COVID-19 the only thing that can stop Lakers from winning championships
Sales of unique T-shirts aim to help boost the PMLA
Matt D’Agostini of Ricart Sports Promotions is spearheading an effort to sell T-shirts to raise money for the Peterborough Minor Lacrosse Association which needs some financial help to pay some bills after the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The limited time offer T-shirt boldly states “COVID-19 is the only thing that can stop the Peterborough Lakers from winning championships.”
“I am personally gutted for the innocent kids who were really looking forward to their respective lacrosse seasons, at all levels from house league right through to our Sr. A professionals, so I wanted to offer something fun and unique for them to increase their morale, while helping out the association with some of the costs that they’ll have to make up,” D’Agostini told The Examiner.
The T-shirts are being sold for $20, taxes included, with 15 per cent of the proceeds going to the PMLA.
They are being offered in three style options in men’s, women’s and child sizes.
They are being sold through an online store at stores.inksoft.com/ peterborough_minor_lacrosse_cov/ shop/home
Payment can be made online with Visa or Mastercard.
Purchasers can pick them up starting Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. from the Ricart store at 259 Lansdowne St. E. or they can be shipped by Canada Post to out-oftowners.
Evans inks one-year deal with Knighthawks
Peterborough’s Shawn Evans has signed on to play another season with the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League.
Evans, 34, rejoined Rochester last season, getting 14 goals and 29 assists for 43 points in nine games in a season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also served as alternate captain with the team.
A two-time NLL most valuable player in 2013 and 2015, the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers star joined the league with Rochester in 2006, playing six seasons with the Knighthawks and then four with the Calgary Roughnecks, three with the New England Black Wolves and then two with the Buffalo Bandits before returning to Rochester last year.
In 16 seasons in the NLL, Evans has had 444 goals and 786 assists for 1,230 points in 238 regular season games, along with 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 29 playoff games.
McWilliams, Jeffrey, Harris named Academic All-Canadians
Trent Excalibur field lacrosse players Cole McWilliams and Aidan Jeffrey have been named 2019-20 Academic All-Canadians by the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association.
McWilliams plays attack and is a second-year graduate school student.
Jeffrey plays defender and is a third-year student.
Both McWilliams and Jeffrey have also earned Academic All-Canadian status in past seasons.
Peterborough native Lou Harris was also named as a 2019-20 Academic All-Canadian.
Harris is a goalie for the Laurentian Voyageurs in Sudbury where he is a third-year sports psychology student.