Arena Lacrosse League East Game Recaps – Week 13

The Arena Lacrosse League East continued its 2025–2026 season with five exciting matchups during Week 13, featuring overtime drama, offensive explosions, and a strong defensive performance in Oakville.

Friday Night at the Memorial Arena in Brampton, Ontario 

Six Nations Snipers 15 – Brampton Express 14 (OT)

The Six Nations Snipers and Brampton Express delivered one of the most entertaining games of the season, with the Snipers eventually claiming a 15–14 overtime victory.
Brampton opened the game with a strong push, jumping out to a 3–0 early lead. However, Six Nations responded with a six-goal run, powered by Thunder Hill and Kealon Pilon, shifting momentum firmly in their favour.

The Snipers appeared to have control heading into the late stages of the game, but the Express mounted an impressive comeback.  With 1:08 remaining, Six Nations took an illegal substitution penalty, with Brampton being awarded a penalty shot.  Curtis Ward made no mistake to send the game to overtime. 

In the extra frame, Andrew Vradenburg sealed the victory, scoring unassisted in transition at 1:21 to give Six Nations the dramatic win.

Leaders

Six Nations
• Kealon Pilon – 3G, 4A
• Thunder Hill – 3G, 3A
• Briley Maxwell – 0G, 5A
• Wes Whitlow – 1G, 4A

Brampton
• Curtis Ward – 5G, 4A
• James Whiteford – 2G, 3A
• Jeremy Searle – 1G, 3A
• Pent Eistrat – 1G, 3A

The Three Stars:

1. Curtis Ward (Brampton)
2. Kealon Pilon (Six Nations)
3. Jerry Staats (Six Nations)


Saturday at the Childrens Arena in Oshawa, Ontario:

Peterborough Timbermen 23 – Paris RiverWolves 11

The Peterborough Timbermen exploded offensively, scoring early and often in a commanding 23–11 victory over the Paris RiverWolves.

Peterborough wasted little time establishing control. Goals from Aaron Woods and John St. John helped the Timbermen storm out to a 9–1 lead in the first quarter.

The second quarter followed a similar pattern, with St. John adding three more goals and Woods scoring twice, sending Peterborough into halftime with a dominant 18–5 advantage.

Paris showed improved play in the second half, led by Nathan Grenon and Koichi Nakamura, who each scored twice. However, Peterborough reasserted control in the fourth quarter to secure the convincing win.

Leaders

Peterborough
• John St. John – 6G, 4A
• Aaron Woods – 5G, 3A
• Cam Milligan – 3G, 5A
• Zach Thompson – 1G, 5A

Paris
• Nathan Grenon – 3G, 3A
• Koichi Nakamura – 2G, 0A
• Tye Argent – 1G, 6A

The Three Stars:

1. John St. John (Peterborough)
2. Aaron Woods (Peterborough)
3. Cam Milligan (Peterborough)

Saturday at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario:

Oshawa Outlaws 12 – Toronto Monarchs 8

The Oshawa Outlaws rode a strong start and excellent goaltending to defeat the Toronto Monarchs 12–8.

Oshawa controlled the early part of the game, holding Toronto to just one goal nearly midway through the second quarter. Led by Luke Laskiewicz, the Outlaws built a 5–1 lead.

The Monarchs responded before halftime, as Tanner Buck and Jordan Dance helped narrow the deficit to just two goals at the break.

Toronto continued to press in the second half, cutting the Oshawa lead to one goal, but the steady goaltending of Quinton Greenfield prevented the Monarchs from taking the lead.

The Outlaws pulled away late, outscoring Toronto 6–4 in the second half to secure the victory.

Leaders

Oshawa
• Luke Laskiewicz – 4G, 4A
• Braydon Hickey – 2G, 2A
• Zach Terry – 2G, 2A
• Ryan Nolan – 0G, 3A
• Reed Chamberlain – 0G, 2A

Toronto
• Tanner Buck – 3G, 1A
• Jordan Dance – 1G, 3A
• Riley Ford – 0G, 2A
• Patrick Thomson – 0G, 2A
• Ty Jesso – 0G, 2A

The Three Stars:

1. Quinton Greenfield (Oshawa)
2. Luke Laskiewicz (Oshawa)
3. Tanner Buck (Toronto)

Sunday Afternoon at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Haggersville, Ontario 

Early Game

Whitby Steelhawks 10 – Ohsweken Bears 12

In what turned out to be the game of the week, the Ohsweken Bears ended the Whitby Steelhawks’ eight-game winning streak with a hard-fought 12–10 victory.

The game was evenly contested through much of the first half. Whitby appeared to seize momentum late in the second quarter when a pair of goals from Parker Pipher helped the Steelhawks build a 6–4 lead.

Ohsweken responded with the game’s decisive run. Over a fifteen-minute stretch bridging the second and third quarters, the Bears erupted for six consecutive goals, led by Shane Halliwell, to take command with a 10–6 lead late in the third quarter.

Whitby refused to go away quietly, battling back to within one goal twice in the final sixteen minutes. However, Halliwell sealed the win with a late insurance marker with 0:27 remaining, securing the 12–10 Bears victory.

The win extends Ohsweken’s winning streak to four games while snapping Whitby’s impressive run.

Leaders

Ohsweken Bears
• Chris Attwood — 2G, 3A
• Shane Halliwell — 3G, 3A
• Layne Smith — 1G, 4A
• Steven Portelli — 1G, 2A

Whitby Steelhawks
• Quinn Hyland — 3G, 0A
• Parker Pipher — 2G, 3A
• Rowan Kelly — 2G, 1A
• Owen Orpana — 3A
• Devin Pipher -- 3A

The Three Stars:

1. Chase Martin (Ohsweken)
2. Quinn Hyland (Whitby)
3. Shane Halliwell (Ohsweken)

Late Game

Brampton Express 6 – Six Nations Snipers 15

In the nightcap, the Six Nations Snipers demonstrated once again that lacrosse is a game of runs, pulling away from the Brampton Express for a convincing 15–6 win.

Six Nations jumped out early, building a 4–0 lead fueled by the play of Briley Maxwell early in the second quarter. Brampton battled back to close the gap to within one, but a late goal from Wes Whitlow with 0:22 remaining in the half gave the Snipers a 5–3 advantage at the break.

The Snipers took full control in the third quarter. Powered by Thunder Hill, Six Nations stretched the lead to 9–3, putting Brampton on its heels.

Although Joey Szabo scored early in the fourth for the Express, the Snipers answered emphatically, scoring five of the next six goals, again led by Hill, to cruise to the 15–6 victory.

Leaders

Six Nations Snipers
• Thunder Hill — 3G, 4A
• Wes Whitlow — 3G, 5A
• Briley Maxwell — 4G, 3A
• Stone Jacobs — 2G, 2A
• Kealon Pilon — 2G, 2A

Brampton Express
• Curtis Ward — 2G, 2A
• Joey Szabo — 2G, 0A
• Jeremy Searle — 3A

The Three Stars:

1. Briley Maxwell (Six Nations)
2. Wes Whitlow (Six Nations)
3. Dusty Hill (Six Nations)