The Juan de Fuca Whalers U15 box lacrosse team has clinched their first provincial lacrosse championship, after a hard-fought game against the Ridge Meadows Burrards. 

The game on Sunday, July 7 began with a Ridge Meadows goal early in the first period. After 10 minutes, Juan de Fuca came back with a bang, scoring their first goal in what would be an 11-3 victory.  

Despite Juan de FucaB次元官网网址檚 eight-point lead, head coach Jordan Waters says the win was no easy feat. Ridge MeadowsB次元官网网址� coach Curt Malawksy is also the general manager and head coach of the famed Vancouver Warriors, a professional National Lacrosse League (NLL) team. 

B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 probably one of the best coaches in all of Canada, if not North America,B次元官网网址� Waters said. B次元官网网址淲henever you play against a coach of that caliber, no matter what the score is, you always have to stay calm and make sure your team is always ready to go.B次元官网网址� 

Waters is proud of how his team handled that pressure. 

B次元官网网址淢y goalie Chase Dixon-Liddle was phenomenal and showed that heB次元官网网址檚 probably the best goalie in B.C.,B次元官网网址� he said, adding that team captain Findlay Cooper received the provincial Most Valuable Player award. B次元官网网址淭hen there was Max Schuman, who scored three goals for the team and sparked our big league.B次元官网网址� 

Juan de FucaB次元官网网址檚 comradery, inside and outside of the lacrosse box, played a role in the teamB次元官网网址檚 success this year.

B次元官网网址淪omething that I always preach, but that I didnB次元官网网址檛 think would come to fruition, was the brotherhood we created," added Waters. "We always play for each other, with each other.B次元官网网址�  

The coach hopes the teamB次元官网网址檚 fresh provincial finals experience will help them next season. 

B次元官网网址淣ow that weB次元官网网址檝e won our first [provincial], the dominoes will fall, and we should win hopefully the next one."