Sarnia Pacers vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (5/30)

Sarnia Pacers vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (OLA Jr. B Lacrosse)
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The Sarnia Pacers couldn’t keep pace with the Welland Vesuvius Warlords tonight, despite a final period rally that saw them pull out a 6-4 respectable outcome after being largely dominated during the first two periods.
#27 Kevin Floris recorded his second of the season for [...]

Six Nations’ Bomberry Too Much For Raiders

Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders vs. Six Nations #1 Warriors (Zone 9 Lacrosse)
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The Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders deserved a better fate than the 9-3 loss they received tonight at the hands of #18 Jacob Bomberry and the Six Nations #1 Warriors.
The Raiders effectively shut-down Bomberry and company for over two periods, [...]

Welland Vesuvius Warlords vs. Hamilton Bengals (5/25)

Welland Vesuvius Warlords vs. Hamilton Bengals (OLA Jr. B Lacrosse)
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The Welland Vesuvius Warlords bungled against the Bengals Sunday night but still managed to come back to the Rose City with the two points in hand, thanks to a game-saving performance by #39 Connor Danko during the third period.
It looked like a lock for [...]

Niagara Thunderhawks vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (5/23)

Niagara Thunderhawks vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (OLA Jr. B Lacrosse)
vs.
In what was perhaps their best effort of the season, the Welland Vesuvius Warlords proved to everyone, and especially the Niagara Thunderhawks, that they are not a team to be taken lightly these days.  Just the night previous, the Warlords had the undefeated Six [...]

Welland Vesuvius Warlords vs. Six Nations Rebels (5/22)

Welland Vesuvius Warlords vs. Six Nations Rebels (OLA Jr. B Lacrosse)
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An upset victory slipped away from the Welland Vesuvius Warlords’ grasp as they surrendered three unanswered third period goals to drop an 8-6 decision to the Six Nations Rebels on the road last night.
Despite the immediate impact of newly-signed #27 Kevin Floris, who [...]

Niagara Thunderhawks Soar Past Raiders (5/21)

Niagara Thunderhawks vs. Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders (Zone 9 Lacrosse)
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The Niagara Thunderhawks scored a major upset on Wednesday night by fighting back from a 3-1 second period deficit to record a 6-4 road victory over the Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders.
Niagara made the most of every opportunity, netting six [...]

A’s Outlast Raiders (5/20)

Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Raiders vs. St. Catharines Sheehan & Rosie #1 Athletics
(Zone 9 Lacrosse)
vs.
The Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders ceded two points to their Hwy-406 nemesis the St. Catharines Athletics, losing to them 10-5 on Tuesday evening, despite going toe-to-toe with them for the first thirty minutes of play.
The A’s came out strong [...]

St. Catharines Spartans vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (5/16)

St. Catharines Spartans vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (OLA Jr. B Lacrosse)
vs.
A solid three-pronged attack allowed the Welland Vesuvius Warlords to overcome both their injuries and the St. Catharines Spartans last night, defeating them 10-7 in Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B Lacrosse action at the Welland Arena.
It all started with the offense, as the [...]

Raiders Hold On To Edge The Chiefs (5/14)

Burlington Chiefs vs. Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders
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For nearly the entire first two periods, the Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders were clearly the better of the two teams on the floor.  However, the Chiefs refused to quit and pushed the Raiders to the limit in the final frame, losing by a narrow 5-4 margin.
In [...]

Welland Bantam #1 Raiders Crush The Lincoln Crush

Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders vs. Lincoln Crush
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The Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Raiders kicked off the season in fine form, crushing their hosts Lincoln in a very decisive 9-0 victory on Monday evening in Grimsby at the Peach King Centre.
A stellar performance by Lincoln’s #21 Tim Millar between the pipes was overshadowed by [...]

A’s remain at .500

Yesterday I had the pleasure to travel to Guelph to witness some great field lacrosse action for my very first time ever.  While I have followed box lacrosse locally for the past three seasons, this was my first chance to see field lacrosse action in person, with my only previous exposure to the sport being from television or the [...]

