Thomas Semple loves roadtrips to Prince George and it's even better when he gets to play in provincial championships in his two favourite sports -- hockey and lacrosse -- at Kin 1 arena.
The arena floor was covered in ice in March when he won the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League championship with the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs, playing at right wing in a two-game sweep of the Cariboo Cougars.
On Sunday, on the bare concrete, Semple was at it again, celebrating another provincial championship with his Coquitlam Adanacs midget A1 lacrosse teammates.
The 16-year-old Adanacs captain and tournament MVP played a starring role in the gold-medal game, scoring four goals and assisting on two others in Sunday's 10-3 win over the New Westminster Salmonbellies.
"This is the first time to play here in lacrosse, it's a fun city, said Semple. "We beat Prince George in hockey in this rink and we were in the same dressing room, it's awesome."
Semple, 16, was also part of the 2014 Adanacs team which won the provincials A1 title and he said Sunday's win was even more satisfying
"We had to battle through more adversity this year, the games were closer," said Semple, a Denver University field lacrosse recruit for 2017. "There is not a better feeling in the world right now and I'm so happy with the team I got to lead. Everyone from the manager to the goalie, everyone knew their jobs and did everything we had to do."
Blane Donaldson (with two goals), Jalen Chaster, Jordan Taylor and Cody Johnston also scored for Coquitlam. Nick Hannay, Nicky Pinter and Jake Scott replied for the Salmonbellies, whose win over Adanacs at the end of the regular season was Coquitlam's only loss this year.
Coquitlam led 2-1 after one period and 5-2 after two.
Coquitlam got to the final after a 10-5 semifinal win over Ridge Meadows. New West edged Langley 4-3 in the other semifinal.
In Sunday's A1 bronze-medal game, Langley beat Ridge Meadows 8-7.
