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Silver lining to season's end for Thunder

91Ô­´´ midget lacrosse team overcomes slow start to place second at provincial championships

There was a silver lining to the end of the lacrosse season for the 91Ô­´´ Thunder midget A1 squad.

Competing at the midget box lacrosse provincial championships, which ran July 23 to 27 in Campbell River and Comox Valley, the Thunder were doubled up 8-4 in the gold medal game against the Coquitlam Adanacs.

The fact they even made the championship final was impressive as the Thunder got off to a slow start at the tournament, losing their first three games.

91Ô­´´ lost 8-7 in overtime to Coquitlam and then lost a pair of 5-2 decisions to Ridge Meadows and New Westminster, respectively.

The Thunder finally found the win column on day three, defeating Saanich 7-2 and then booked a spot in the semifinals with a 7-5 win over Juan de Fuca.

Seeded third, 91Ô­´´ upset No. 2 Ridge Meadows 9-5 to advance to the championship final.

91Ô­´´â€™s Matthew Brunsch earned his team’s Warrior Sports Canada Fair Play award while Connor Watson was named to the all-star team.



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