FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Gombar Thursday July 21, 2016 Phone: 604-421-9755 Ext. 3

SUBWAY® BCLA 2016 Box Provincial Champions Crowned

The SUBWAY® Lacrosse Association (BCLA) Provincial Championships for the Bantam divisions were held July 16-19, 2016 in . Thirty teams from around BC competed for Box Lacrosse supremacy in the Bantam divisions.

BANTAM BOX LACROSSE PROVINCIAL- The Juan de Fuca Whalers beat the 6-1 in the Bantam A1 gold medal match; the outlasted the Saanich Tigers 5-4 in the Bantam A2 final; in an all- Island B final, Comox Valley Wild edged the Juan de Fuca Whalers 7-6 and Cowichan Valley Thunder outscored the West Kootenay Wolfpack 8-5 for Bantam C gold.

Bronze medal game scores were: Bantam A1 – Ridge Meadows 7-6 over New Westminster; Bantam A2 – Nanaimo 8-2 over Prince George; Bantam B – Delta 7-2 over Mission; and Bantam C – Penticton defeated Victoria-Esquimalt 4-3.

The Warrior Sports Canada Most Valuable Player award selections were: Bantam A1 – Logan Wright (Juan de Fuca); Bantam A2 – Thomas Vela (Burnaby); Bantam B – Cameron Gregory (Comox Valley); and Bantam C – Michael Daniels (Cowichan Valley). The SUBWAY® Team Sportsmanship award went to the Bantam C West Kootenay Wolfpack team. All Bantam All- Stars and Warrior Sports Canada Fair Play Awards are listed on page 2 of this media release.

For complete tournament information and scores, please visit our website at www.bclacrosse.com or contact Jeff Gombar at the BC Lacrosse Association office at 604-421- 9755 (Ext. 3).

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Warrior Sports Canada Fair Play Awards – Bantam Provincials

Bantam A1 Warrior Fair Play Awards Aiden Lalonde Coquitlam Adanacs Evan Law Juan de Fuca Whalers Aiden Sutter Kamloops Rattlers Jack Margetson Greyson Planinsic New West Salmonbellies Noah Bradley Ridge Meadows Burrards Bantam A1 Fair Play Coach: Brian Spaven (Juan de Fuca)

Bantam A2 Warrior Fair Play Awards Ronin Sakamoto Burnaby Lakers Chase Schiavon Kelowna Kodiaks Dylan Clark Grayson Pement Prince George Posse Charlie Lever Richmond Roadrunners Nicholas Lepessis Saanich Tigers Calum Ridley-Thomas Semiahmoo Rock Christian Petersen Bantam A2 Fair Play Coach: James Esworthy (Vancouver)

Bantam B Warrior Fair Play Awards Evan Black Comox Valley Wild Jacob Wheatley Coquitlam Adanacs Matthew Peterson Delta Islanders Caleb Riach Juan de Fuca Whalers Elias Newport Kamloops Rattlers Carter Stasuk Langley Thunder Prabhdeep Mal Mission Sasquatch Tenzin Fernandez Vancouver Burrards Bantam B Fair Play Coach: Gary Spaven (Comox Valley)

Bantam C Warrior Fair Play Awards Chris Hleck Cowichan Valley Thunder David Hendricks Langley Thunder Meghan Cote Penticton Heat Ryan Francis Port Coquitlam Saints Brett Neighbor Quesnel Wildfire Allan Jabbar Vancouver Burrards Marcus Lott Victoria Esquimalt Eagles Ethan Heyd West Kootenay Wolfpack Bantam C Fair Play Coach: Kris Potter (Langley) Overall Fair Play Official: Evan Bates (Victoria)

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Bantam Provincials All-Star Awards

Bantam A1 All-Star Awards Maxwell Semple Coquitlam Adanacs Adam Bland Juan de Fuca Whalers Trey Dergousoff Kamloops Rattlers Nico Gerussi Langley Thunder Kirk Bothwell New West Salmonbellies Jordan Kujala Ridge Meadows Burrards

Bantam A2 All-Star Awards Jackson Murphy-Johnson Burnaby Lakers Bradley Swecera Kelowna Kodiaks Riley Gannon Nanaimo Timbermen Mathew Magrath Prince George Posse Robbie Fromm-Delorme Richmond Roadrunners Kyle Pepper Saanich Tigers Peyton Hooper Semiahmoo Rock Josh Alexander Vancouver Burrards

Bantam B All-Star Awards Cameron Gregory Comox Valley Wild Joey Schmelz Coquitlam Adanacs Justin Hermann Delta Islanders Cole Mahovlich Juan de Fuca Whalers Cooper Kenzie Kamloops Rattlers Justin Pilson Langley Thunder Cody McMahon Mission Sasquatch Tim Ke Vancouver Burrards

Bantam C All-Star Awards Michael Daniels Cowichan Valley Thunder Noah Pekter Langley Thunder Ethan Clutterbuck Penticton Heat Rahil Mawji Port Coquitlam Saints Brett Neighbor Quesnel Wildfire Kevin Dhillon Vancouver Burrards Josh Bryce Victoria Esquimalt Eagles Zion Miller West Kootenay Wolfpack

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