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Cory Conway and the Timbermen beat Coquitlam 13-9 last night and moved into a playoff spot with the two points. (Photo: Nanaimo News Bulletin)

Saturday night’s game against the Coquitlam Adanacs was a microcosm of Nanaimo’s Western Lacrosse Association season. The Timbermen started slowly then turned on the jets to produce a dominant stretch. The 13-9 win gave Nanaimo a four-game unbeaten streak and fourth place in the league. The two points jumped them ahead of Coquitlam and New Westminster and within one point of Burnaby, on whom they have three games in hand. Last night’s game was a battle between the top two goalies in save percentage but it was a switch from Zach Boychuk (.822) to Matt King that turned around the momentum for the Timbermen and allowed them to defeat Nick Rose (.825) and the Adanacs.

Coquitlam fired 20 shots at Boychuk in the first 10:41 and put five of them past him while Nanaimo had managed only one goal to that point. In came King and the Timbermen’s fortunes took a turn for the better. They potted a pair before the end of the period then ran amuk in the second, scoring four power  play goals and winning the period 7-2 to take control of the game.

Special teams were the major difference on the night. Nanaimo went 5-for-10 overall on the power play and blanked the Adanacs on four man advantages. Scott Ranger, as usual, was the top gunner with four goals plus an assist. Joel Henry and Cayle Ratcliff also had hat tricks and Cory Conway chipped in five assists. King stopped 23 of the 27 shots he faced and was named the game’s first star.

Kevin Olson had a hat trick and one assist for the Adanacs. Dane Dobbie was their only other multiple goal scorer with a pair to go with one helper.

MSL
Six Nations 8, Brampton 5 (Brantford Expositor)

WLA
Langley 9, Victoria 6 (box score)
Nanaimo 13, Coquitlam 9  (box score)

Ontario Junior A
Six Nations 21, St. Catharines 7 (box score)
Orangeville 11, Toronto 3 (box score)

BCJALL
New Westminster 11, Nanaimo 6 (box score)
Victoria 12, Burnaby 4 (box score)
Delta , Port Coquitlam (box score)

Ontario Junior B First Round (best of five)
St. Catharines 8, Wallaceburg 7 (box score) St. Catharines leads 2-1
Orangeville 14, Guelph 7 (box score) Orangeville wins 3-1
Halton Hills 9, Kahnawake 7 (box score) Halton Hills wins 3-0

Ontario Senior B
Norwood 10, St. Catharines 7 (box score)
Oakville 9, Huntsville 8 (box score)
Brooklin @ Sarnia

QSLL
Kahnawake 11, Cornwall Island 7 (box score)

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