You know that part of moving day when all your furniture is gone and you find all the junk, dust and dirt you dropped behind the couch over the years? That was the same type of mess in the standings and playoff scenarios on Day 5 of the Presidents Cup in Oakville. Throughout the day there were possibilities for a three-way tie for first, another three-way logjam for third through…
Prezzy Bites: Playoff picture becomes clearer on Day 4
Happy Hump Day! It’s hard to believe the Presidents Cup in Oakville, Ontario is over halfway complete. Day 4 pushed the tournament past the midway point and the playoff picture became much clearer. An extra ref joined the party, as did some youngsters, and the JVI commentary team sat back and watched it unfold with a frosty gift from a viewer. Here’s your Day 4 Prezzy Bites: Three’s a Crowd…
Prezzy Bites: Tempers getting shorter on Day 3
Day 3 at the Presidents Cup confirmed we’re at the point where bodies are tired and tempers are short. Even in the air conditioned Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario the temperature was turned up on Tuesday. If it wasn’t officially a Prezzy with a woodie breakaway goal on Monday, it sure is now after four games on Day 3. Here’s your Prezzy Bites: Hosts Stay Hot Following a…
Prezzy Bites: Day 2 from Oakville
The President’s Cup in Oakville hit day two with five games on the schedule. Three teams played twice leaving one team undefeated, one team without a win, and the hosts with their first victory of the tournament. Here’s your InLacrosseWeTrust Prezzy Bites for Day No. 2. Double Dipping Three of the seven teams played twice on Monday – Edmonton Miners, Tuscarora Tomahawks, Six Nations Rivermen. We’ll get to the…
PLL: Baltimore blazes with weather and good lacrosse
Archers 14 Atlas 13 OT Archers LC (6-1) took aim against Atlas (2-5), coming up victorious 14-13 in overtime in Saturday’s first game at Homewood Field. Tom Schreiber scored the game winning goal 3:48 into the extra frame. Schreiber, who was touted as the midfielder of the world by the announcers, ended the game with two goals and two assists to lead Archers. Atlas was led by Chris Gray’s five…
PLL: Chaos, Cannons victorious on Sunday at Homewood Field
Chaos 14 Redwoods 12 Lacrosse is a game of runs. That was certainly true of the Chaos-Redwoods match up on Sunday. In the end, Chaos (4-3) reigned as they chopped down the Redwoods (3-4) with a 14-12 victory that was pretty much decided on 2-point goals. Those blistering 2-point goals came from in the third and fourth quarters. They were, arguably, the difference makers in the game. Ian MacKay snuck…
OJLL: Four teams left in the hunt for a Minto Cup berth
There was just one ‘upset’ in the first round of the OJLL playoffs – the fifth seeded Toronto Beaches knocking off the fourth seeded Oakville Buzz in four games. Even then, can you call the advancement of a team that made the Minto Cup last season an ‘upset’? The other three teams, all higher seeds, advanced via sweep. And so sets up the best-of-seven series between the Burlington Blaze and…
RMLL Junior Female Roundup 2023
The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League is Alberta’s amateur league for post-midget players, both male and female. There are seven male divisions, from Junior B to Senior B and two female divisions—Junior and Senior. I have a cousin playing for the Red Deer Riot in the Junior Female Division. Checking the schedule, I saw that the closest her team would be to my hometown of Lethbridge this year was their June…
World Lax: USA brings home gold for second consecutive tournament
Hey Alexa, play the Star Spangled Banner. The United States of America are your 2023 World Lacrosse Championship gold medalists for the second consecutive tournament. The USA downed their neighbors to the north, a very stout Canada team, 10-7 in Saturday night’s final game in San Diego, California. These two clubs are world lacrosse juggernauts and it was very evident all game long. Let’s get to the action. Spoiler alert…
World Lacrosse: Haudenosaunee claim bronze over Australia
This writer swore up and down that the Haudenosaunee would take the gold medal at this year’s World Men’s Lacrosse Championships. They were stacked. They had the energy. They had the crowd on their side. And they had Austin Staats. Well, that didn’t happen, but the Haudenosaunee did win their last game of the tournament, taking the bronze medal over Australia 11-6 at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium. “We knew we…