals closer to their opponents, scoring a two-point rocket with just over a minute left in the game to make it 20-15.

With 27 seconds left, Thomson scored his fifth of the game to bring the final score up to 20-16. Toronto National Merrick Thomson’s five goals put him at 26 on the year, two ahead of Denver’s Brendan Mundorf in the MLL’s goal scoring race. The Outlaws (6-1) were led by MLL BudLight MVP Matt Brown, who scored six goals and added an assist.

The Nationals’ Delby Powless also had a big night, earning a hat trick and two helpers while picking up three ground balls.

Goalies Brett Queener and Doc Schneider once again shared time between the pipes for the Nationals. The Nationals (4-4) hit the road to face the Chicago Machine next Saturday July 4th at Niles High School in Niles, IL at 5:00 p.m. EST.

For more information please contact:

Terri Workman
Public Relations-Toronto Nationals Lacrosse
tworkman@nationalslacrosse.com

submitted by Russ McLean
Owen Sound, Ontario

The Whitby Warriors Tyke 1 Lacrosse Team sponsored by TMR Inc. and J & M Sandblasting go 2 for 2 in tournament play, winning the Harry Kazarian Memorial Fathers Day Tournament over the June 20th weekend. The team coached by Wayne Cornish, now hold a tournament record of 9-0 outscoring their opponents an astonishing 106-18.

The Warriors squad defeated the Burlington Chiefs in the Championship game with a score of 12-3.

The Whitby Tyke 1 team consists of goalies Ty Fox-Trudel and Isaac Cromb and players Ryan Gallant, Dustin Hutton, Carter Schott, Cole Perfetti, Liam Parenteau, Mark Kyle, Cameron Warren, Adam Poitras, Matthew Cornish, Cullen McLean, Connor Platt, Parker Pipher, Ethan Doyle, Nathan Porter, and Matthew McCullough. Additional coaching staff includes Doug Parenteau, Gerry Platt, Phil Poitras, Andrew Porter and Manager Joanne Pipher.

The Whitby Minor Lacrosse Association was well represented in Owen Sound, with all 4 of the Whitby teams in attendance making it to the Championship finals on Sunday.

There will be a registration opportunity for this camp at the Whitby Minor Lacrosse Championship Day this coming Saturday June 27th. Look for us in between Pads 2 and 3 at
Iroquois Park Arena all day, starting at 9am.

Kids, here is your chance to get a new STX lacrosse stick (either an STX Impact or STX Heat) complete with a shaft, and play lacrosse for a full week during your Summer Vacation. Every participant in the first annual LITG Summer Lacrosse Camp will receive one as a part of their registration. There are two sessions, both running one week from Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm. All of the details are below, and you can download a form off of this site to register.

Forms are right here either in Word format or in Adobe pdf format.

• One Week Sessions Mon-Fri: Session 1 – July 20-24 Session 2 – July 27-31 9am – 4pm each day
• Cost: for Each Session is $185.00 which includes GST (or attend both for $325 which includes GST)
• Location: Peel Street Lacrosse Box and Soccer Fields (Peel Street, north of Burns Street, East of Brock Street) Google map: http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=peel+street+whitby,+ontario&cr=countryCA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=ca&ei=4FstSvmkGZGCmQeOsu37Cg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1
• For who: Camp is open to boys and girls ages 8 and up (campers will be placed with kids similar in age/ability). Lunch is not provided, but light snacks will be available.
• Fee includes: A real STX lacrosse stick, non-contact lacrosse game play and instruction for up to 6 hours each day, Camp T-Shirt, LITG hat, water / Sports Drinks, other fun games, and Friday Pizza bash.
• Fun includes: field and box lacrosse instruction / games, Camper of the day, and much more.
• Camp Attire: Shorts, T-Shirt, helmet, gloves, stick, mouth guard*, running shoes, sun screen, hat
• Rain: In the event of rain alternate activities will take place or a replacement day in the next camp will be offered.

*a custom mouth guard can be obtained the first day of camp for an additional fee of $25.00 (please request in advance)

Goalies are welcome as well and will receive personalized instruction (depending on numbers).

Camp will be open to all kids 8 years of age and older. Camp will consist of 6 hours of fun per day, plus a one hour supervised lunch (bring your own). There will be field lacrosse instruction / games, box lacrosse instruction / games, and more. One lucky camper in each week will receive a free registration for the 2010 lacrosse season with Whitby Minor Lacrosse. (or an association of your choice if not a Whitby resident).

Please download and fill out the registration form above and sign / date.   The sooner you get your form in, the sooner your spot is guaranteed.  Make all cheques payable to Lacrosse Inside The Game and mail forms to:

Lacrosse Inside The Game
11 Kenton Court
Whitby, Ontario
L1N 5X6

For any additional information please email gmark@lacrosseinsidethegame.com or call Gary Mark at 905-914-0232

June 24, 2009
Whitby, ON

A week ago the Redmen travelled to Brampton to take on the Excelsiors the day after a 15-12 OT loss at home to Kitchener Waterloo. They lost that game at the Powerade Centre 12-5; tonight the Excelsiors returned the favour of a visit. On a night that the Redmen celebrated Clarington and West Durham Minor Lacrosse, the defending Mann Cup champs showed why they remain the team to beat with a 12-4 win. The win improves the Excelsiors to 6-4; good for a four way tie for first overall with Peterborough, Six Nations and St Regis (Six Nations has two games in hand and Peterborough has one game in hand).  The Redmen on the other hand are at 2-9, and are now tied for the basement with Barrie; the Lakeshores defeated the Kodiaks 11-5 tonight in KW and have a record of 2-7 with two games in hand. One of the two Redmen wins came against the Lakeshores and the Redmen visit the Holly Community Centre next Thursday July 2, 2009 at 8 pm for what will be an extremely important contest.

The Excelsiors were lead by Josh Sanderson with four goals and three assists, while the Redmen had singles to Hutchins, Williams, Hoar and Griffiths. Joel Weber played in net for the Redmen while Troy Cordingley went with Anthony Cosmo. The visitors scored four times in each period while the Redmen were only able to counter once in the opening frame and three times in the second. The goal by Stephen Hoar came off a pretty passing play with fellow veterans Shawn Williams and Derek Suddons.

Bill Fox and Scott McCulloch called an even game with four minors to each team. The Excelsiors scored twice with the man advantage while the Redmen only found the back of the net once on the power play.

Kyle Buchanan and David Brown made their debuts on the Redmen while Bill Greer had to use the visitors’ door for the first time as the two teams made a deal last week that involved these three players. Buchanan ended up on the score sheet with an assist on Williams’ goal.

Next home game for the Redmen is Wednesday July 1, 2009 at 8 pm vs Peterborough.

Scoring

Brooklin

Williams (1,3), Hoar (1), Hutchins (1,1), Griffiths (1,1), Suddons (0,1), Hopcroft (0,1), Buchanan (0,1)

Brampton

J Sanderson (4,3), Coffey (3,3), Hominuck (1,1), Ross (1,3), Johnson (1,2), Carnegie (0,1), Wilson (2,4), Dawson (0,1), McClure (0,2)

www.brooklinredmen.ca

 Contact: Mark Stehlin 416.525.5624