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ICYMI: Elora Mohawks win national championship, take home Founders Cup

Team defeated the Hamilton Bengals 10-1 in the gold medal game this weekend
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The Elora Mohawks celebrate their Founders Cup win.

This article was previously published on EloraFergusToday.

ELORA – Welcomed home by a display from Centre Wellington Fire Rescue last night, Elora's Jr. B lacrosse team is officially the 2024 Founders Cup champions.

While both teams were undefeated heading into the national tournament finals, the Elora Mohawks defeated host Hamilton Bengals 10-1 at the Dave Andreychuk Arena in Hamilton in the gold medal game on Sunday.

With 27 straight wins, including a sweep of the Ontario conference, the Elora Mohawks achieved a 5-0 record in the Founders Cup.

Led by Brinley Wilson and Evan McDougall, this is the team's sixth National Junior B Championship and first since winning in 2018. 

Saturday's semi-finals saw the Elora Mohawks beat the Victoria Shamrocks 12-7. 

Carter Coffey is the 2024 Founders Cup MVP. 

Isabel Buckmaster is the Local Journalism Initiative reporter for GuelphToday. LJI is a federally-funded program.


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Isabel Buckmaster covers Wellington County under the Local Journalism Initiative, which is funded by the Government of Canada
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