Kelowna Sr Raiders 9, Vernon Sr Tigers 3 Fans at the Rutland Arena last evening got their lacrosse entertainment dose as their Raiders took to the floor pumped for action! The Raiders did not disappoint, beating the visiting Tigers 9 to 3. The game was fast paced as the Raiders offence controlled match from the opening face-off with loose ball control and slick passing in the Tiger’s zone while their defense shut down the Tigers persistent forwards. Vernon’s goalie Josh Point […]
Kelowna Raiders 10, Kamloops Rattlers 2. The Kamloops Rattlers were limited to 2 goals as the Kelowna Raider defence closed down their shooters effectively all evening. Led by solid hitting veteran Vic Wiens and Will McIntosh, the shooting zone was not a friendly area. Combined with that, Kelowna’s offence was moving the ball effectively in the Kamloops zone creating many excellent scoring chances led by veteran Darcy Rhodes, Corey Seigner, Quintin Harrish and speedster Andrew Garant. Kamloops goaltender Scott Helton […]
Kelowna Raiders 11, Armstrong Shamrocks 7 The Raiders took on their old rivals in Armstrong and demonstrated that they are back in the league as a more skilled and competitive club. The Raiders had the superior edge in the first two periods scoring all of their goals but the Shamrocks fought back in the third to score 4 goals and keep the Raiders off the scoresheet. The game was rough with hard hitting on both sides with a couple of […]
The Raiders are proud to announce that they will be playing out of the Rutland Arena for the upcoming 2019 season located at 645 Dodd Rd, Kelowna, BC. The TOSLL will return to a 4 team league with Vernon fielding a team in 2019. Our first home game will be Friday May 3 @ 8:00 vs Kamloops. See our full schedule on the schedule page.
Armstrong Shamrocks 8, Kelowna Raiders 6 In front of a large Armstrong crowd, the Sr. Shamrocks captured the Rowcliffe Cup for the third year in a row by beating the Kelowna Raiders 8 to 6 to take the best of 5 playoff series. The Raiders were in the game until the final buzzer, keeping the score tied or within one goal. The Kelowna defence managed to keep Armstrong’s big shooters in check all evening while controlling the ball in Armstrong’s […]
Armstrong Shamrocks 11, Kelowna Raiders 5 The Armstrong Shamrocks took a stranglehold on their best of 5 series by defeating the Kelowna Raiders at a hot Kelowna Memorial Arena last night to take a two game lead in the series. The Shamrocks were led by captain Steve Clark with 4 goals and 5 assists. The Raiders managed to put a lid on the first period scoring frenzy by the Shamrocks and limiting them to only 4 goals for the rest […]
Armstrong Shamrocks 12, Kelowna Raiders 3 Although it did not take long for the Kelowna Raiders to notch a goal in the first period, Armstrong’s Brett Hawrys scored three goals to set Armstrong on the path to their first playoff game win. Kelowna’s defence worked hard to contain the Armstrong shooters all evening and if it were not for Kelowna’s goaltender Graham Cousins’ outstanding performance stopping 69 shots, the score could have been much higher. Scoring for Armstrong were Brett […]
Sunday, June 18- Kelowna Sr Raiders 6, Kamloops Rattlers 7 Captain Mark Jurista scored in overtime to put the Kelowna Raiders away for the season at Rutland Arena on Sunday. The Raiders came from behind to tie the game in the third and force overtime but were unable to put one past Kamloops goalie Mike Smith who along with his counterpart on the Raiders, Graham Cousins, both played outstanding games. With Kamloops Sharpshooter AJ Lockwood out with an injury, JJ […]
Kelowna Sr Raiders 6, Armstrong Shamrocks 20 (June 2, Kel. Memorial Arena) The Kelowna Raiders had a game that they would like to forget, getting trounced 20 to 6 by the visiting Shamrocks. Despite the great effort by Kelowna’s two goaltenders Graham Cousins and Tanner Belsham (48 combined shots), Kelowna was unable to contend with the offensive power of the Shamrock forwards all evening. That combined with the ball control at both ends by Armstrong had the Raiders unable to […]
Armstrong Sr. Shamrocks 12, Kelowna Raiders 10 (Fri May 26, Nor-Val Arena) The Kelowna Raiders could not contain Sr. A rated player Brett Hawrey’s in the third period to succumb to the Shamrocks after keeping the game tied midway into the third period. All evening Kelowna’s goalie Tanner Belsham shut down Armstrong’s big shooters with a solid performance backed up by a great defence. Between Hawrey’s 5 goal performance and teammate Kyle Versteeg’s 4 goal display, the pair accounted for […]
