2010 Field Lacrosse Details

Front row: Mackenzie Langford, Patrick Stacey
Middle row: Tom Weber, Jacob Halsall, Sam McGregor, Evan Connolly, Brad Gerrow, Josh O'Neill
Back row: Asst Coach Mike Langford, Josh Maechtal, Riley Smith, Devin Jordan, Clint Harford, Adam Rowe, Brenden Hlibchuk, Peter Smith, Head Coach Steve Millard, Trainer Paul Jordan
Absent: William Lane, Manager Maxine

May 21-24, 2010, Brampton:

Midget Fury Competes Well At The Provincials

The Kawartha Lakes Midget field lacrosse team, sponsored by Crittenden Trucking, participated in the 2010 Ontario Minor Field Lacrosse League's Provincial Championships, held in Brampton, from May 21-24, 2010. Even though the association has only been offering field lacrosse for the past two years, the boys from the U17 team, coached by Steve Millard and Mike Langford, qualified the previous week, for the first time in the history of the association.

The first game for the Fury was against the Oakville 2 team, and the boys came out flying, and at some points of the game dominated, but they had a hard time finding the net. The game was certainly well played defensively by both teams, and in the end, the Fury scored one more goal then their opponents, and came away with a hard-fought, well deserved, 8-7 victory. It was not hard to tell that this was their first victory at the Provincial level, as the smiles on their faces were very evident. Scoring for the Fury was Brad Gerrow with 4 goals, Devin Jordan with 3, Riley Smith with the single, assists went to Gerrow with 2, Weber with 2, and Jordan and Smith with singles.

The second game, according to Coach Millard, would be their toughest test of the season. They would be matched against the team from the Hamilton, playing out of the Western Division. Well, you should always listen to your Coach! He was not to far wrong, and the Fury came away with a good old fashion thumping, at the hands of the boys from Steeltown, ending up on the lobsided end of a 14-2 score. Doing the scoring for the Fury, was Brad Gerrow with both goals, and the lone assist, was given to Brenden Hlibchuk.

It all boiled down to the third game of the tournament for the Fury. The equation was quite simple.....win and you are in....lose, and chaulk the tournament up to experience. Their opponent for game three, would be the squad from Caledon. Well, the boys came out flat in the first two quarters of the game, and it hurt them. By the time the boys figured out how to be successful against a more experienced squad, they just ran out of time. At the half, the Fury were down by a score of 7-1, but in the second half actually outscored Caledon, by a score of 5-3, mounting a late 4th quarter rally, which fell just short. The final score of the contest was Caledon 10 and the Fury 6. Scoring for the Fury was, Devin Jordan with 3, Josh O'Neill, Jacob Halsall, and Brad Gerrow all with singles. Assists went to Smith, Weber and Gerrow, each with singles.

Now that the field season has come to a close, the Fury can look back with pride on the year, and realize they accomplished a very big feat, by qualifying for the Provincials, and can look forward to hopefully building on this year's success, next season.

A special thank you to Head Coach Steve Millard, Assistant Coach Mike Langford, Trainer Paul Jordan, Manager Maxine Jordan, and Danny and Marie Crittenden, of Crittenden Trucking, the team sponsor.

Sunday, May 16, 2010, Brampton:

Midget Fury Qualifies For Provincials

The Midget Field Fury team put a solid effort forth during the qualifiers to secure a place at Provincials. At the end of the five team round robin, the Fury was ranked third.

The Fury’s first match at the Brampton qualifiers was against Clarington. Within the first five minutes, Brad Gerrow, put the Fury on the scoreboard. Not to be outdone, Clarington tied the game. Both teams battled back and forth for the lead during the rest of the game, with Clarington being able to declare victory. Other Fury goal scorers were; Devin Jordan, Riley Smith, Will Lane and Gerrow added another. Josh O’Neill picked up the lone assist.

