Owen Sound Girls Field Lacrosse Provincial Championships Report
The Owen Sound Girls Field Lacrosse North Stars U15B team are the provincial gold medalists after this weekend's championship play in Oakville.
The North Stars U15A squad returned with silver, joining the JEWL League U19 team with their silver medal and the U9 squad sporting bronze from last weekend's championship play in Brampton.
And a pair of co-coaches brought home the league's Coach Of The Year honours – U19's Kirsten Sutter and Rachel Woods.
The 2023 season continues the positive growth of the whole organization as it deepens in experience and maturity. Each year has added a layer of support to those who follow, from first-time players to experienced coaches, from the weave of parents and family and friends to the organizers and originators, a community of commitment at all levels, proudly North Stars.
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The Owen Sound U19 Creative Playgrounds Women’s Field Lacrosse Team are JEWL League silver medalists.
Quarterfinal play Friday night in Brampton saw the squad leading 6-4 at halftime, and then extended their lead to beat the Oakville Lady Hawks by a final score of 14-8.
Goaltender Gillian Warren had an outstanding game making key saves to keep the North Stars on top.
Scoring for Owen Sound was Karly Low with four goals, Jill Goldie with three, Edyn Beyer and Laine Nissen each had a pair, and Brooklyn Doyle, Dani Strong and Kaitlyn Strong each netted one.
Owen Sound faced off against the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks Saturday morning, winning by a final score of 14-9 and earning them a place in the gold medal match versus the Oshawa Lady Blue Knights.
Scoring for Owen Sound were Jill Goldie, Karly Low and Courtney Scott who scored three each, Edyn Beyer with two, and Brooklyn Doyle, Dani Strong, and Laine Nissen had singles.
The gold medal game was a hard-fought match versus first-ranked Oshawa.
Owen Sound trailed 7-4 at half time and managed to close the gap to a single goal with 4 minutes left to play.
Despite their best efforts, Owen Sound fell short, losing 14-10.
The team had an outstanding season and proudly took home silver.
Scoring for Owen Sound was Karly Low with four, Jill Goldie and Edyn Beyer each with two, and Brooklyn Doyle and Dani Strong had singles.
We would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the Owen Sound fans who came out to cheer us on along with our team sponsor Creative Playgrounds.
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An exciting weekend for the Owen Sound U19 Krueger Steel girls field lacrosse team, who participated in the year-end OWFL Provincial tournament in Oakville this weekend.
The first game in the scorching afternoon heat was against Guelph.
The girls played hard and came out with a 8-3 win. Goals scored by Ryann Seaman(3), Camyrn Stauffer (3),Grace Smyth(1) and Aliviah McCall(1).
Our second match up, against Oakville, saw a 11-5 loss. Goals for the North Stars were Aliviah McCall (3) and singles by Ryann Seaman and Megan Cowan.
On Sunday, North Stars played two hard fought battles – unfortunately ending up on the wrong side of both.
The first game on Sunday matched the North Stars against a determined Burlington team. In the end the North Stars fell 8-5.
Double goals were scored by Ryann Seaman and Aliviah McCall, and Katie Marshall added a single.
In the second match up the North Stars started off strong, but couldn’t sustain their early drive as Newmarket battled back and squeezed out a 10-9 victory.
Goals by Aliviah McCall (4) Ryann Seaman (3) and singles by Grace Smyth and Camryn Stauffer.
The North Stars ended up facing Newmarket in the bronze medal game, a slow start for Owen Sound in the first half but they ended up gaining momentum and battling hard in the second.
In the end, Owen Sound was defeated by a final score of 7-6.
Goals scored by Ryann Seaman(2), Aliviah McCall (1), Camryn Stauffer(1), Katie Marshall (1) and Ella McCoubrey (1).
During the entire provincials Mykah Harris played outstanding in net, stopping many shots.
The team would like to thank OWFL Coaches Of The Year Kirsten Sutter and Rachel Wood, and trainer Connor O’Toole, for your time and dedication to the team.
Thank you Krueger Steel for sponsoring our season.
The team would also like to thank their parents – the commitment to practice, driving every Saturday to away games and being the players’ biggest supporter and cheerleaders
Wearing the orange and black this season were: Emily Gordon, Grace Smyth, Payton Duwyn, Ryann Seaman, Aliviah McCall, Hannah Davies, Ella McCoubrey, Rheah Petereit, Megan Cowan, Avery MacDonald, Caley Heard, Camyrn Stauffer, Tessa Linklater, Katie Marshall, Willow Smith, Sadie Wynn and Mykah Harris.
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The Owen Sound U15A Fire Fighters North Stars are the provincial silver medalists in the ‘A’ division after losing 14-8 to the undefeated Oshawa Lady Blue Knights at the Ontario Women's Field Lacrosse Championships in Oakville on Sunday.
