B.C.’s peewee lacrosse team claimed the silver medal at the Warrior Lacrosse Championship of Canada.
The provincial boys, including Tyler Schweitzer of New Westminster, lost 11-2 to Ontario in the gold-medal final at Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby, Ont. on Saturday.
B.C. knocked off Alberta 5-2 in the semifinal played on Friday to avenge its only other loss at the national competition.
A day earlier, B.C. was defeated 6-2 by the Wild Rose provincial team on the final day of preliminary round action.
The West Coast squad also lost to the eventual champions from Ontario on the opening day of the competition 9-3.
B.C. fashioned a 6-3 record at the nationals, including an 8-7 victory over a First Nations squad on Aug. 4.
The midget boys from B.C. settled for a bronze medal following a narrow 6-5 victory over steadily improving Nova Scotia at the nationals in Whitby. Earlier in the competition, the two teams drew 7-7 in the preliminary round on Aug. 5.
B.C. was upended 11-5 by First Nations in the semifinal on Aug. 7. The B.C. team also lost to First Nations 10-7 and Ontario 7-1 in round-robin play on Aug. 4.
The B.C. boys also had to work hard to get past Alberta 10-7 in pool play.
Ontario won the midget gold medal following a 9-3 victory over First Nations in the championship final.
