Venom teams put up a tough game

Times Reporter

 

The lacrosse season has officially started, and almost nightly people can stop by the Family Centre and see different teams playing. On May 7 the bantam C played their first game of the season against the Calgary Axemen. 

“It was tough. We played a team that’s in their third game, and that was our first game of the season. So we had to get up to game speed in a hurry,” said coach Mark Gron.  

Gron said the boys have been practicing hard, working on their basic skills, and have made great improvements. It showed as they kept up a fast pace with the Axemen for all three periods. In the end the bantam C Venom took the lead, ending the game 7-6. 

Gron said Kaleb Robinson is a second year player, and had really stepped up during the game. He also said goalie Garrett Gatt played really well.

The peewee team also had their chance in the home arena on May 7. It was their second game of the season and with the exception of some easy mistakes it was a good game. 

“I thought it went really well. I thought the kids were picking up a lot of things we’re trying teach them and coach them for,” said John Bartlett, assistant to the team.

“I thought they were well prepared for this game. They came, and they were executing what we’ve taught them to do.”

The final score for the peewee game was 2-5, for the opponent. Both teams have had a chance to get another game in since May 7, though the scores for those games were not available as of press time.