In the gold medal game, after giving up three quick goals, and falling behind 5-1 early in the game, the North Stars closed the gap to 5-4 at the end of the first quarter. The game continued to be close in the second quarter with the Blue Knights holding an 8-6 advantage at halftime.
The top-ranked Oshawa squad showed why they have been the team to beat all season as they pulled away in the second half, ultimately earning the six-goal victory and the gold medal.
London Doyle scored four goals for Owen Sound in the championships game to lead the team.
Adalyn Jackson, Taryn Weppler, Bree Wilkins, and Camryn Laycock scored one each.
The Fire Fighters squad earned the berth in the final by defeating the third-ranked Toronto Beaches 9-8 in double overtime.
The North Stars were behind 7-4 after three quarters but some key possessions triggered by Leah Cooper and Rory Jex enabled the North Stars to rally in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime.
Both teams had chances to seal the victory in overtime, but some outstanding defense, along with key saves from North Stars goaltender Marley Woodhouse, enabled the game to remain tied until Bree Wilkins scored early in the second overtime period to send Owen Sound to the final.
Bree Wilkins paced the Owen Sound offense with eight points in the semifinal including four goals.
London Doyle added two goals, while Sarah Barfoot, Adalyn Jackson and Taryn Weppler had one goal each.
In the quarterfinal game, Owen Sound defeated the Halton Hills Bulldogs by a score of 11-6.
The game was close early, with the teams tied 5-5 in the second quarter.
The defensive group of Danielle Brown, Ainsley Smith and Avery Seaman played outstanding from that point on creating turnovers and frustrating the Bulldogs scorers, allowing the North Stars to earn the five-goal victory.
Bree Wilkins led the offence for the North Stars with six points including three goals.
London Doyle also scored three goals, while Taryn Weppler and Leah Cooper had two goals, and Mya Good had a single marker.
The North Stars split their two games in pool play losing 14-6 to Oshawa before beating the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks 7-5.
The top scorers in the game versus Oshawa were London Doyle who led the North Stars with three goals, while Bree Wilkins, Taryn Weppler and Adalyn Jackson added singles.
Bree Wilkins led the North Stars to the win over K-W with five goals, while London Doyle and Camryn Laycock had one each.
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The Owen Sound U15B John Shute Optometry North Stars are provincial gold medal winners!
After a dominant round robin, in which they won both games by a combined score of 35-5, the girls punched their ticket to the semifinals with a convincing 15-3 game against Toronto Beaches 2.
In the semifinal game the North Stars were matched up against a strong Hamilton team. After getting out to an early lead and playing excellent defence, the girls simply played aggressive smart lacrosse to move on to the finals with a 9-6 win.
Of note, was strong ball possession by the mid fielders, timely offence from almost all of the attackers and very strong goaltending by Payton McKenzie who bravely jumped in net for provincials after their only goalie was injured.
In the gold medal game they were matched up against Kitchener Waterloo 2 and after jumping out to an early lead KW clawed their way back to tie the game late in regulation.
With just minutes left on the clock, Ally Scott netted the game winner resulting in a 9 - 8 victory.
MVP of the game, Jenna Cranny, won many key draws and the entire team showed tremendous grit, teamwork and determination, leading to the U15C gold medal.
The team would like to thank their fabulous head coach Grace Woods, assistant coaches Payton Duwyn and Alivia McCall, trainer Brendan Nickolau and team managers Carrie Shute and Liz Cranny.
Proudly representing the North Stars this year were Jenna Cranny, Lily Shute, Leah Sundermeier, Megan Nissen, Lauren Neil, Noelle Brewster, Charlotte Fox, Ally Scott, Caitlin Tran, Addison McCoubrey, Emily Rourke, Avery Thompson (AP), Ava Ward (AP) and goalies, Payton McKenzie and Annabelle Evans.
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The Owen Sound U13 Legacy Ridge Golf Club travelled to Brampton for their Provincials last weekend.
We had ended the regular season second in the B division. We had multiple girls fill in and play different positions this weekend. It really helped to keep girls fresh as the heat played a big factor.
Our first matchup against Newmarket ended in a tie as they scored with one second left to make it 8-8.
Goals by Avery Thompson (4), Scarlett Stevenson (3) and a single by Ella Todd
We met Orangeville in the second match. The girls battled hard but fell short in a 4-2 loss. Goals scored Avery Thompson and Scarlett Stevenson
The quarter final game against Kawartha was the best team game we played all year.
The game winner from Mckenna Ward on a great pass from Reese Holman “Fred” was awesome!!
There were 50 seconds left in the game. The bench and all the coaches went nuts!
