FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Gombar Monday July 25, 2016 Phone: 604-421-9755 Ext. 3

SUBWAY® BCLA 2016 Box Provincial Champions Crowned

The SUBWAY® Lacrosse Association (BCLA) Provincial Championships for the Pee Wee division took place July 21-24, 2016 in Richmond. Twenty- eight Pee Wee teams from around BC competed for box lacrosse supremacy in the A1, A2, B and C divisions.

PEE WEE BOX LACROSSE PROVINCIALS- The Ridge Meadows Burrards handed the Nanaimo Timberman a 6-4 loss in the Pee Wee A1 gold medal match; the A2 title went to the Surrey Rebels after a 5-4 victory over the Saanich Tigers. The Chilliwack Mustangs out-paced Abbotsford Warriors 9-7 for the Pee Wee B gold and in the Pee Wee C final, the Comox Valley Wild outlasted the Burnaby Lakers 3-0 for the C gold medal.

Bronze medal game scores were: Pee Wee A1 – 10-5 over Burnaby Lakers; Pee Wee A2 – Cowichan Valley Thunder 7-5 over Port Moody Thunder; Pee Wee B – Alberni Valley Tyees beat the Juan de Fuca Whalers 6-2; and Pee Wee C – West Kootenay Wolfpack defeated Victoria-Esquimalt Eagles 6-2.

The Warrior Sports Canada Most Valuable Player award selections were: Pee Wee A1 – Cody Malawsky (Ridge Meadows); Pee Wee A2 – Dalton MacGillivray (Surrey); Pee Wee B – Nathaniel Leroux (Chilliwack); and Pee Wee C – Ryley Lockhurst (West Kootenay). The SUBWAY® Team Sportsmanship award went to the Pee Wee B Penticton Heat team and the BCLA Volunteer awards went to Dee Bowley and Stacey Okino. All Warrior Sports Canada Fair Play and All-Star Awards are listed on page 2 of this media release.

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

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Warrior Sports Canada Fair Play Awards – Pee Wee Provincials

Pee Wee A1 Warrior Fair Play Awards Name Team Ryder Evers Burnaby Lakers Ty Banks Coquitlam Adanacs Ryan Watson Kamloops Rattlers Matt Boas Ben Coghill Ridge Meadows Burrards Ryan Baker Semiahmoo Rock Pee Wee A1 Fair Play Coach: Brett Fleming (Nanaimo)

Pee Wee A2 Warrior Fair Play Awards Name Team Keegan Martin Cowichan Valley Wild Luke Schraeder Kelowna Kodiaks Callum Moore North Shore Eagles Chase Budnick Port Moody Thunder Gabe Sakamoto Prince George Posse Jake Blair Richmond Roadrunners Joshua McIndoe Saanich Tigers Caelen Mander Surrey Rebels Pee Wee A2 Fair Play Coach: Adam Gow (Saanich)

Pee Wee B Warrior Fair Play Awards Evan Matheson Abbotsford Warriors Brett Bilodeau Alberni Valley Tyees Jeremiah Gibbs Chilliwack Mustangs Jaiden Brown Juan de Fuca Whalers Cylis Charlton Penticton Heat Marcus Shiyoji Richmond Roadrunners Alex Smith Ridge Meadows Burrards Lina Yang Surrey Rebels Pee Wee B Fair Play Coach: Jason Light (Richmond)

Pee Wee C Warrior Fair Play Awards Name Team Austin Gill Abbotsford Warriors Dejan Krstic Burnaby Lakers Norman Rudolph Comox Valley Wild Shaan Bahi Delta Islanders Torin McFarlane Victoria-Esquimalt Eagles Dakota Fizzard West Kootenay Wolfpack Pee Wee C Fair Play Coach: Ken Laren (West Kootenay) Overall Fair Play Official: Jason Roberts (Richmond)

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BCLA Box Lacrosse Provincial All-Star Awards – Pee Wee Provincials

Pee Wee A1 All-Stars Name Team Phillip Marin Burnaby Lakers Ty Banks Coquitlam Adanacs Nate Van Unen Kamloops Rattlers Andrew Bowman Nanaimo Timbermen Cody Malawsky Ridge Meadows Burrards Ewen Rennie Semiahmoo Rock

Pee Wee A2 All-Stars Name Team Walker Smith Cowichan Valley Wild Ryan DeGroot Kelowna Kodiaks Colton Eisner North Shore Eagles Elliot Howker Port Moody Thunder Brett Barwise Prince George Posse Keegan Okino Richmond Roadrunners Hayden Black Saanich Tigers Dalton MacGillivray Surrey Rebels

Pee Wee B All-Stars Name Team Evan Matheson Abbotsford Warriors Robbi Steel Alberni Valley Tyees Josh Abel Chilliwack Mustangs Grayson Manning Juan de Fuca Whalers Connor Danby Penticton Heat Owen Morris Richmond Roadrunners Kevin McConachie Ridge Meadows Burrards Elijah Gill Surrey Rebels

Pee Wee C All-Stars Name Team Jagit Cheema Abbotsford Warriors Grant Hill Burnaby Lakers Aodhan Hildebrandt Comox Valley Wild Colton Burbridge Delta Islanders Winzel Sumagpoa Vic-Esquimalt Eagles Ryley Lockhurst West Kootenay Wolfpack

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