Father and son to represent different squads at national lacrosse tournament

Local Journalism Initiative As it turns out the father-and-son duo of Jay and Layne Smith will be participating in this year’s Presidents Cup, the national Senior B men’s lacrosse tournament. But in a bit of an odd twist, the Smiths, members of the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, will be representing different clubs at the Canadian tournament, which begins Aug. 25 in Delta, B.C. Jay Smith is the rookie general manager and an assistant coach with his hometown Six Nations Rivermen, who qualified for the Presidents Cup by winning the Ontario Senior Lacrosse (OSL) title. As for Layne Smith, he started off the 2024 campaign with the Rivermen, the team he has also suited up for the past several seasons. But once there was an appealing offer…

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