The Rutland Raiders were eliminated by the Kelowna Warriors Saturday night in TOJLL playoff action. The Warriors beat the Raiders 10-5 in the third and deciding game of their semi final matchup. The Warriors now move on to the TOJLL final against the winner of the Kamloops Rattlers & Vernon Tigers series. This marks the first time since 2003 that the Raiders will not advance to the league’s championship series.

Stay tuned to our website as we will be announcing the 2008 award winners shortly, the TOJLL award winners as well as a tribute to our graduating players.

The Raiders thank all their fans for their support throughout the season and we look forward to having you back next season. As well a big thank you goes out to all the volunteers who helped out throughout the season, and of course a bigger thanks to the voice of the Raiders, Mr Terry Hills.

The Rutland Raiders lost 11-4 on Thursday night to the Kelowna Warriors to force a game 3 in their series. Doug Langlois and Taylor Grant each had a pair of goals while Cam Needham made 38 saves in the loss.

The Third and final game of the series will happen Saturday July 12, 7:30pm at Kelowna Memorial Arena. Come out and cheer on your Raiders as they look to wrap up the series!

The Rutland Raiders took a 1 game to none lead in their TOJLL semi-final match up with a 8-4 win over the visiting Kelowna Warriors. The Raiders were lead by two goal performances from Alistair Hart, Cal “Friend” Jackson and Fraser Campbell. Doug Langlois and Ryan Phillips rounded out the scoring for the Raiders who got exceptional goaltending from Cam Needham.

The Raiders will look to wrap up the best of three series when the teams meet up again this week for game 2 on Thursday at the new Royal Lepage Place in Westside, 7:30pm faceoff. Game 3 if necessary will take place Saturday at Kelowna Memorial Arena.

Come out and cheer on your Raiders!

It is official - Your Rutland Raiders will face the Kelowna Warriors in the TOJLL Semi-Finals. The Warriors defeated the South Ok Flames 2 games to zero in their quarter-final matchup to move on to the semi’s. This will be the first time ever the two clubs have faced each other in a playoff series, with the Raiders having faced Vernon the last two seasons. The Raiders won the season series 2 games to 1 while outscoring the Warriors 25 to 18. The winner of this best of three series will go on to face the winner of the other semi-final series (Kamloops Rattlers vs Kamloops Venom or Vernon Tigers).

Game 1 - July 8, 7:30pm @ Memorial Arena

Game 2 - July 10, 7:30pm @ Royal Lepage Place

Game 3 - July 12 7:30pm @ Memorial Arena (if necessary).

Come out and support your Raiders as they take on their cross-town rival’s in some itnense playoff lacrosse.

The Rutland Raiders settled for 2nd place in the 2008 regular season after a tie and a loss down the stretch. The Raiders tied the Vernon Tigers 4-4 in an exciting game played in Vernon. The Raiders got goals from Ryan Phillips, Sheldon “Showtime” McDonald, Jared MacLennan and Doug Langlois as well as excellent goaltending from Cam Needham. Three nights later the Raiders fell 8-7 to their crosstown rival Kelowna Warriors. The Raiders got goals from Aiden Munson, Jared Maclennan, Steve Noel, Taylor Grant, Doug Langlois, Sheldon “Showtime” McDonald and Iain Hart. The Raiders have received a BYE in the first round of the TOJLL playoffs and will await the highest seeded team from the first round matchups (Venom vs Tigers, Warriors vs Flames).

Playoff Dates will be posted as soon as the first round is complete.

