There’s been considerable minor lacrosse action on the home front of late. (Above) Recent returnee Fred Ware (right) and his fellow Nicola Valley Thunder midgets defeated Kamloops 7-2 on May 18 at the Shulus arena. Mack Stead had four goals for the Thunder, while Travis Simon, Tom Girard and Oliver Hardy each scored once. Colton Macaulay picked up the win in the Nicola Valley net.
On May 30, the same two teams played in Kamloops. Stead had a seven-goal performance in his team’s 10-2 victory. Other goal-getters were Simon with two and Ware. Macaulay was the winning netminder again.
On May 24, the Thunder bantams hosted Kelowna and lost 9-3. Thunder marksmen were Carson Anscomb, Beckett Finch and Clinton Kaboni. The next day, the local bantam squad entertained Kamloops and fell 10-1. The lone Nicola Valley scorer was Finch.
This past weekend was a busy one for the bantams as they played a doubleheader against Kamloops in the tournament capital city. The Thunder lost the opener 6-0, but rebounded to tie the second meeting 6-6. Finch had a hat trick, while Levi Mack, Troy Holmes and Isaiah McRae had singles
