Pioneers at 2026 Presidents Cup

The Ladner Pioneers finished with the bronze medal at the 2026 Presidents Cup National Senior B Lacrosse tournament in Edmonton, AB, after defeating the Newtown Screaming Eagles 17-6 Friday September 4. The BC champs never trailed in the contest, holding leads of 5-3 and 10-5 after 20 and 40 minutes before blowing the game wide open in the final 20 minutes. Haiden Dickson had 5 goals and 2 assists to lead the attack while Matt Hills stopped 31 of 37 shots.

The Pioneers faced the undefeated Snake Island Muskies in the semi-finals Friday September 4 and dropped a 12-7 decision, resulting in the bronze medal game. Ladner battled hard but could not overcome a 4-0 first period deficit with final shots favouring the Muskies 56-53 and Keegan Okino stopping 43 of 55 shots in net. Dickson lead scoring with 3 goals and 1 assist in the loss.

Ladner opened the round-robin Sunday August 30 with their first loss in 2026 - a 12-5 decision to the host Edmonton Miners. The teams were tied at 2 after 20 minutes but the Miners dominated the rest of the way. Dickson (2G, 1A) led scoring while Okino stopped 38 of 50 shots. Game 2 was also a defeat - this time to the Screaming Eagles 11-10. The Pioneers led 9-6 going into the final frame but fell behind 10-9 before Spencer Bromley scored with 6 seconds left to force sudden death overtime, which was won by Newtown 6 minutes in. Dickson again led the attack with 4 goals and 2 assists with Peter Dubenski stopping 51 of 62 shots in net.

Game 3 finally went Ladner’s way, with the WCSLA champs beating the Winnipeg Blizzard 12-6. The Pioneers never trailed in the contest, led by Jaxon Dillon (4G, 1A) and Okino turning aside 42 of 48 shots. The Pioneers moved to .500 in the tournament Wednesday September 2 after a 16-12 victory over the Six Nations Rivermen. Ladner led 7-5 and 10-9 heading into the first and second intermissions and after being tied at 11 with 14 minutes left in regulation, rattled off 5 unanswered goals to put the match away. Dickson was again top scorer with 5 goals and 4 assists while Okino stopped 45 of 57 shots for the win.

with the winner to take on the winner of the Edmonton - Newtown match for the National Championship Saturday September 5.

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