Shamrocks win WLA championship to advance to Mann Cup

Times Colonist

The rest of the Western Lacrosse Association is green with envy. The Victoria Shamrocks were crowned WLA champions for the 22nd time since the franchise’s inception in 1950 before an appreciative standing-room-only crowd of 2,533 on Friday night at the Q Centre.

The Shamrocks defeated the Langley Thunder 13-7 to sweep the best-of-seven league final in four games as Casey Wilson, a candidate to represent Canada when field lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028, was named first star with two goals and two assists as the Shamrocks overcame a 4-2 deficit. Second-star Clarke Petterson also had two goals and two assists for Victoria, and veteran Jesse King out of the Claremont Secondary Spartans and NCAA Big Ten Ohio State Buckeyes had two goals and four assists. Connor Robinson had three goals and three assists for Langley.

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