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Raiders swept by Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Rocks in TOSLL final

Armstrong wins Rowcliffe Cup for third year in a row
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The Kelowna Raiders fell to the Armstrong Shamrocks in straight games the best-of-five senior lacrosse final. -Image: Dene Moon Photography

In front of a large Armstrong crowd, the saw their senior lacrosse season come to an end on Wednesday night.

The hometown Shamrocks knocked off a game RaidersÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ team 8-6 at the NorVal Centre to win the Rowcliffe Cup for the third straighy year.

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Rocks swept the best-of-five series three games to none.

Kelowna was in the game until the final buzzer, keeping Armstrong within reach for the entire game,

The Kelowna defence managed to keep ArmstrongÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s big shooters mostly in check while controlling the ball in ArmstrongÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s end.

Down by a goal in the third, the Raiders were unable to tie it up as the Shamrocks went on for the two-goal victory.

Vic Wiens and Ryan Lindstrom each scored a pair for the Raiders, with singles coming from Dwayne Briden and Joe Brown.

Kyle Versteeg and Milan Marcetta led the Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Rocks attack with two goals each.

The Raiders accepted a challenge from Armstrong to play in the Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League final after the Kamloops Rattlers forfeited their berth.



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