Peterborough Lakers News

Scott Evans's four goals and six points lifted Peterborough Lakers to their second Mann Cup win in three years. Peterborough defeated Victoria Shamrocks 17-10 to clinch the best-of-seven Canadian Lacrosse Association senior championship in five games. It avenged a loss the Lakers suffered to Victoria in last year's Mann Cup. ``It's awesome,'' said team captain Jason Clark. ``It never gets old, winning. It was tough last year, losing out there ...

Game 5 is Wednesday. The Lakers took a commanding 5-0 lead before halfway point of the first period and then exceled 8-1 after 20 minutes. Grant had four goals and four assists, Dan Carey scored four goals and an assist. Scott Evans had two goals and two assists, and junior call-up Shawn Evans, the Minto Cup MVP, had a goal and two assists. Brian Croswell also netted one, while Tracey ...

Victoria's Dan Dawson led all scorers with four goals and three assists. Game 4 is Tuesday night. Scott Evans put Peterborough up 10-9 on a power play, Dawson tied it and Hall then put a long shot past goalie Pat O'Toole after Kyle Laverty was assessed a high-sticking penalty with 34 seconds left. Hall and Lewis Ratcliff had two goals each for Victoria and Derek Malawsky had a goal and ...

John Grant Jr. had five goals and three assists to lead the Peterborough Lakers to a 10-6 win over the Victoria Shamrocks in Game 1 of the Mann Cup lacrosse tournament Friday. Despite a sound opening two periods, the road Shamrocks got into penalty trouble in the third period, surrendering eight goals in the final frame. Dan Carey, with two, Ryan Sharp and Scott Evans added goals for Peterborough. Dan Dawson led the Shamrocks with two goals. Game 2 will ...

The talking is over and Friday night the real games begin. Victoria Shamrocks coach Walt Christianson and Peterborough Lakers' coach/GM Jamie Batley started the gamesmanship during a luncheon at the Memorial Centre on Thursday to officially kick off the 2006 Mann Cup. The Lakers beat Victoria in Peterborough two years ago and Victoria beat Peterborough in B.C. last year for the national senior lacrosse title. The rubber match, a best-of-seven ...

The Peterborough Lakers are Minto Cup champions. Shawn Evans scored three goals on Saturday afternoon to help lift the Lakers to a 9-5 win over the Six Nations Arrows and take the Canadian Junior A lacrosse championship. Chad Evans added two while Simon Kayser, Cory Vitarelli, Kyle Sorensen and Mike Grimes also had goals for Peterborough. Dan Sams made 47 saves in goal for the Lakers. Jeremy Thompson, with two, Craig Point, Jacob Kicknosway-Louks and Jon Williams replied for ...

Tracey Kelusky scored twice in overtime to help the Peterborough Lakers capture their third straight Major Series Lacrosse title with a 15-12 win over the Brampton Excelsiors Tuesday. Kelusky finished the night with three goals and three assists. Josh Wasson added five goals and an assist. Peterborough, which won the series 4-2, will host the Western Lacrosse Association champion in the Mann Cup.