Kelowna Raiders Lacrosse

KAMLOOPS DEFENCE TOO MUCH FOR RAIDERS

Raider — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:36:10 +0000

Kamloops Rattlers and the Kelowna battled hard all evening switching leads at various points but in the end Kamloops was victorious, winning 7 to 6 to send the Raiders golfing for the remainder of the 2010 season. Kelowna ran into serious penalty problems in the second period but came back in the third to take a two goal lead but were unable to hold it. Kamloops capitalized on a couple of Kelowna’s lapses to retake the lead by a goal. Kelowna’s power play was shut down by Kamloop’s defence as Kelowna had a great chance to get back into the game late in the third.

Kamloops moves on to play the Armstrong Shamrocks in a best of three series for the league championship Rowcliffe Cup which replaces the former Shaw Cup for Okanagan Extreme Lacrosse Supremacy. This will be the first time in five years that Kelowna will not be in the final but players and coaches already are looking forward to next season.

The Raiders would like to extend their sincere thank you to all of their wonderful fans and generous sponsors!

RATTLERS FORCE THIRD GAME

Raider — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:01:20 +0000

The Raiders came back from a two goal deficit in the third period to overtake the hosting Kamloops Rattlers only to have Junior call-up Curtis McIntosh pot the winning goal after Kamloops tied the game with only couple of minutes remaining in the match. The Rattlers eeked out a win 7 to 6 to extend the best of three series to the third and final game in Kelowna on Friday evening, 8 pm. Kelowna’s Pho Heng and Jacob Illichmann both played strong games for Kelowna.

KELOWNA TAKES GAME ONE OF PLAYOFFS

Raider — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:15:26 +0000

Fans were treated to a superb playoff game at Kelowna Memorial Arena last evening, as the Raiders won the hard fought match 9 to 6. The Raiders took an early lead in the game and the Kamloops Rattlers were not able to break Kelowna’s tough defence and outstanding goaltending by Cam Needham. Kelowna’s offence was deadly, keeping Kamloops off balance all evening. Jarrett Neigum unleashed flury of goals (4) in the first two periods adding 2A to lead the Raiders. Other Scoring included singles from Jared MacLennan, Ryan Spring, Deryk McPhail, Braden Renner and Kyle MacLennan.

Kamloops scoring was led by sniper Curtis McIntosh 2G, with singles from Chris Phillips, Trent Evans, Brandon Morphy and Nathan Woldum.

Playoff action resumes in Kamloops at Kamloops Memorial Arena, 8PM on Wednesday.

RATTLERS HANG ON TO BEAT RAIDERS

Raider — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:45:18 +0000

In a hot Memorial Arena, the Kamloops Rattlers took an early lead in the final game of the season, and held on to beat the Raiders for the first time since the Rattlers joined the league two years ago. Kamloops was led by Junior call-ups, Curtis McIntosh 2G, 3A, and Trent Evans 2G. Chris Phillips played a strong game as well, potting 1G and 3A. The speedy Phillips was in on most goals and managed to get under the Raider’s skin all evening. The Raiders scoring was led by veteran Steve Plasko and rookie Jared MacLennan each with 2G and 1A. Rookie Deryk McPhail netted 2G with Pho Heng getting a single. The Raiders pressed hard at the end of the third, pulling goaltender Cam Needham and notching two goals in the final two minutes of the match.

Playoffs start Monday, July 19, here in Kelowna with the same two teams meeting in the best of three series. Game time is 8PM at Memorial arena.

RAIDERS BLOW THIRD PERIOD LEAD

Raider — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:54:17 +0000

The Raiders blew a one goal lead going into the third and managed to rack up 33 minutes in penalties to lose to the Armstrong Shamrocks 8 to 7 last night at Norval Arena in Armstrong. The Raiders played a consistent game, as did the Shamrocks, but questionable calls in the third period forced the Raiders to implement their penalty kill for most of the third with one, two or three players occupying the penalty box at one time. The Shamrock’s power play took advantage of just about every Raider penalty to come back and win the game. Ryan Spring and Jared MacLennan each scored two for the Raiders while Dan Giger and Logan Strom each notched three for the Shamrocks.

Armstrong and Kelowna are now both tied for first in the league, with one game remaining in regular season play for both teams. Kelowna’s next home game is next Friday, July 16, 8pm at Kelowna Memorial when they host the Kamloops Rattlers.

