Bantam Venom finishes the year strong

Shannon LeClair

Times Reporter

 

The bantam B Venom lacrosse team got to add one more medal to their collection after spending time in Cranbrook, B.C. over the Canada Day long weekend. There were five teams taking part in the tournament, and the bantam B Venom came home with the silver medal, losing only to the Cranbrook team. 

“We played well. The Cranbrook team was a very strong team, they won the gold medal and they had 20 runners. We were short players, we finished the game off with 10 runners, so we definitely ran out of steam in the gold medal game,” said coach Stephan LeCavalier. 

The team was down 6-1 in the first period, then came back to bring it to 9-6 after the second. LeCavalier said it was in the third period the team ran out of steam.

“It was a good game, they battled hard. I think most of the games we were all down in the first period, (and) we came back. It was a good tournament, the kids had a blast, they really did,” said LeCavalier.

“Overall it was great year, very successful. The kids learned (a lot), I must say I’m really proud of them. They had a lot of challenges throughout the year but they battled through a lot of adversity and even though we had a good solid team, we still had our challenges. When it came down to crunch time, they did really well.

“It was a great ending to a strong season and the kids had a blast. They came out with another medal and they gave it 100 per cent…there’s not much more you can ask for.”

The Strathmore midget Venom team was also at the tournament, where they capped off their season with a bronze medal.