Gary Groob
All Lacrosse All The Time – A Division of Edge of Philly Sports Network
The Six Nations Chiefs (2-0) visited the Cobourg Kodiaks (0-2) after their dramatic game one victory, at the Baltimore Recreation Centre Arena.
The goalie match-up had Warren Hill in net for the Chiefs facing Steve Orelman in net for Cobourg.
The Chiefs got off to an early lead and never really looked back. The Kodiaks made it interesting with a five goal run to tie the game, but Six Nations put together a final push for the 8-7 victory.
To The Game:
The Six Nations Chiefs came out on a mission in game two taking the lead quickly. Brendan Bomberry converted a feed from Cody Jamieson at 2:04, followed by Charlie Scanlon finishing a Jamieson set up as well at 7:28. Dalton Sulver added to the Chiefs lead converting a Vaughn Harris pass at 8:13, followed by Jamieson himself blasting a Joey Cupido pass past Orleman at 13:29.
The Kodiaks finally got on the board when Justin Lee finished a Kealan Pilon feed at 16:38.
After one period, Six Nations 4 Cobourg 1.
Second Period:
The Chiefs continued on their mission with Dalton Sulver scoring his second of the night unassisted at just 0:17 seconds, followed by Austin Staats converting a Brendan Bomberry pass at 12:31.
Cobourg got rolling with Justin Lee scoring his second of the night off an Aaron Woods pass at 12:55, followed by Ben French converting an Alex Simmons pass at 15:23.
After two periods, Six Nations 6 Cobourg 3.
Third Period:
Cobourg continued their momentum from the second period. Alex Simmons converted a Tanner Buck pass at 1:42, followed by Rowan Kelly scoring off an Ethan Riggs pass at 2:30. Kealan Pilon tied the game for the Kodiaks when he fired a shot past Warren Hill off a Riley Curtis feed at 6:03.
Eric Fannell stopped the five goal Cobourg run scoring on the power play off a Charlie Scanlon pass at 11:02, followed by Dalton Sulver with his third of the night off a Vaughn Harris feed at 12:04.
Aaron Woods brought the Kodiaks within one, scoring shorthanded off an Alex Simmons pass at 18:55, but it was too little too late.
Final score, Six Nations 8 Cobourg 7.
Game Stats:
- Cobourg went 0 for 5 on the power play, but scored one shorthanded goal.
- Six Nations went 1 for 4 on the power play.
Top Scorers:
Six Nations Chiefs:
- Cody Jamieson 1g, 3a
- Dalton Sulver 3g, 0a
- Brendan Bomberry 1g, 2a
Cobourg Kodiaks:
- Alex Simmons 1g, 3a
- Kealan Pilon 1g, 3a
- Justin Lee 2g, 0a
Six Nations leads the best of seven series 2-0. The next game is Sunday, August 7th at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville, Ontario. Game time is 7pm.
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Gary Groob has been involved with Lacrosse for the majority of his life, whether playing, coaching, or covering the sport for the media.
An avid fan, with a real drive about helping to “grow the game”, Gary became part of podcasts about the game in 2010. Through the podcasts, Mr. Groob was given an opportunity to write about lacrosse, and the rest as they say, is history.
Through many miles (flying and driving) Gary has made inroads with the National Lacrosse League, Major Series Lacrosse League, the Ontario Lacrosse Association, as well as the Arena Lacrosse League, covering the leagues, their teams, and players, working for, and in concert with all of them.
In the year 2020, Mr. Groob was made the media person for the Arena Lacrosse League, voted onto the board of directors of the Brampton Excelsiors Lacrosse Club, as well as being made administrator of the Lacrosse page “Global Lacrosse” with a membership of 9000 members in over 90 Countries. Gary was also made an administrator of Lacrosse History Past Present and Future in 2022.
Mr. Groob co-hosts a weekly Lacrosse show on Spanglish Sports World, and ZingoTV channel 250, as well as writes a weekly lacrosse column for La Portada Canada News (both in print, and online).
Gary also hosts a Lacrosse talk show and podcast for The Edge of Philly Sports Network, seen live Sunday nights at 9pm (ET), and archived on the Edge of Philly YouTube page, as well as Spotify.
Mr. Groob’s other sports interests include Hockey, Football, Boxing, Wrestling, and Baseball, competing competitively in Boxing and Wrestling for many years.