Win Puts Raiders into First Place in OKXLL

Raider — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:15:26 +0000

With Armstrongs’s loss to Kamloops last evening coupled with the Raiders win over Vernon at Kelowna Memorial Arena (10 to 6), the Raiders are finding themselves sitting on top of the league for the first time this season. Raider head coach Steve Begley was pleased with the overall effort of his team as they maintained a lead throughout all three periods. The Raiders took full advantage of their power plays and penalty killers led by Darcy Leach and Braden Renner shut down Vernon’s big shooter, Shane Sargent who did manage two goals during the match. Kelowna’s tough defence led by Travis Lee, Owen Barski, Graham Hartl, Victor Wiens, Jarrett Neigum backed by goaltender Cam Needham proved to be too much for the Tigers who did play their best game of the season against their valley rivals.

Pairs of goals from Kelowna came from rookies Joe Brown and Jared MacLennan with singles from Eli Wood-Sowcroft, Colin Sherbanuk, Deryk McPhail, Braden Renner, Jarrett Neigum and Kyle MacLennan.

For Vernon, pairs came from Shane Sargent and Jorden Schocter and singles added by Kirk Krause and Tanner Skolrood.

Teams have the Canada Day weekend off and Kelowna will be in Armstrong to take on the Shamrocks on July 9.

Raiders Excite Home Crowd

Raider — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:16:50 +0000

Mark Jurista and the speedy Kamloops Rattlers were out-checked and out-scored as the Kelowna Raiders crushed their opponents 13 to 5 in a fast-paced, exciting game. The score was tied at the end of the first period but the Raiders came out in the second and scored 5 goals to throw the North Okanagan team completely off balance. Superb goaltending by Kelowna’s Cory Fearon backed up with a rock solid defence kept the Kamloop’s shooters frustrated and shut down their usually powerful power play all evening. Joe Brown, Jarrett Neigum and Kyle MacLennan all played brilliant two way lacrosse for all three periods, Brown assisting on three goals, Neigum assisting on two and notching one and MacLennan scoring two.

Ryan Spring’s return to the Raider line-up proved detrimental to the Rattlers. Spring scored 4 goals and assisted on two to lead the Raider scoring. Other goals came from rookies Deryk McPhail 2, Braden Renner 1, Victor Wiens 1 and one each from veterans Pho Heng and Steve Plasko.

Kamloops scoring included two each from Nathan Woldum and Mark Jurista and one from Brett Baker.

The win puts the Raiders in a first place tie with the Armstrong Shamrocks. The next home game is next Friday, June 25, against Vernon.

Pair Honoured for Contribution to Senior C Lacrosse

Raider — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:59:31 +0000

Jeff Connaughton and Gord Phillips were both recognized by spokesperson Pat Bonin representing the Okanagan Extreme Lacrosse League at last night’s lacrosse game in Vernon. Both men received commemorative plaques expressing the appreciation of the players and fans for their outstanding contributions in organizing, refereeing, and coaching that the two have made to Men’s Senior Lacrosse in the valley over the years. Both were instrumental in forming the current league which continues to expand in the Thompson Okanagan. The two are also associated with promoting minor lacrosse and are continuing to volunteer their time to make lacrosse an exciting, fun sport for not only children but adults as well. Their contributions have been and will continue to be appreciated by the lacrosse community in promoting fitness, fair play and entertainment in our interior communities.

Raiders Cage Tigers 15 to 2

Raider — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:40:45 +0000

In a complete team effort, the Kelowna Raiders outscored and outhit the hosting Vernon Senior Tigers to come away with a decisive 15 to 2 victory.

Game details will become available and posted as soon as the gamesheet is forwarded.

Raider Rookies Shine in Win Over Rattlers

Raider — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:03:26 +0000

Despite only playing with 14 runners, Raider rookies Jordan Innes, Jared MacLennan, Deryk McPhail, Braden Renner along with Jarrett Neigum each scored to outpace the host Kamloops Rattlers at a wet Kamloops Memorial Arena last evening with in a 5 to 4 win. Kamloops scoring was led by their captain Mark Jurista with three goals and speedy Chris Phillips notching one. Both goalies, Cory Fearon for the Raiders and Mike Smith for the Rattlers were sensational in net keeping the overall game score low with a high shot total for the game. Kelowna’s defence was hard to penetrate from the opening faceoff winning loose ball battles and keeping Kamloops big shooters off balance all evening. The win puts Kelowna in second place in the league in hot pursuit of the Armstrong Shamrocks.