Minor lacrosse wrap
Rattlers sting ‘Rocks
Travis Joseph (2), Nathan Woldum, Curtis McIntosh (2), Russ McIntosh, Mark Jurista, Liam Hagerty (2), A.J. Lockwood and J.J. Woldum scored for the home team, which went with Mike Smith between the pipes.
Next up for the Rattlers is a rematch with the Shamrocks in Armstrong on Friday, May 4.
Rattlers 2 in action
The novice Kamloops Rattlers 2 posted a 1-2 record on the weekend.
Kamloops split a pair of games with Penticton teams on Saturday, April 28, losing the first 7-6 before earning a 10-5 win in the second.
Devin Caldwell (3), Cordell Lord, Nolan Virgo (7), Luken Murray, Austin Krug, Jax Anderson, Cooper Kenzie and Brady McCutcheon scored for the Rattlers on Saturday.
On Sunday, April 29, the Rattlers 2 lost 6-3 to Kamloops Rattlers 1.
Virgo (2) and Caldwell scored for the losing team on Sunday.
Brendan Hunchak played well in net for Rattlers 2 all weekend.
Bantam Rattlers win
Kamloops Rattlers 2 earned a 7-5 victory over Kamloops Rattlers 1 in bantam lacrosse action on Sunday, April 29.
Scoring goals for Kamloops 2 were Josh Bosher (4), Ryan Dergousoff (2) and Brayden Jones.
Ethan Milobar posted the win in net.
Mini-tykes post W
The mini-tyke Kamloops Rattlers topped North Okanagan 10-3 on Saturday, April 28.
Talan Horner (3), Dane Kinney (3), Ty Richardson (2), Caleb Tobler and A.J. Killam scored for Kamloops.
Horner and Quinn Davis split time between the pipes.
Twice victorious
The Kamloops Rattlers 2 opened their Thompson Okanagan tyke lacrosse league schedule with a pair of victories on Saturday, April 28, at Memorial Arena.
The Rattlers 2 downed North Okanagan 2, 3-0, on the strength of goals by Nate Van Unen, Ryan Watson and Max Angove.
Jordin Hardy earned the shutout.
Van Unen then scored three times as the Rattlers 2 dumped North Okanagan 1, 5-2.
Jack Garner and Logan Krug also scored, and Malcolm Danford was winning goaltender.
The Rattlers 2 then took on the Kamloops Rattlers 1 in a tyke/mini-tyke exhibition game Sunday at Memorial.
The Rattlers 1 claimed a 7-3 victory, with Temeke Gottfriedson leading the way with three goals.
Brody Horner and Thomas Kenzie also scored, and Talan Horner, a mini-tyke, added two more goals in support of winning goaltender Johnathan Hebden.
Van Unen scored twice and mini-tyke Alexander Killam also tallied for the Rattlers 2, who went with Kolby Hay in net.
The Rattlers 2 travel to Merritt to take on Penticton and Nicola Valley in Thompson Okanagan league play on Saturday.
Terrific twosome
Noah Bradley and Harrison Ewert each scored twice to lift the Kamloops Rattlers 1 past the Kamloops Rattlers 2, 6-3, in a battle between local rivals in Thompson Okanagan novice lacrosse action Sunday at Memorial Arena.
The back-and-forth battle was tied 3-3 until Ewert scored the game-winner with just 5:40 remaining in the third period.
The Rattlers 1 would score twice more to give Reed Watson the goaltending victory — he also claimed the team’s hardhat award.
Trey Dergousoff and Jarrod Semchuk each added a goal and two assists to help secure the win.
Nolan Virgo tallied twice and Devin Caldwell singled for the Rattlers 2. Netminder Brendan Hunchak was winner of their heart-and-hustle award.
The Rattlers 1 will next travel to Armstrong on Saturday to take on North Okanagan 1 and North Okanagan 3.
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