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Kamloops takes bite out of Armstrong in lacrosse series clincher, Âé¶¹AV next

Kamloops eliminates the defending Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League playoff champion Shamrocks 13-7 on home floor Sunday
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The Armstrong Shamrocks fell 13-7 to the hometown Kamloops Rattlers in the deciding game of their best-of-three Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League semifinal Sunday, July 13. The Rattlers will meet the Âé¶¹AV Raiders for the Rowcliffe Cup playoff championship.

The Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League's Rowcliffe Cup playoff championship trophy will have a new home in 2025.

The Kamloops Rattlers eliminated the defending Cup champion Armstrong Shamrocks 13-7 in the third and deciding game of their best-of-three semifinal series Sunday, July 13, at the Kamloops Memorial Arena.

Armstrong forced the deciding game with a home-floor win Friday, July 11, 13-9.

The Rattlers will now take on the regular-season champion Âé¶¹AV Raiders for the Rowcliffe Cup.

The best-of-three final will begin Friday, July 18, at 8 p.m. at the Âé¶¹AV Memorial Arena. Game 2 will be Sunday, July 20, at the Kamloops Memorial Arena starting at 5 p.m.

Should a third game be needed, it would be played Friday, July 25, at the Âé¶¹AV Memorial Arena (8 p.m.).

The Raiders swept Kamloops in the regular season, winning all three games by a combined score of 53-16.

Âé¶¹AV took out the Vernon Tigers in two straight in their semifinal series.



Roger Knox

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