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FESTIVAL MEDIA RELEASE August 10th, 2019

ROGERS TELEVISION TO BROADCAST ONTARIO LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

TORONTO, ON – The Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) is pleased to announce that Rogers Television will broadcast the Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget “A” Division Provincial Championship games. The broadcast schedule will feature a tape-delayed recording of the following three games on Saturday, August 10th, 2019 in Whitby, Ontario as part of the Ontario Lacrosse Festival:

• Pee Wee “A” Division Gold Medal Orangeville Northmen vs St. Catharines Athletics Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Pad 1, 1:00 PM

• Bantam “A” Division Gold Medal Mimico Mountaineers vs Orangeville Northmen Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Pad 1, 2:30 PM

• Midget “A” Division Gold Medal Centre-Wellington Mohawks vs Peterborough Lakers Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Pad 1, 4:00 PM

Gary Mark and Rob Dyment will be calling the live action for all three games throughout the afternoon. Repeat broadcasts will be aired on future Rogers Television dates throughout Ontario.

“We are very pleased to partner with Rogers Television to deliver the full flavour of the largest youth sport event in Canada and the minor lacrosse provincial championships. The increased awareness of Canada’s national summer sport is a direct result of a growing television audience for lacrosse” said Ontario Lacrosse Association Program Coordinator Ron MacSpadyen.

The 2019 Ontario Lacrosse Festival Presenting Sponsors are Alterna Savings, Booster Juice, Harrow Sports and Sport Durham. For complete Ontario Lacrosse Festival schedules and results, visit www.ontariolacrossefestival.com.