Dozen players from Chiefs’ championship roster gearing up for world championships

The Six Nations Chiefs’ captain, from left, Lyle Thompson, Randy Staats, Cody Jamieson and Brendan Bomberry, are among the 12 team players that will represent the Haudenosaunee Nationals at the world championships. (Photo by Andrew Vanevery)

By Sam Laskaris Writer It’s already been a rather successful month for several local lacrosse stars. The Six Nations Chiefs captured their second consecutive Mann Cup title last Wednesday. Six Nations defeated the visiting Victoria Shamrocks 4-1 in a best-of-seven series – all matches were held at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena – to determine the Canadian Senior A men’s champs. And now a dozen members from the Chiefs’ championship roster are setting their sights on winning some more hardware this month. They’ll participate for the Haudenosaunee Nationals squad at the world box lacrosse tournament, which runs Sept. 20-29 in Utica, N.Y. All four players that made up the Chiefs’ leadership squad are also on the Haudenosaunee roster. They are captain Cody Jamieson and assistant captains Randy Staats, Brendan Bomberry and…

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