U11
The U11 Cowichan Thunder played their hearts out at the Oceanside Shark Bite tournament this past weekend, coming away with a sixth place finish. Their best game of the tournament featured a 7-4 victory over Victoria-Esquimalt where the team's passing and shooting all seemed to click, and their defence and goaltending were the difference-makers.
The team boasted four all-stars: Everett Degagne, Ethan Fornasa, Emma Spooner, and Levi Wong.
Cowichan got outstanding goaltending from Carter Arsenault, who got two MVP awards, and Dash Grumme, who earned the win against Victoria-Esquimalt.
"It was so great to see the kids play to their potential and deliver their best lacrosse of the year," said co-coach Kevin Rothbauer. "The coaches couldn't be more proud of the way they played, bonded and supported each other on and off the floor."
Up next is a week of practice before winding up their season with games Saturday, Sunday and next Tuesday.
U13
The U13 team has one more league game left for the season, on May 31 at Kerry Park Arena against Nanaimo B1.
U17
It was a busy weekend with a lot of highway travel for the U17 Cowichan Thunder. The team played at Juan de Fuca on Friday, May 30 and then made the trek to Comox for a Sunday double-header.
On Friday night the team couldn't quite find their stride, falling 12-3 to a strong Whalers side. On Sunday, Cowichan beat Comox 6-5 in a physical first game and then dropped the second game 11-3.
Next weekend is no less busy. On Friday, June 6 the U17 squad suits up at home against Peninsula. Then on the Sunday they welcome Oceanside back to Kerry Park for another double-header before travelling back to Oceanside for the third game in three days against the same team.
Jr. B
After a 11-6 victory over the Nanaimo Timbermen on May 25, the Cowichan Jr. B Thunder were blown out 24-6 by the Saanich Express on May 30 at Panorama Arena.
Nate Akhurst and Josh MacDonald both scored twice for the Thunder while Jack Isherwood and Brett Beauchamp both picked up singles in the lopsided loss.
The Jr. B squad hits the road on Sunday, June 8 for a game against Campbell River and then plays host once more to the league-leading Saanich Express on Monday, June 9 at Kerry Park Arena for an 8 p.m. start.
Senior C
After a slow start to the season with not many games scheduled early on, the Cowichan Sr. C Thunder won back-to-back games this past weekend, making it four wins in a row.
On Saturday, May 31 the Thunder met the River Rats in an all-Cowichan epic that ended in an 9-8 Thunder victory.
Devyn Zunti was the player of the game for the Thunder while Dylan Dewaral was for the Rats, with five goals.
The following night the Thunder visited the Nanaimo Sun Devils and beat them 10-5. Ty Salmon was the Thunder's player of the game.
The Rats play the Blazers on the road on Tuesday, June 3 before returning to the Cowichan Community Centre for a June 7 all-Cowichan contest against the Thunder.