Right from the start in game 2, Caledon took the lead and became unstoppable. The Fury kept shooting to rack up points, but not enough to close the gap. The final score was 13 to 7. Gerrow and Jordan teamed up to get their numbers on the game sheet. Brad Gerrow recorded 4 goals and 1 assist, while Devin Jordan added 3 goals and 3 assists. Josh O’Neill picked up an assist.

10-5 was the score of the third game with Mimico recording the win. Fury goals were by Tom Weber, Riley Smith, Devin Jordan(2) and Brad Gerrow. Assists made by Riley Smith and Josh O’Neill.

The Fury saved their best plays for the last game of the round robin tournament. Game 4 saw the Fury beat their opponents, Mississauga, 6 to 2. Both goalies, Mac Langford and Patrick Stacey, stopped almost everything shot at them. Helping the team to victory in shooting goals was Clint Harford, Brad Gerrow(2), Devin Jordan(2), and Riley Smith. Assists were made by Jacob Halsall, Brenden Hlibchuk, Will Lane, Jordan and Gerrow.

The first Fury field team is now off to the Provincials!

Sunday, May 9, 2010, Oshawa:

Midget Field Still Holding Tough

On Sunday, May 9, the Midget Fury field team travelled to Oshawa. Playing only the second half of a game against Mimico, the Fury were able to fight their way to a 3-3 tie. Scoring for the Fury were Clint Harford, Devin Jordan and Peter Smith. Assists were by Riley Smith and Brad Gerrow.

Both goaltenders, Mac Langford and Patrick Stacey, played strong between the pipes. The remaining Fury players couldn’t net a win in their second game of the day that they played against Mississauga. The final score was Mississauga 5 and Kawartha 4. Devin Jordan lead the game with 3 goals, while Brenden Hlibchuk picked up a single. Assists were made by Sam McGregor and Hlibchuk.

Tackling Clarington in the third game of the day was a challenge for the Fury players. Seven Fury goals was just out of reach for a victory. Goals scored by; Brad Gerrow(3), Devin Jordan(2), Tom Weber, and Evan Connolly. Picking up assists were Adam Rowe, Clint Harford, Tom Weber and Brenden Hlibchuk.

The Midget Fury head to Brampton on the weekend of May 15, for the season qualifiers.

Sunday, April 18, 2010, Mississauga:

Midget Field Start Season Strong

The midget Fury Field team got off to an exciting season start on Sunday, April 18th in Mississauga.

Two minutes into the first game, Devin Jordan took a long pass from Tom Weber and scored, putting the Fury on the scoreboard. Not to fall behind the Clarington Gaels netted two goals. The Fury played aggressively to fight back to tie the game with another goal by Jordan, assisted by Riley Smith. A goal by Weber put the Fury ahead by one.

End to end action and with both teams playing strong, the fans were certainly entertained. At the end of the first period the score was Gaels 5 and Fury 4.

Coming out ready for action in the second half, Jordan with an assist from R. Smith tied up the game. For the remainder of the second half the fans cheered as both teams were able to net a few goals. The Fury fell a couple of shots behind but fought to the bitter end, only losing this first game of the season by two.

Goals for this game were scored by: Devin Jordan(4), Tom Weber(2), Brad Gerrow(2), and Jacob Halsall. Assists by: Riley Smith(2), Brenden Hlibchuk(2), Jordan(2) and Weber.

First Victory for Midget Fury Field

The second game of the day, the Fury was determined to go home with a win.

Will Lane started off the scoring in the first two minutes. Taking a 3 nothing lead in the first seven minutes of the game against Mississauga gave the Fury players their first taste of a possible victory. Strong offensive and defensive play by all of the Fury players produced the win they have been waiting for.

Helping the team on the road to victory was Josh O’Neill, as he had his first goal of field lacrosse, and newcomer Sam McGregor netting one. Other goal scorers for the Fury were: Devin Jordan(4), Will Lane(3), Brad Gerrow (2), Jacob Halsall and Tom Weber. Assists this game were by: Gerrow(2), McGregor(2), Jordan(2), Clint Harford, O’Neill(2).

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