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.
