Ontario Lacrosse Association
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Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) is a sanctioned sports body in Ontario
, Canada
. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association
, the OLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse
. It was established in 1897.
Junior
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association
Canadian Lacrosse Association
The Canadian Lacrosse Association , founded in 1867, is the governing body of lacrosse in Canada. It conducts national junior and senior championship tournaments for men and women in both field and box lacrosse...
, the OLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
. It was established in 1897.
Leagues
Senior- Major Series LacrosseMajor Series LacrosseMajor Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...
(Senior A) - OLA Senior B Lacrosse LeagueOLA Senior B Lacrosse LeagueThe OLA Senior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Many of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League...
Junior
- Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League (OJALL)
- Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL)
- Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League (OJCLL)
Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League
The OLA Junior C Lacrosse League began its first season since 1982 in July 2008. In 1975, the OLA had three different Junior C leagues running at once. The league acts as a development oriented league and players must pay a user fee to cover the teams overhead.Teams
- Clarington Shamrox of Clarington, OntarioClarington, OntarioClarington is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. It took its present name in 1994 after having been known as the Town of Newcastle from 1974-93. The name change was made to alleviate long-standing confusion between the municipality as a whole and the included...
- Kingston Kings of Kingston, OntarioKingston, OntarioKingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
- Peterborough Lakers of Peterborough, OntarioPeterborough, OntarioPeterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
- Whitby Warriors of Whitby, OntarioWhitby, OntarioWhitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...
- Caledon Bandits of Caledon, OntarioCaledon, OntarioCaledon is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature...
- Centre-Wellington Warlords of Fergus, OntarioFergus, OntarioFergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County in Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Grand River about 25 km north of Guelph.-History:...
- Innisfil Wolfpack of Innisfil, OntarioInnisfil, OntarioInnisfil is a town in Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County, immediately south of Barrie and 80 kilometres north of Toronto...
- Shelburne Vets of Shelburne, OntarioShelburne, OntarioShelburne, Ontario is a town in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada, located at the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 89...
- Huntsville HawksHuntsville HawksThe Huntsville Hawks are Junior "C" box lacrosse team from Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. The Hawks play in the Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League...
of Huntsville, OntarioHuntsville, OntarioHuntsville is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located north of Toronto and south of North Bay.... - Nepean KnightsNepean KnightsThe Nepean Knights are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Nepean, Ontario, Canada. The Knights play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.-History:...
of Nepean, OntarioNepean, Ontario- Recent quantity of snow :- History :Nepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean... - Kahnawake Mohawks of Kahnawake, Quebec
- Montreal Franchise of Montreal, Quebec
- Cornwall CelticsCornwall CelticsThe Cornwall Celtics are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The Celtics play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League.-History:...
of Cornwall, OntarioCornwall, OntarioCornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St... - Brockville Franchise of Brockville, OntarioBrockville, OntarioBrockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...
- Hamilton Franchise of Hamilton, OntarioHamilton, OntarioHamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
- Mimico Franchise of Mimico, Ontario
- Halton Hills Franchise of Halton Hills, OntarioHalton Hills, OntarioHalton Hills is a town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located within the Greater Toronto Area....
- Wilmot Wild of Wilmot, OntarioWilmot, OntarioThe Township of Wilmot is a rural township in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Its 2006 Census population was 17,097.-Communities:*Baden* Mannheim*New Dundee*New Hamburg* Petersburg* Phillipsburg*St...
Champions
- 2008 Caledon Bandits
- 2009 Caledon Bandits
- 2010 Clarington Shamrox
- 2011 Clarington Shamrox
Old Jr. C League Champions
- 1972 Long Branch PCO's
- 1973 Windsor Warlocks
- 1974 Nepean PCO's
- 1975 Mississauga Medics
- 1976 Orangeville Stingers
- 1977 Owen Sound Satellites
- 1978 Owen Sound Signmen
- 1979 Owen Sound Signmen