Now they have the gold medals to show for it.
The Stealth — comprised of players from the Moose Jaw Lacrosse Association and other southern communities — put together a 3-1 record through the event, closing things out with a 9-5 victory over the Saskatoon SWAT in the title game. They opened the tournament with a 10-3 win over the Regina Barracuda before dropping a 6-5 decision to the North Sask Predators and finishing the round robin with a 3-1 win over the SWAT.
Predators 6, Stealth 5
North Sask built a 4-0 early in the third period, but the Stealth scored five goals in just under four minutes to take a 5-4 lead with 4:10 to play. That edge wouldn’t last, though, as the Predators scored the tying goal with 49 seconds left and the game-winner with 28 seconds to play.
Labrecque had two goals and an assist, Milbrandt and Swift Current’s Chayse Schafer had a goal and a helper each. Griffiths scored Moose Jaw’s other goal.
Stealth 3, SWAT 1
The Stealth were in for another close and hard-fought contest to finish off the round robin, this time with a spot in the gold medal final on the line.
The game was tied 1-1 midway through the third when Schafer scored to give South Sask the lead, and three minutes later Labrecque added an insurance marker to secure the win. Swift Current’s Diezel Paulhus scored the Stealth’s first goal 3:10 into the second period.
Stealth 9, SWAT 5
South Sask found themselves nursing a 6-5 lead with just over 12 minutes to play when three unanswered goals would secure the gold medal.
Moose Jaw’s Chase Folk scored the first insurance goal with 10:55 to play, followed by Smith 29 seconds later and Labrecque with the tournament’s final goal with 5:36 to play.
Labrecque once again led the way offensively with three goals and four points, while Smith had two goals and an assist and Paulhus added a pair of markers. Milbrandt scored their other goal, Missal picked up two assists.
