With how things went in the South Sask Lacrosse League this season, there’s a sense of inevitability that the Moose Jaw Mustangs will see their share of success when the playoffs and provincials come around.
So why not get things started with a little field work?
Five members of the Mustangs -- Cashton Seaborg, Mason Williams, Braxton Mac Angus, Luke Andrews and Jake Gyman -- joined the Regina Reign this past weekend to claim the Sask Lacrosse provincial U20 field championship.
The Reign did it in style, too, going undefeated on their run through the three-team tournament.
It all started on Saturday morning, as Regina battled to a come-from-behind 13-10 win over the Prince Albert Attack.
The Reign trailed 4-3 after the first quarter and both teams scored three in the second, giving Prince Albert their one-goal edge at halftime. Three goals in the third made it a 9-8 game for Regina, and they’d keep up the pressure on the way to their three-goal win.
Seaborg -- who alongside Williams suited up with Team Sask at the Canada Summer Games last August -- had a solid game, scoring four goals. Williams added two goals and an assist, while Ryan McDonald scored four times and had five points to lead Regina’s offence.
Things weren’t quite as close in their next match-up, as a 7-3 half-time lead turned into a 9-6 victory over the Sturgis Trojans.
Seaborg scored Regina’s sixth goal in the second period and drew an assist on their opening marker early in the first. Williams picked up an assist on the Reign’s second goal, with Jaxson Lenz scoring both.
Lenz finished with a hat trick, while McDonald had three goals and four points.
That sent Regina into the gold medal game against Prince Albert, and they’d make no mistake, overcoming a slow start before rolling to a 14-7 win.
The Attack led 3-2 after the first, but Regina took a 6-5 lead into the half. That edge extended to 10-7 through three, and Regina would hold Prince Albert scoreless in the final quarter.
Williams had his best showing in the biggest game of the tournament, putting up three goals and finishing with four points. Seaborg had two goals and an assist, and Gyman hit the scoresheet with an assist on the Reign’s fourth goal.
Wenz led Regina with four goals, McDonald also had a hat trick.
