As the final seconds ticked off the clock in the 2014 Baggataway Cup final, Head Coach of the McGill Redmen Tim Murdoch could only think to himself, “Why didn’t we play like we did in the final 10 minutes for the entire game?” In those final eight minutes, the Redmen scored seven unanswered goals to close an 11 goal gap, but unfortunately for McGill it wouldn’t be enough as the…
For the first time in program history, the Brock Badgers had a senior class graduate without ever hoisting Baggataway Cup. For most programs, that five year drought may not seem like a big deal, but for the Badgers, it’s an epidemic. Coach Justin Kennedy isn’t ignoring the fact the championship dryspell has taken a toll mentally on the players, but he still has great faith in his team. “The pressure…
The Akwesasne Indians and Six Nations Rebels are just one win away from clinching their respective conference titles after opening their series with a 2-0 series stranglehold. We break down the early stages of the conference finals and select the top performers in this week’s edition of the ILWT OJBLL Three Stars. Third Star: Joe French—Oakville Buzz Joe French has taken his game to the next level during the Oakville…
Danton Miller netted a hat trick including the game winner as the Six Nations Rebels knocked off the Orangeville Northmen to jump out to a 1-0 lead in the OJBLL West Finals last night at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. Miller also chipped in with an assist for a four point night. Miller now has 28 points in the 2015 postseason, tied for tenth among all playoff scorers. Leading the way…
With all eyes on the conference finals in the Ontario Jr.B Lacrosse League, the OJBLL took time to recognize their stars from the regular season as they announced their award winners for the 2015 season Monday morning. “Several awards were very close with only a point or two separating the winner from the runner-up,” said League Commissioner Dave Vernon. The following is the 2015 OJBLL Award Winners: Most Valuable Player:…
First Star- Austin Staats- Six Nations Arrows- Austin Staats helped lead the Six Nations Arrows to back to back wins over the third place Brampton Excelsiors on the weekend. Staats tallied an impressive 17 points(9 goals,8 assists) in the pair of wins. His biggest performance came on Friday night with a colossal 11 points in the 16-5 win. Staats now has 86 points on the season, good enough for third…
First Star- John St. John- Toronto Beaches By taking the literal definition of Most Valuable Player, there’s no arguing that John St. John has made a serious case to be crowned the 2015 OLA Jr. A MVP. He continued his impressive season this past week with 17 points in three games. The Ajax,ON native sits fourth in scoring(70), third in goals(38) and fifth in assists(32), all while leading the Beaches…
Third Star- Matt Vangalen- Orangeville Northmen Matt Vangalen had a big six point performance to help lift Orangeville Northmen to a 11-8 victory over the St.Catharines Athletics on Friday night. The hometown Orangeville product netted a hat trick, including two powerplay markers and chipped in with three assists. Vangalen now has 18 points in seven games played and is just five points shy of his career best of 23 in…
Third Star- Austin Shanks- Whitby Warriors 2014 was a breakout season for Austin Shanks and in the early stages of 2015 the Courtice,ON native shows no signs of slowing down. Shanks scored a hat trick and chipped in five helpers in the Whitby Warriors 12-8 victory over the Toronto Beaches last Friday. After his season high performance, the Bellarmine Knight has 30 points in five games, good enough for an…
Just a few games into the 2015 Ontario Jr. A Lacrosse season and players are already making their mark on the floor across the province. Our very own Pat Gregoire breaks down his selections for the ILWT Three Stars for Week 1. Third Star- Cam Milligan- Peterborough Lakers- Cam Milligan had a big week, for the Lakers netting seven goals, five assists for 13 points in three games. The big…