Nicola Valley Thunder lacrosse teams continue to battle hard against some strong opposition from around the Okanagan.
Tuesday night, the Thunder peewees got a five-goal performance from Spencer Vaughan and some great goaltending by Peyton Fox but it still wasn’t enough as they fell to Kamloops 9-6.
Fox stonewalled the visiting Rattlers in the opening period, and Vaughan notched a natural hat trick to put the Thunder ahead 3-1 after 20 minutes.
Despite racking up quite a few penalties, the Rattlers battled back to go ahead 6-4 after two periods and establish a lead they would never give up.
Beckett Finch had the only other goal for the Thunder, who travel to Enderby this weekend for a game against the Shuswap Outlaws.
On May 7, the Thunder bantams recorded an impressive 11-6 victory over Kamloops at the Shulus arena.
Fred Ware was the dominant scorer for the Nicola Valley bantam squad, finding the back of the net six times. Other Thunder marksmen were Mack Stead (2), Anthony Tuliani (2) and Gord Ware.
Kaelan Lester picked up the win in net for the Thunder.
The bantams next see action on May 31 when they host the North Okanagan Knights at the Shulus arena. Game time is 1:30 p.m.
On May 10, the Thunder midgets hosted Penticton and lost a hard-fought game to the Heat, 12-2.
The Thunder were down by just a goal, 2-1, at the end of the first period, but the roof fell in shortly thereafter. The Heat scored five times in each of the second and third periods, while the Thunder could tally just once.
Nicola Valley marksmen were Keyton Laupitz and Caleb Hartwig.
The midgets play host to their arch rivals, the Shuswap Outlaws, this Saturday.
The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday at the Shulus arena. Game one is at 12 noon. The second meeting begins at 3 p.m.
Nicola Valley’s novices are on the road in Kelowna this Sunday.
