(Photo courtesy of Gar Fitzgerald)
The Guelph Jr. B Regals and rival Elora Mohawks battled to a 7-7 tie in the Regals’ 2019 home opener Wednesday evening at Victoria Road Arena.
(Photo courtesy of Gar Fitzgerald)
The Guelph Jr. B Regals and rival Elora Mohawks battled to a 7-7 tie in the Regals’ 2019 home opener Wednesday evening at Victoria Road Arena.
Calling all Regals Jr. B Alumni!
The Guelph Jr. B Regals Lacrosse Club is holding its 2019 Alumni Game on Saturday, May 11 at 4:30 PM.
The Guelph Jr. B Regals are excited to announce the rest of its coaching staff for the 2019 season.
The Guelph Jr. B Regals Lacrosse Club announced its first 5 dates of training camp for the 2019 season.
The Guelph Jr. B Regals Lacrosse Club announced on Wednesday that Al Burton will be taking over the team’s Head Coaching duties for the 2019 season.
Photo by Rob Massey of Guelph Sports Journal
The Guelph Jr. B Regals split their two road games over the weekend and now sit second in the MidWest Division.
Photo by Rob Massey of the Guelph Sports Journal
The 2018 season began for both the Guelph Regals and Elora Mohawks on Friday night when the two teams faced off at Victoria Road Arena in the Royal City.
The Regals, loaded with a team of young players looking to help the team qualify for the playoffs after missing the post-season last year, welcomed an experienced Mohawks team that, on-paper, is built to contend for the Ontario Junior “B” Lacrosse League title this season.
Despite the loss, the Regals were happy with the effort from their team.
It was the first time the team had played a full game with each other after a previously scheduled exhibition game versus Halton Hills was canceled due to an ice storm last Sunday.
After falling behind 5-1 in the 1st period, Guelph fought back and trailed 7-5 after 40 minutes. The game was 8-6 in the 3rd period before Elora potted three unanswered goals in the last 10 minutes of the game to collect the two points with an 11-6 victory.
Rob Massey of Guelph Sports Journal was on hand and has a full game report with quotes from coaches and players of both teams. You can read the full article over on the GSJ website.
519SportsOnline was also in attendance and captured highlights of the game, which you can view on their website here.
The Guelph Regals organization pride themselves on maintaining a Family culture.
Like in any family, when a member is faced with an unfortunate circumstance, the rest of the family does not hesitate to step up and help however they can.
So when the Jr. B’s learned that former Regals player James Short’s house was destroyed by a devastating fire on Monday, March 29, where James and two other roommates escaped with just the clothes on their backs in a matter of seconds, the organization reached out to James to let him know they still have his back.
When the fire began on Monday afternoon, it was reported that three of the seven people who lived at the residence were home at the time. Reports say that the house is “a total loss” and that the boys had just “seconds to get out” because of how fast it happened.
Two of them were sleeping and were woken up by fire alarms. All seven residents are students at the University of Guelph. They lost textbooks, computers, drumsets, guitars, recording equipment, and much more in the fire.
To help James and his roommates recover from the losses, the Jr. B Regals organization will be donating all admission proceeds from their Exhibition Game on Sunday, April 14 versus Halton Hills to James. The game begins at 4:00 PM at Victoria Road Arena in Guelph, and the organization is asking for a minimum $5 donation to attend the game.
If you are unable to attend the game but would still like to help out, you can donate to their GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/help-hoops.
The Regals are thinking of you, James!
Food. Lacrosse. What more can you ask for?
The Regals have teamed up with several Guelph Food Trucks for the 2018 season that will see delicious foods and treats served at home games.
Fans and visitors alike will be able to eat lunch and/or dinner beginning 30 minutes before Regals home games. The trucks will be located in the corner of the parking lot at Victoria Road Arena, right along Victoria Road. The trucks will remain open until the end of the second intermission.
Below is a full list of food trucks that will be attending. You can visit their website and social media pages to learn more about them and what foods they offer!