Follow the first round at: www.tojll.com

The Rutland Raiders left Kamloops with 3 out of a possible 4 points in a pair of crucial TOJLL games. on Saturday the Raiders tied the Kamloops Venom 5-5 in a tightly played physical affair. Leading the Raiders was Doug Langlois with a 1 goal and 3 assists, as well as Jordan Urban who had 3 assists on the night. Also scoring for the Raiders was Jared MacLennan, Sam “Rainier” Fincham, Nathan Illichmann and Sheldon “Showtime” McDonald. The game featured a slight donny-brook that broke out at the end of the first period which saw Raider veterans Nathan Illichmann and Aiden Munson ejected for their actions. On Sunday the Raiders faced the Kamloops Rattlers in a rare matinee-affair and came out victorious with a 8-7 win. The Raiders were led by the play of Sheldon “Showtime” McDonald who displayed his Donavon Bailey-like speed on his way to 1 goal and 4 assists. Also scoring for the Raiders was Nathan Illichmann (2+1), Doug Langlois (2+1), Taylor Grant (2+0), and Midget Call-up Shawn Hochausen with his first career TOJLL goal. Cam Needham made 35 saves in the win. Tye Hewko, Kris Needham and Brody Daft all had exceptional weekend’s on defense containing both teams top scorers. With the win on Sunday the Raiders took over sole posession of first place in the TOJLL with a 9-1-2 record.

Raiders next action is Saturday June 21 when they travel to Vernon to face the Tigers. Come out and support your Raiders as they look to continue their 11 game unbeaten streak as the regular season winds down.

The Rutland Raiders improved their record to 8-1-1 with a 12-5 win over the South Okanagan Flames in Thompson-Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League action. Doug Langlois led the way for the Raiders with 2 goals and 5 assists. Rookies Iain Hart and Ryan Phillips both had 2 goals and 2 assists in the Raiders win. Other goal scorers were Aiden Munson (2), Jordan Lazic, Nathan Illichmann, Sheldon “Showtime” McDonald and Brody Daft. Jared MacLennan chipped in with 4 assists on the evening.

The Raiders would like to say a big thanks to all those pirates that took part in “Pirate Night”. It was a big success and the next Pirate Night is already being planned for a future date! Pictures will be posted on here shortly.

Next action for the Raiders is a crucial double header in Kamloops June 14 & 15 as they face the Kamloops Venom and the Kamloops Rattlers.

- Don’t forget that this Saturday is “Pirate Night”. Dress up as a pirate and you could win prizes! The voice of the Raiders Terry Hills will be giving our prizes to the best looking pirates and apparently he has some fun planned for the younger fans in attendance.

-Also don’t forget to buy tickets for the Kokanee Fridge that is being raffled off at all home games! The final draw will take place at the Raiders first playoff home game.

- If the Raiders pull off a victory over the South Ok Flames on Saturday this will mark the first time since 2004 that the Raiders will have gone unbeaten in all their Rutland Arena home games.

- TOJLL Leading Scorer Doug Langlois will make his Junior ‘A’ debut this Friday. Langlois will be joining the Nanaimo Timbermen as they head to Surrey to take on the Stickmen. He will be back in a Raiders uniform in time for Saturdays tilt.

- Sheldon “Showtime” McDonald could be out of the lineup this weekend as he is currently on a fly-down to West-Central Missouri State College. McDonald is entertaining offers for a Water Polo Scholarship and has narrowed it down to 3 schools according to his family.

- Also don’t expect to see fan favorite Zack “Ray Emery” Harris this weekend as he is out of town on personal business.

The Raiders thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing everyone this Saturday, 7:30pm at the Rutland Arena.

The Rutland Raiders won their seventh consecutive game on Saturday beating the Vernon Tigers 10-7. TOJLL leading scorer Doug Langlois led theRaiders with 4 goals and 1 assist. Sheldon “Showtime”McDonald also had a big night with 2 goals and 3 assists including a display of his trademark breakaway move. Jared MacLennan, Steve Noel, Nathan Illichmann and Taylor Grant chipped in with singles. The Raiders were led on defense by strong performances from Aiden Munson and Kris Needham while Ryan Gregory was agressive on loose balls all evening.

Raiders next action is Saturday June 7th against the South Okanagan Flames. The game get’s underway at 7:30pm at the Rutland Arena. This is also “Dress Like A Pirate Night”, prizes including a lacrosse stick can be won by the best looking pirates.