SPORTS BRIEFS: Skywomen Lacrosse captures local tournament

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By Sam Laskaris Writer A locally-based women’s lacrosse team took top honours at a tournament it hosted. The squad, called Skywomen Lacrosse, won all seven of its matches at the Skywomen Winter Showdown, which concluded on Sunday at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. Seven clubs took part in the three-day event. Skywomen Lacrosse won all six of its round-robin matches. And then it defeated the Ottawa-based Loggers LC 7-3 in the championship final. Jeff Powless, who serves as an assistant coach with Skywomen Lacrosse, said it was formed as a travel team following the 2024 world box lacrosse championships in Utica, N.Y. “A few of the women got together and just wanted to basically try to keep as many players playing and together,” he said. The local club won the women’s…

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