Four local lacrosse teams were busy during the weekend, thanks to games that were held at Affinity Place.
The Estevan midget Thunder played twice, dropping a 10-2 decision to the Regina Honeybadgers on Friday night, and a 15-12 decision to the Standing Buffalo on Saturday.
The Thunder fell behind early against the Honeybadgers, as the Badgers led 5-0 after the first period and scored twice more early in the second to lead by seven.
Carter Bonokoski scored midway through the second period, but then the Badgers added three more before the game was finished.
Jacob Dukart had the final goal with 24 seconds remaining in the game.
The following day, the Thunder were involved in a high-scoring contest with the Standing Buffalo. The Thunder were down 5-2 entering the final minute of the opening frame, but they scored twice to pull within one.
Dukart, Leighton Mus, Bonokoski and Dylan Pratt had the goals in the first period.
Each team scored four times in the second period. In the case of the Thunder, they once again scored twice in the final minute. Dukart, Kade Bachorcik, Zach Graham and Kyler Gervais had the Thunder’s goals.
The Standing Buffalo pulled away by outscoring the Thunder 6-3 in the third. Mus, Bonokoski and Gervais had the Thunder goals.
Owen Williamson was in goal for both games.
The Thunder have a 2-5 record. They will visit the Regina Honeybadgers on June 3.
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The Estevan Bantam Warriors picked up two convincing wins over teams from Weyburn, as they crushed the Thrashers 2 team 14-1 on Saturday, and beat the Thrashers 1 on Sunday.
The Warriors scored six times in the opening 5:21 in their game on Saturday, and 10 times overall in the first period.
Kaden Chrest led the offensive attack with five goals. Tanner Hall had three goals, Layne Gilroy and Andrew Glydon scored twice, and Kalen Stang and Keagan Marriman also scored.
The Warriors jumped out to a 4-1 lead over the Thrashers 2 team after the first period on Sunday, and cruised to victory. Stang, Chrest, Hall and Ben Wagstaff scored in the first period.
The teams traded goals in the second period, with Chrest scoring for the Warriors.
Glydon’s goal for the Warriors was the only marker in the third period.
The Warriors were also slated to host the Thrashers 2 again on Tuesday night at Affinity Place. (Results were not available at press time).
Their record is 3-4.
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The Estevan peewee Voltz split games they played on Saturday, defeating the Thrashers 8-2 but losing 7-6 to the Standing Buffalo.
The first period was scoreless between the Voltz and the Thrashers, but then the Voltz outscored their Weyburn foes 3-1 in the second and 5-1 in the third to take over the game.
Ryder Davidson, Kersey Hollingshead and Nathan Wagstaff scored in the second, and then Wagstaff, Tayson Deitz, Kash Millions, Logan Lang and Tye Farnsworth added goals in the third.
Wagstaff scored four times against the Standing Buffalo, including two late in the third period to help the Voltz rally from a 6-4 deficit and tie the game. But Standing Buffalo scored with 2:35 to play in the game for the win.
Ryder Davidson and Tayson Deitz had the Voltz other goals.
The Voltz record now stands at 5-2. They will host their annual home tournament this weekend at Affinity Place and the Power Dodge Ice Centre.
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The Estevan novice Vipers also played twice on the weekend, and dropped a pair of home games. They lost 6-0 to the Regina Snipers, and 7-5 to the Regina Outlaws.
(Boxscores for the games were not available).
The Vipers record is 3-6-1. They will also have their home tournament this weekend, with games happening at Affinity Place and the Power Dodge Ice Centre.