Welland Vesuvius Warlords vs. St. Catharines Spartans (5/11)

Welland Vesvuvius Warlords vs. St. Catharines Spartans (OLA Jr. B Lacrosse)
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While the Welland Vesuvius Warlords have had struggles at times generating offence this season, Sunday night it was a different story as they unleased sixteen goals to defeat the St. Catharines Spartans for the first time in six seasons.
Scoring three on the power-play, three more while short-handed and [...]

Welland Vesuvius Warlords vs. Windsor AKO Fratmen (5/10)

Welland Vesuvius Warlords vs. Windsor AKO Fratmen (OLA Jr. B Lacrosse)
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Coming off a decisive 8-3 victory at home on Friday evening, the Welland Vesuvius Warlords were certainly hoping for a better result than the 9-4 loss they were handed courtesy of the Windsor AKO Fratmen on Saturday night.  The loss drops the team’s [...]

The Winning Attitude Player of the Week Award

The Winning Attitude Player of the Week Award
New for the 2008 season, and exclusive to the Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders, this award will be given to the player who best demonstrates a hard work ethic and positive attitude during each week of the regular season, and who leads the team by example to [...]

Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders Roster & Player Profiles

The 2008 Players
#6 Dylan Nunes (AP)

Hometown: Welland
Shoots: Right
Games Played: 1
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Points: 0
PIM: 0
#6 Brandon Porga (AP)

Hometown: Welland
Shoots: Right
Games Played: 3
Goals: 1
Assists: 2
Points: 3
PIM: 0
#7 Jordan DeMars (AP)

Hometown: Welland
Shoots: Left
Games Played: 3
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Points: 0
PIM: 2
#7 David Falovo (AP)

Hometown: Welland
Shoots: Left
Games Played: 1
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Points: 1
PIM: 0
#9 Ryan “Kirch” Kirchmayer

Shoots: Right
Hometown: Welland
Games Played: 31
Goals: 2
Assists: [...]

Guelph Regals vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (5/9)

Guelph Regals vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (OLA Jr. B Lacrosse)
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The Welland Vesuvius Warlords used a three-goal opening period to quickly score a check-mate against the visiting Guelph Regals in Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B action in Welland on Friday evening.  The end result of the game never appeared to be in doubt, as the Warlords [...]

Niagara’s New Minor Bantam Baseball Entry Takes To The Field

Niagara’s New Minor Bantam Baseball Entry Takes To The Field
Comprised, in part, by members of the 2007 Ontario Baseball Association Peewee “B” Champion, Welland Border City Castings Mustangs, and augmented with top talent from other teams from the Niagara Region, the peninsula’s latest entry into the Western New York Boys of Summer League, the Niagara [...]

Welland Harpwood’s Trophies Bantam #1 Raiders Game Results

2008 Results

Monday May 12 8:00pm  vs. Lincoln Crush, Grimsby Peach King Centre
9-0 Win Record: 1-0-0

http://dishdaily.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/welland-bantam-1-raiders-crush-the-lincoln-crush/
Wednesday May 14 9:00pm vs. Burlington Chiefs, Welland Main Arena
5-4 Win Record: 2-0-0
http://dishdaily.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/raiders-hold-on-to-edge-the-chiefs/
Tuesday May 20 8:00pm vs. St. Catharines Athletics, Bill Burgoyne Arena
10-5 Loss Record: 2-1-0
http://dishdaily.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/as-outlast-raiders/
Wednesday May 21 9:00pm vs. Niagara Thunderhawks, Welland Main Arena
6-4 Loss Record: 2-2-0
http://dishdaily.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/niagara-thunderhawks-soar-past-raiders/
Monday May 26 [...]

Owen Sound Rams vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (5/3)

Owen Sound Rams vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (Jr. B Lacrosse)
vs.   
The Welland Vesuvius Warlords’ offensive struggles continued as they lost their third-straight contest in OLA Jr. B action to fall to 2-4-0 on the season at the hands of the Owen Sound Rams in a 6-2 decision on Saturday night in Welland.
While the team fails to put the ball into the [...]

Six Nations Rebels vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (5/2)

SIx Nations Rebels vs. Welland Vesuvius Warlords (OLA Jr. B Lacrosse)
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Fans who attended Friday evening’s Jr. B battle between the powerhouse Six Nations Rebels and the plucky Welland Vesuvius Warlords no doubt walked away impressed with the strides the host team has taken to improve early on this season, despite the fact that they were [...]