The Estevan novice Dayman Trucking lacrosse team earned the silver medal and finished with a record of 2-2 during a tournament in Estevan from May 22 to 24.
The Estevan novice Vipers also competed in the tournament but finished with a record of 0-4.
In the tournament, the novice team was divided in half to make a total of four teams competing in the tournament, which included Standing Buffalo and the Moose Jaw Mustangs.
For the opening game of the tournament the two Estevan teams played against each other, and Dayman Trucking prevailed 6-1, with Carter Onrait scoring the first two goals, giving them a two 2-0 lead after the opening period.
Daymon Trucking continued to put pressure on the Vipers as they scored another two goals. Onrait scored again earning a hat trick and Kersey Hollingstead had the other goal.
The Vipers finally got on the board in the third with a goal from Vaughn Bourassa, but not before Dayman Trucking added two goals. Shea McNabb and Shaun VonSpreken were the goal scorers.
Dayman Trucking coach Kris Hollingstead said the game was physical and it was a hard fought battle.
The following day, both teams played two games each. The first game for Dayman Trucking was against Moose Jaw and they dropped a 10-5 decision.
VonSpreken and McNabb each had a goal, and after the first period,Dayman Trucking led 2-1.
They would go on to score three goals, all in the second. Onrait, Kersey Hollingsted and Harrison Froese were the goal scorers.
“It was a good game. We had a lot of chances and the (Moose Jaw) goalie played well,” coach Hollingstead said.
The Vipers lost a very close game to Standing Buffalo with a final score of1-0.
Standing Buffalo scored late in the third period, and despite the loss coach Tim Hollingstead said the Vipers played very well throughout the game.
Dayman Trucking edged Standing Buffalo 6-5 for their second win of the tournament.
The teams were tied after the first period with Hollingstead and McNabb collecting the goals for Estevan.
In the second, Estevan took the lead, after Hollingstead scored two goals in the period to earn a hat trick and Estevan then led 4-3 after the period.
Standing Buffalao tied the game at four goals early in the third, but two straight goals from McNabb and Holingstead was enough for Dayman Tucking to win the game.
The Vipers fell 7-1 to Moose Jaw in their third game of the tournament. Ryder Davidson scored the lone goal for the Vipers.
“Moose Jaw was a pretty powerful team, and they play their ball well, Tim Hollingstead said.”
In the silver medal game, Dayman Trucking dropped an 8-5 decision. After the first period they trailed 4-0, but in the second they outscored Moose Jaw 4-2, only to trail 6-4 heading into the third period. McNabb, Onrait, Hollingstead and Froese each had a goal.
Onrait scored the lone goal for Estevan in the third.
In the bronze medal game the Vipers lost 6-2 to Standing Buffalo.
Overall both coaches were proud with the way each team played as by the end of the tournament both teams were passing the ball which led to scoring opportunities.
This was the last tournament of the season for the novice squad.
