Ontario Lacrosse Announces 2026 "A" Qualifiers Teams & Division Format

The Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA, @ontariolacrosse) is excited to announce the competition format and the teams that have qualified for the U13, U15 and U17 "A" Qualifiers for the 2026 season.

Played across two weekends in July and culminating with the Final Six (@ontariofinalsix) "A" Provincial Championships in August, the "A" Qualifiers will feature the top teams in each division, as determined by MyLAX Rankings.

The top thirteen (13) teams in the U13 and U15 divisions, and the top ten (10) teams in the U17 division, will advance to the "A" Qualifiers. These teams will compete in a complete round robin over two weekends:

• First Weekend: July 10–12 at Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre and Alder Street Recreation Centre in Orangeville

• Second Weekend: July 24–26 at Iroquois Park Sports Complex in Whitby

Following the completion of the full round robin, the top six teams in each division will advance to the Final Six "A" Provincial Championships.

The Final Six "A" Provincial Championships for the U13 and U15 divisions will take place at McKinney Arena and Iroquois Park Sports Complex during the Ontario Lacrosse Festival in Whitby, August 6–8.

The Final Six "A" Provincial Championships for the U17 division will take place at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium during the Ontario Summer Games in Kitchener, July 30–August 2.

The playing schedule and additional event information will be published at ontariofinalsix.com. 

Ontario Lacrosse congratulates the following teams that will participate in the 2026 "A" Qualifiers:

U13 Division

1. Six Nations 1

2. Orangeville Northmen 1

3. Whitby Warriors 1

4. Toronto Beaches 1

5. St. Catharines Athletics 1

6. Nepean Knights 1

7. Burlington Blaze 1

8. Kitchener Kodiaks 1

9. Oakville Hawks 1

10. Halton Hills Bulldogs

11. Newmarket Redbirds

12. Centre Wellington Riverhawks 1

13. Peterborough Lakers 1

U15 Division

1. Burlington Blaze 1

2. Orangeville Northmen 1

3. Halton Hills Bulldogs

4. Northumberland Nemesis

5. Centre Wellington Riverhawks 1

6. Oakville Hawks 1

7. Pickering Ironheads 1

8. Peterborough Lakers 1

9. Toronto Beaches 1

10. St. Catharines Athletics 1

11. Cornwall Celtics

12. Akwesasne Storm 1

13. Owen Sound North Stars 1

U17 Division

1. Burlington Blaze 1

2. Orangeville Northmen 1

3. Halton Hills Bulldogs

4. Whitby Warriors

5. Nepean Knights 1

6. Sarnia Pacers

7. Guelph Regals 1

8. St. Catharines Athletics 1

9. Akwesasne Storm 1

10. Kahnawake Mohawks 1

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