Stars will be coming out to play in

Mark Booth

mbooth@delta-optimist com

The stars will be out again for at least one more summer at the Ladner Leisure Centre.

With a line-up loaded with pro talent, the Ladner Pioneers captured their first President’s Cup championship since 2004 with an 8-6 win over Can-Am League champions Akwesasne Bucks last September in Edmonton.

Many of those players will be back when Ladner opens its West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association (WCSLA) schedule this week and begin work on returning to the nationals for a fifth consecutive year, this time in Ontario.

Head coach Ross Frehlick has received confirmation from such players as Tyler Pace (Calgary Roughnecks), Ryan Benesch (Halifax

Thunderbirds), Phil Caputo (Panther City), Matt Beers (Saskatchewan Rush), Owen Barker (Vancouver Warriors), Jeff Cornwall (Saskatchewan

Rush) and homegrown standout and 2022 President’s Cup allstar Sam Clare.

“Our defence is pretty much intact,” said Frehlick “We have