Longboat looking to lead Brock Badgers to playoff success

The Brock Badgers, coached by Six Nations member Vince Longboat, are hoping to have their share of celebrations at this weekend’s Baggataway Cup. Photo by zachtang.photography

By Sam Laskaris Writer Vince Longboat is hoping a new Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA) champion will be crowned this weekend. Longboat, a Six Nations member, is the head coach of St. Catharines-based Brock University Badgers men’s field lacrosse team. He had led the Badgers to the CUFLA crown in 2021, his first year coaching the team. The Badgers are now one of six squads participating in this year’s Baggataway Cup, the CUFLA championship tournament, which begins Friday and continues until Sunday at Trent University in Peterborough. Besides hosting the 2023 tourney, the Trent Excalibur are also the defending CUFLA champions. Longboat and his Badgers will be squaring off against Trent in a quarter-final contest on Friday. The opening faceoff for that contest is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. The…

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