SIX NATIONS – In Arena Cup Lacrosse Action this past week, the Six Nations Snipers lost 21-20 to the Whitby Steelhawks. The Toronto Monarchs defeated the St. Catharines ShockWave, 16-11 on Friday night, while the Paris RiverWolves downed the Oshawa Outlaws 13-11 in Paris, Saturday night, and St. Catharines edged the Peterborough Timbermen 12-11.
In Whitby, the Steelhawks and the Six Nations Snipers were engaged in a game that could be evenly divided into two parts. The first half began with Quinn Powless right off the face-off, Whitby tied and then passed the Snipers but Wayne VanEvery pulled the Steelhawks back to even at 2-2, Powless assisting. A volly of goals kept the scorekeeper busy as they quarter ended in a 4-4 tie. Luke Laszkiewicz and Craig Point scored for Six Nations.
Six Nations opened the second quarter with a string of four goals beginning with Ian Martin, from VanEvery and Powless, VanEvery, from Powless, Vern Hill, from Powless and VanEvery again, from Powless.
After Whitby interrupted the parade, VanEvery and Ryan Callaghan continued and made it 10-5 Six Nations. Whitby reeled in the Snipers but as the third quarter clock was running down, Vern Hill and Powless closed the quarter Snipers up 13-8.
Then 14-8 after Tyler Woodman scored quickly off the face-off. The Steelhawks battled back to 14-11, when Tyler Brown connected from Craig Point and VanEvery.
Whitby launched a counter attack that surprised the Snipers with five goals in the last three minutes of the period to take a 16-15 lead heading into the last quarter.
Whitby added two more to their lead for an 18-15 lead before Vern Hill and Quinn Powless drew the Snipers back to within one of the Steelhawks. Each team traded late game goals the rest of the way but when. The smoke cleared, it was Whitby on top, 21-10.
The Snipers will be looking towards a better week this week hopefully to lift them out of last place with a 1-4 record.
The Six Nations Snipers will be hosting their Grand River adversaries in Paris at the ILA Friday night at 8 p.m.. The Monarchs will also play the Timbermen Friday and on Saturday Oshawa is in St. Catharines and Paris pays a visit to Whitby.