Friday, April 20 vs Elora – Breakfast Blues & BBQ’s and Sweet Temptations Cupcakes
Sunday, April 22 vs London – Breakfast Blues & BBQ’s
Friday, May 11 vs Owen Sound – Schmuck Truck
Saturday, May 12 vs Elora – Breakfast Blues & BBQ’s and Sweet Temptations Cupcakes
Friday, June 1 vs Orangeville – Nomad Chef
Friday, June 8 vs Niagara – Fo’Cheesy
Sunday, June 10 vs Owen Sound – Wild Boar
Friday, June 15 vs Hamilton – Fo’Cheesy
Sunday, June 17 vs Windsor – Wild Boar
Follow each truck on social media as well to see where they’ll be next!
Lacrosse is coming.
The first “Junior” league to begin play is the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) and the majority of teams have begun shaking off the cobwebs. Players have started to battle it out for roster spots at Training Camps and fans will soon be able to get their lacrosse fix with exhibition games!
There are several pre-season Jr B tournaments taking place this season, and it all begins on Easter Weekend in Six Nations. Each tournament will feature shortened games with the exception of the Green Gaels Tournament on April 7, which will play full-length contests.
Here is a full list of 2018 Jr B exhibition tournaments in Ontario and their schedules:
Saturday, March 31 in Six Nations (Iroquois Lacrosse Arena)
Six Nations | vs | Six Nations Jr.C | 9:00 AM |
Six Nations | vs | London | 10:00 AM |
Windsor | vs | Hamilton | 11:00 AM |
Brantford Jr.C | vs | Six Nations Jr.C | 12:00 PM |
Six Nations | vs | Hamilton | 1:00 PM |
Windsor | vs | London | 2:00 PM |
Wilmot Jr.C | vs | Six Nations Jr.C | 3:00 PM |
Hamilton | vs | London | 4:00 PM |
Six Nations | vs | Windsor | 5:00 PM |
Saturday, April 7 in St. Catharines (Merritton Arena)
Mississauga | vs | Spartan | 9:00 AM |
Newmarket | vs | Hamilton | 10:00 AM |
Mississauga | vs | Niagara | 11:00 AM |
Six Nations | vs | Newmarket | 12:00 PM |
Hamillton | vs | Mississauga | 1:00 PM |
Niagara | vs | Newmarket | 2:00 PM |
Guelph | vs | Spartan | 3:00 PM |
W. Durham | vs | Six Nations | 4:00 PM |
Hamillton | vs | Guelph | 5:00 PM |
Niagara | vs | W. Durham | 6:00 PM |
Guelph | vs | Six Nations | 7:00 PM |
W. Durham | vs | Spartan | 8:00 PM |
Saturday, April 7 in Elora (Elora Community Centre)
London | vs | Elora | 10:00 AM |
Point Edward | vs | Wilmot | 11:30 AM |
Owen Sound | vs | London | 1:00 PM |
Point Edward | vs | Elora | 2:30 PM |
Wilmot | vs | Owen Sound | 4:00 PM |
London | vs | Point Edward | 5:30 PM |
Owen Sound | vs | Elora | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, April 7 in Hampton (Darlington Sports Centre)
Green Gaels | vs | Welland | 9:20 AM |
Oakville | vs | Wallaceburg | 11:30 AM |
Welland | vs | Oakville | 2:40 PM |
Wallaceburg | vs | Green Gaels | 4:50 PM |
Saturday, April 14 in Orangeville
Orangeville | vs | Newmarket | 9:00 AM |
Owen Sound | vs | Brampton | 10:45 AM |
Windsor | vs | Oakville | 12:30 PM |
Elora | vs | Newmarket | 2:15 PM |
Owen Sound | vs | Brampton | 4:00 PM |
Windsor | vs | Elora | 5:45 PM |
Orangeville | vs | Oakville | 7:30 PM |
Saturday, April 21 in Gloucester
Gloucester | vs | Nepean | 9:30 AM |
Kahnawake | vs | Akwesasne | 10:45 AM |
Gloucester | vs | Kahnawake | 12:30 PM |
Akwesasne | vs | Nepean | 1:45 PM |
Nepean | vs | Kahnawake | 3:30 PM |
Gloucester | vs | Akwesasne | 4:45 PM |