Williams Lake Bighorns lacrosse teams opened their Great White North Lacrosse League seasons May 5-6 in Quesnel.
Local novice, peewee, bantam and midget teams each got their first taste of action facing teams from Prince George, Mackenzie and Quesnel.
In midget lacrosse action the Bighorns marched away with a perfect two wins and no losses on their record beating Quesnel, 10-4, and Mackenzie, 14-5.
In the novice division the Bighorns triumphed 4-3 over Prince George but lost, 9-7, to a combined Quesnel and Mackenzie squad.
The pee wee Bighorns lost twice — 9-3 to Mackenzie and 12-1 to Quesnel.
The local bantams were also downed twice — 7-4 to Mackenzie and 11-2 to Quesnel.
Top scorers for Williams Lake were Logan Rhodes (novice), Zane Barr (pee wee), Jordan Bunce and Braiden Pickard (bantam) and Riley Lawryk (midget).
Coming up this weekend, May 26-27, Williams Lake Bighorns lacrosse teams will be in action in Williams Lake at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex for home games in each division taking on teams from Quesnel and Mackenzie in regular season league play.
This weekend’s games will be the only time this season the Bighorns have the opportunity to play in front of a home crowd.
For more on the Williams Lake Bighorns visit www.bighornslacrosse.com.
