Crikey Mate! Our U15s lost to the Aussies

We knew the U15 game against Australia would be challenging. They were undefeated after beating MIB (Mercer Island/Bellevue) 13-5 yesterday and Vancouver Island Selects this morning. The LO boys came out like a house of fire with Swanson drawing first blood within a few minutes. By halftime the LO U15 team led 5-3 with goals from Swanson, Winter, Hoch, Seashore and Dales. The beginning of the third quarter was looking like a run away with 3 consecutive goals from Hoch ... making the score 8-3. The Aussies scored once and Goddin scored to end the third quarter 9-4. Unfortunately, in the fourth quarter Lake Oswego was done scoring, but the Aussies weren't. They reeled off 6 unanswered goals to defeat a shocked LO team 10-9 in the final seconds of the game. With 4 of our 9 goals Michael Hoch was the obvious MVP for LO.

This loss, while tragic, doesn't dramatically hurt LO's prospects in the playoffs. We play MIB in our final pool game tomorrow morning at 10:30am. We enter the playoffs with a lower seed because of the Australia loss, but we're capable of beating our playoff opponents. In fact, if we beat MIB, we'll play Vancouver Island Selects in the first round of the playoffs. We beat them yesterday in pool play 10-3. Tomorrow will be a long day, probably with three games, but we're capable of winning all three.

After hours in BC

The U15 and U18 teams made the pilgrimage to the Old Spaghetti Factory in New Westminster for some valuable carbo loading and team bonding. In a futile effort to overdose on lacrosse a few boys went to ... yes, another lacrosse game. The New Westminster Salmonbellies were playing a crucial home game against the Coquitlam Adanacs in Junior 'A' indoor lacrosse. Lots of these guys go on play in the NLL as a next step. Perhaps because of their indoor lacrosse and hockey heritage Canadian teams we've played in the past are very physical. Fortunately, they don't get quite as physical as these Junior 'A' guys.

LO U15 suffers loss to Burnaby Mountain Selects

In a hard fought battle, LO U15 lost to Burnaby Mountain Selects 15-5 Tuesday afternoon. Swanson and Pritchard both scored in the first quarter to keep the game close ... Burnaby Mountain 3, LO 2. By the end of the game Swanson scored 2 more times and Sipiora scored once to end the game 15-5. Naturally, Swanson was MVP with 3 of the team's 5 goals.
Coaches Lamont and Obiesie at halftime discussing game strategy
Wednesday our U15 boys play Australia (Kangas) at 1:30pm. On Tuesday the Kangas team beat U15 Mercer Island/Bellevue (MIB) by a score of 13-5. This game should be an excellent test for the team.