It was an exciting weekend at 91´ó»ÆѼ's Memorial Arena where the Senior C Men's Lacrosse Provincial Championships took place.
The 91´ó»ÆѼ Raiders, in front of their hometown crowd, earned a spot in the gold medal game after going undefeated through the round-robin and semi-finals.
The Raiders took on the Port Coquitlam Hitmen in a winner-take-all final on Sunday, Aug. 11.
91´ó»ÆѼ started off slow, giving up five goals before being able to claw back in it, with three straight. Hitmen led 5-3 after one.
A back-and-forth middle frame saw the Raiders inch closer, as they were down just one heading into the third.
The low-scoring third period set the stage for overtime, as 91´ó»ÆѼ and PoCo were knotted a 11-11.
The 10-minute overtime period was also a defensive battle. 91´ó»ÆѼ scored first, but the Hitmen responded with just 40 seconds left to tie the game up at 12-12. That set up a second overtime, which would be sudden death.
In double overtime, game MVP Dayton McIntosh scored, to give the Raiders an epic victory, and the provincial championship.
The 91´ó»ÆѼ Raiders are now three-time provincial champs.