This is in todays Morning Star Newspaper:No rest for Tigers
The Vernon Re/Max Tigers were hoping for a league title and first-round playoff bye.
Instead, the Cats lost 11-9 to the Kelowna Warriors Saturday night at Wesbild Centre, and started the Thompson Okanagan Junior B Lacrosse League best-of-three quarterfinal series Tuesday night against the visiting Rutland Raiders.
Game 2 goes Thursday in Rutland with a third game, if required, set for Saturday night in Vernon.
“That was the first time since 2003 we’ve had a chance to finish that high,” said Tigers’ co-coach and president Rich Zecchel. “We played lousy. We took too many stupid penalties.
“They’re very quick and they pressure the ball well and we didn’t react to the pressure.”
Deryk McPhail, who finished second in the league’s points parade with 26-19-45, pocketed 4+1 as the Warriors won the league pennant at 8-3-3, taking the head-to-head tiebreaker over the South Okanagan Flames, who had the same record.
The Tigers settled for third place, one point back of the leaders, at 8-4-2.
The teams were tied 3-3 after one period and 6-6 after 40 minutes Saturday night.
“In all of our ties this year, the other team came back on us in the third, so it was nice for our guys to come from behind and win the way they did,” said Warriors’ coach Kelly Cahill. “Our goal was to win the league and get a bye in the first round and we’re thrilled to have done that. We have a good group of young men here.”
Scott Renner (2), Braden Renner (1+2), Casey Wood, Lucas Cahill, Victor Wiens and Shawn Houchhausen completed the Warriors’ offence. Max French and Jake Brown each pocketed a pair of assists. Kelowna outshot Vernon 54-36.
Riley Soleway pulled the hat-trick for the Tigers, scoring twice in the first period. Vernon captain Rob Short, who led the Tigers in scoring with 13-13-26, supplied 2+3.
Miles Jespersen (2), Jordan Jarvis and Craig Bigsby rounded out the Vernon offence in front of Josh Phillips.
The Tigers took 10 minor penalties and a major (spearing to Jarvis), while the Warriors received seven minors. Jarvis, who was Vernon’s second leading scorer with 12-13-25, picked up three minors.
Vernon defeated sixth-place Rutland (4-9-1) twice by two goals in the regular season. The Raiders beat the fourth-place Kamloops Rattlers (7-4-3) and tied the fifth-place Kamloops Venom (6-6-2) down the stretch. The Rattlers and Venom are in the other quarterfinal series.
Vernon’s Joel McKenzie rolled an ankle on a ball in practice and was doubtful for the series opener.
The Vernon Re/Max Tigers were hoping for a league title and first-round playoff bye.
Instead, the Cats lost 11-9 to the Kelowna Warriors Saturday night at Wesbild Centre, and started the Thompson Okanagan Junior B Lacrosse League best-of-three quarterfinal series Tuesday night against the visiting Rutland Raiders.
Game 2 goes Thursday in Rutland with a third game, if required, set for Saturday night in Vernon.
“That was the first time since 2003 we’ve had a chance to finish that high,” said Tigers’ co-coach and president Rich Zecchel. “We played lousy. We took too many stupid penalties.
“They’re very quick and they pressure the ball well and we didn’t react to the pressure.”
Deryk McPhail, who finished second in the league’s points parade with 26-19-45, pocketed 4+1 as the Warriors won the league pennant at 8-3-3, taking the head-to-head tiebreaker over the South Okanagan Flames, who had the same record.
The Tigers settled for third place, one point back of the leaders, at 8-4-2.
The teams were tied 3-3 after one period and 6-6 after 40 minutes Saturday night.
“In all of our ties this year, the other team came back on us in the third, so it was nice for our guys to come from behind and win the way they did,” said Warriors’ coach Kelly Cahill. “Our goal was to win the league and get a bye in the first round and we’re thrilled to have done that. We have a good group of young men here.”
Scott Renner (2), Braden Renner (1+2), Casey Wood, Lucas Cahill, Victor Wiens and Shawn Houchhausen completed the Warriors’ offence. Max French and Jake Brown each pocketed a pair of assists. Kelowna outshot Vernon 54-36.
Riley Soleway pulled the hat-trick for the Tigers, scoring twice in the first period. Vernon captain Rob Short, who led the Tigers in scoring with 13-13-26, supplied 2+3.
Miles Jespersen (2), Jordan Jarvis and Craig Bigsby rounded out the Vernon offence in front of Josh Phillips.
The Tigers took 10 minor penalties and a major (spearing to Jarvis), while the Warriors received seven minors. Jarvis, who was Vernon’s second leading scorer with 12-13-25, picked up three minors.
Vernon defeated sixth-place Rutland (4-9-1) twice by two goals in the regular season. The Raiders beat the fourth-place Kamloops Rattlers (7-4-3) and tied the fifth-place Kamloops Venom (6-6-2) down the stretch. The Rattlers and Venom are in the other quarterfinal series.
Vernon’s Joel McKenzie rolled an ankle on a ball in practice and was doubtful for the series opener.
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