Three 91原创 Minor Lacrosse Thunder teams returned with gold, silver and bronze medals from the 2022/23 youth field lacrosse provincial championships held in Surrey over the Feb. 17 weekend.
In the Under-15 Tier 1 gold medal game, 91原创 defeated Adanacs by a score of 7-5 to capture the provincial championship.
Head Coach Jason Goller said 鈥渢he team was gelling, [the] boys were playing for each other and for the love of sport鈥�
It was the latest in an impressive list of wins for the team, which includes four tournament wins during the 2022/23 field season where the team was 18-2 and outscored the competition 176 - 58.
鈥淎t every position from our goalies to face offs, to offence and defence our player group set the bar for the age group playing a fast-paced game with a focus on sportsmanship,鈥� Goller said.
Assistant Coach Connar Abrams said the U15 team has a saying, 鈥渇or my brothers.鈥�
鈥淭he selflessness and confidence these athletes play with stems from those words,鈥� Abrams added. 鈥淭his group of men grew together holding each other accountable with one goal in mind 鈥� provincial champs!鈥�
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U13 Tier 1 Thunder took silver after a loss to Maple Ridge in the final.
Head Coach Austin Robinson praised the players for peaking at the right time.
鈥淭hey battled adversity well and different players stepped up and contributed, game by game鈥� Robinson said.
鈥淥verall, we as a coaching staff are very proud of this group and their development throughout the year.鈥�
U18 Tier 1 Thunder won bronze with a 15-10 victory over New West.
Head Coach Colin Josephson said they played their best. 鈥淢y team showed that it takes a team of dedicated players, willing to sweat and sacrifice, to achieve success on the field, Josephson commented.
鈥淎nd when a hard working team plays, they play with intensity and focus that cannot be matched, driven by a shared goal and an unbreakable spirit. In the end, it is this spirit, their dedication, that propelled them to victory in that weekend. All the guys wanted our third years to leave this year with a medal around their neck and they succeeded in doing that. I am proud of how hard they worked and never gave up.鈥�
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