It gave us a chance to play for a medal on Sunday. Final score was 5-4. Goals scored by Avery Thompson (3), Scarlett Stevenson and McKenna Ward.
In the semi-finals against Orangeville, we out-shot and out-chanced them, however fell short to another 4-2 loss. Both goals from Avery Thompson.
Heading into the bronze game, our defence held strong against Orillia, not allowing many goals in.
A big shout out to Vanessa Patterson, Callie Sarvis and McKenna Ward. The girls battled hard along with the heat but fell short to a 4-2 loss. Goals from Hailey Frede and Avery Thompson.
A big congratulations to both Kyla Johnson and Harper Lines for playing great in net, we only allowed four goals in three of our games, that is very impressive in field lacrosse, and it gave us a chance in all of those games.
Coach Mike and Jordan are very proud of all the girls, we had some leaders that had to play a lot of minutes and were very impressive all season long but especially this weekend.
A big thanks to our trainer Heather Harvey and manager Tasha Thompson for all the help, knowledge and support, the girls really appreciate it.
We are so lucky to have Jordan Kosempel and Maddy Playter, the girls look up to them so much and you can see how when they give advice or challenge the girls which made them they step up.
It shows how having someone they can relate to really helps.
We want to thank our Sponsor Legacy Ridge!
We also want to say a big thank you to our parents. The commitment to practice, driving to six away weekends and being the players' biggest supporters and cheerleaders.
Finally, a big congratulations to our U13 Legacy Ridge Golf Club team this season who are the following:
McKenna Ward, Ella Todd, Reese Harvey, Briar McCoubrey, Olivia Neil, Scarlett Stevenson, Harlow Stevenson, Reese Holman, Harper Lines, Addison Fisher, Olyvia Wagner, Ava Ward, Vanessa Patterson, Avery Thompson, Callie Sarvis, Hailey Frede and Kyla Johnson.
The girls are suuported by coaches Mike Sarvis, Jordan Kosempel and trainer Heather Harvey.
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An exciting weekend at provincials in Brampton as the Owen Sound U11A Ron Hopper Real Estate girls field lacrosse team left it all on the field!
Our first match up against Kitchener-Waterloo saw a 14-8 loss.
Goals for the North Stars by Quinn Norton (4), Adele Ferguson (2), and singles by Tessa Matheson and Keeva Fox.
In a quick turn around, the North Stars played Orangeville to a 10-6 win. Goals by Adele (4), Quinn (4) and Mila Minard (2).
The quarter-final game against Toronto Beaches saw the girls win another 10-6 with a whooping six goals from Quinn as well as Keeva (2), and singles by Lyla Doyle and Sophie Burnette-Scott.
The semi-finals saw the girls play one of the best games all season with a heart breaking 12-10 loss to Oshawa. An incredibly intense game played by all.
Huge saves from goalie Isla Nickel and defensive players Avery Brooks and Molly Richardson, kept it so very close.
Goals for the North Stars by Quinn (7), Adele (2), and Keeva (1).
The bronze medal game saw us playing Orangeville one last time in a 7-6 loss. Goals by Quinn (2), Sophie, Lyla, Tessa, and Adele.
This incredible team of girls should be extremely proud of all their efforts, finishing fourth out of 17 teams in the U11 division.
The team would like to thank their bench staff and families for all of the support they received all season.
A huge thank you to coaches Cameryn Gateman, Colin Doyle and Justinne Carr, trainer Carley Cook and managers Katie Ferguson and Peggy Sue Fox for all of their time and dedication to the team.
A big thank you also to Ron Hopper Real Estate for sponsoring our season.
The girls would also like to thank Charlotte Fox and Taryn Weppler for taking the time to help out with the team this year.
Wearing orange and black this season were Isla Nickel (goalie), Keeva Fox, Quinn Norton, Tessa Matheson, Molly Richardson, Lyla Doyle, Avery Brooks, Atayvia Jackson, Hanna Carr, Sophie Burnett-Scott, Harper Thompson, Adele Ferguson, and Mila Minard.
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The Owen Sound U9 Berner Contracting girls team travelled to Brampton for their provincial games last weekend and came home bronze medalists.
The girls brought home a win against Kitchener-Waterloo in game one with a final score of 13–7 for the young North Stars.
Goals came in from Faye Burnett-Scott (4), Clara, Patterson (4), Alexa Bothwell (3), Meyer Quaid (1) and Olivia Barfoot (1).
In game two, the girls lost to Six Nations with a score of 18-7.
Goals came in from Evelyn Scholl (2), Shantae Wilson (2), Meyer (1), Faye (1) and Alexa (1).
These hard-working athletes brought home the bronze medal in their U9-B division.
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source: media release, OSGFL
