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The clock struck midnight on the Vernon Tigers’ 2026 Cinderella story. Actually, it was about 3-ish Sunday afternoon, July 5, at the Kelowna Memorial Arena, and with help from the Tigers’ long-time rivals. The Armstrong Shamrocks completed a fantastic 2026 Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League campaign that saw the team lose only one game, winning the organization’s ninth Rowcliffe Cup playoff championship since the turn of the century – and second in the last three years–

After a slow start, the Vernon Tigers found their footing against the Kamloops Rattlers Thursday, earning an 11-7 victory and clinching a preferred playoff position in the regular-season finale of the Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League. The Rattlers rattled off three goals to start the June 18 match-up before Vernon got its legs moving and evened the score early in the second period. The Tigers then added two more goals in the second to give themselves a 5-3 lead at ho

Vernon wins their home opener against the Kelowna Raiders 10-9 for the first time since their revival. See more here: https://vernonmorningstar.com/2026/05/22/vernon-tigers-rally-in-third-to-stun-kelowna-raiders/

It’s a battle of the unbeatens tonight as one of the oldest rivalries in the Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League (TOSLL) returns to the floor. The 2-0 Vernon Tigers travel to Armstrong to face the 1-0 Shamrocks in lacrosse action. Vernon, who finished last season winless, defeated the West Kootenay Timberwolves ( a new team in the league ), in back-to-backs last week in Rossland, 20-11 and 15-8. The Tigers' offence was led by Ryan Johnson, who tallied 11 goals and five a

They are among the storied rivalries in the history of sports, each more than a 100 years in the making. Red Sox-Yankees. Maple Leafs-Canadiens. Tigers-Shamrocks. Yet – lackadaisical research shows – it is hard to find an image of a member of the Boston Red Sox dressed as a red sock to promote a baseball game in New York at Yankee Stadium. Nor does there appear to be a Toronto player dressed as a Maple Leaf heading into a game in Montreal. Now, however, thanks to what is bel

The North Okanagan’s two senior lacrosse teams are undefeated and heading for a showdown. The Vernon Tigers and Armstrong Shamrocks won their season-opening contests in the Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League, and the longtime arch-rivals will meet Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Sunbelt Centre in Armstrong in the Shamrocks’ home opener. The Tigers will enter the game 2-0, having swept a weekend doubleheader in Rossland against the expansion West Kootenay Timberw