Rarely does a year go by without a provincial championship for the Saanich Tigers minor lacrosse association and this year itB次元官网网址檚 the midget B Tigers (15-16 years old) who took gold at the box lacrosse provincials in Langley over the weekend.
(The Saanich Tigers midget A1 team took bronze).
The midget B Tigers went undefeated in the round robin at 3-0, defeating Abbotsford 4-1, Coquitlam 6-2 and the West Kootenays 14-1. Next was the semifinal crossover, an 8-5 win over Vancouver.
In the final the Tigers overcame an early 3-0 deficit to take down Prince George 7-5.
B次元官网网址淭he team played as a real strong unit that last game, there wasnB次元官网网址檛 much individualism, they kept working together after they started down 3-0 after the first,B次元官网网址� said head coach Adam Gow. B次元官网网址淭hey very disciplined, just two penalties in the game, and even then the short man game was great. In the last period they took the lead and kept pushing.B次元官网网址�
As a B次元官网网址榥on-parent coach,B次元官网网址� Gow is a Saanich Tiger alum who grew up playing in the organization and has now returned to the organziation to pay it back. A good chunk of the players on his team have been together for many years, making the reward that much sweeter, he said.
The provincials were hosted at the Langley Event Centre on the Vancouver StealthB次元官网网址檚 National Lacrosse League surface, which features another Tigers alumnus and Victoria Shamrocks great, Rhys Duch.
B次元官网网址淭o be on that [NLL] turf was a pretty cool experince for the kids,B次元官网网址� said Gow.
At the forefront for Saanich at the provincials were Riley Mace, Rhys Tr茅panier-Dawson and Mike Johansen, who were a B次元官网网址渇orce on both ends of the floor,B次元官网网址� Gow said.
Each was named the MVP of a game in the provincials including Tr茅panier-Dawson in the final.
Johansen scored the seventh goal to clinch the game and goaltender Ewan Behro, who couldB次元官网网址檝e been named MVP many times in the tournament, shut the door for Saanich.
Behro actually earned an extra win playing Game 3 of the midget A1 TigersB次元官网网址� provincial run.
B次元官网网址淏ehro played fantastic, he made clutch saves and had a great tournament for us,B次元官网网址� Gow said.
The midget B Tigers finished the season on a 10-game win streak as they took down Comox, Campbell River and then Cowichan to win the Island championships and qualify for provincials.
The majority of the team are first year players and will be back next year.
The 2017 Saanich midget B Tigers: 1 Ewan Behro; 7 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婲oah How; 8 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婻iley Mace; 9 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婣idan Conway; 10 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婱ike Johansen; 11 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婤rody Rivers; 14 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婫age Felker; 17 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婮eff Rieberger; 18 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婽yson Barnswell; 19 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婻iley Arsenault; 20 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婸arker Cotie; 21 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婮ack Freeborn; 22 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婫raham Goodfellow; 23 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婥am Davey; 25 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婲icholas Lepessis; 26 Rhys B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婽r茅panier-Dawson; 28 B次元官网网址婤次元官网网址婥onnor Eddy. 77 Harrison Thompson
