By Tyler Reis-Sanford
Like many siblings, the Lamoureux kids had their fair share of disagreements while growing up. But those moments were easily settled with a lacrosse stick and ball, maybe even a few body-checks.
“There were definitely a few heated lacrosse games in the basement,” Bryceson Lamoureux chuckles, one of the promising athletes in his family. “We got our fair share of scrapes and bruises.”
All of Bryceson’s siblings – both brothers and his younger sister – have worn the green and gold of the Gloucester Griffins during their youth, and they’ve collected quite a few awards over the years too.
Bryceson mentions that their family’s passion for lacrosse started when his cousin began playing, sparking an interest in Bryceson’s older brother.
“My older brother really fell in love with lacrosse. From there, we just ran with it as a family,” Bryceson reminisces. “I started playing at a very young age, probably around two or three years old.”
This season, Austin Lamoureux received All-American recognition from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association while playing midfield for the Limestone University Saints in South Carolina.
Bryceson is following Austin’s lead in several ways. He’s on track to play NCAA lacrosse – currently honing his skills at Culver Military Academy, a private prep school in Indiana – while also continuing his family’s military legacy.
During the COVID pandemic while still attending St. Peter Catholic High School, Austin initiated the Poppies for Poppas campaign to raise funds for the Royal Canadian Legion and provided hundreds of poppy face masks to veterans, including his grandfather and great-grandfather.
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Colton, the youngest brother, made an impact last year at the Lacrosse Canada Minor Box National Championships when he recorded two assists during Team Ontario’s 5-3 U13 championship game win over B. C. Last summer, Bryceson earned a silver medal in the U17 event after previously winning gold at the U15 nationals.
The brothers added to their collection of medals this summer with strong performances alongside their Griffins teams at the 2025 Ontario Lacrosse Festival.
Colton took home gold in the U15 ‘C’ division while 17-year-old Bryceson led Gloucester’s U22 ‘A’ team to a silver medal after falling just short against Owen Sound North Stars 6-5 in overtime during the provincial final.
The Griffins secured four earlier wins over Windsor, Hamilton, Newmarket and Sudbury to reach that championship match. Bryceson scored ten goals throughout those five games; none were more critical than his two goals late in third period of finals game including one that tied it up with just 1:08 remaining to push it into overtime.
Before heading into August provincials, Bryceson only participated in four practices with his team due to an extended school schedule at Culver.
Even though he was away for much of this season, upon returning Bryceson felt closely connected with his hometown teammates.
“A lot of us were playing for the graduating seniors this year,” he points out. “We had a great group that we knew could be special. It took some time to gel together but by our first couple of games we all moved as one system.”
When Gloucester faced Owen Sound in finals it wasn’t just their first matchup against them all season but also marked both teams’ first participation together within this tournament.
Gloucester coach Evan Coolidge studied box scores and rosters before heading into battle knowing well that North Stars were formidable opponents.
(“One thing about this age group is there are many kids who split time between these teams and junior teams,” Coolidge explains regarding how he prepares his squad. “It’s still minor lacrosse so I don’t have film going into these games; it’s simply what I can observe.”
Kyleigh Payne and the Ontario women’s lacrosse team were bronze medallists at the St. John’s 2025 Canada Summer Games. Photo: Keiran Gorsky
Local lacrosse teams brought home several more medals from provincials held in Whitby. In addition to Colton’s accomplishments along with U15 Griffins’ ‘C’ title win; Nepean Knights’ #3 U17 team grabbed ‘D’ provincial honors along side Nepean girls’ U17 clinching top honors within ‘B’ division.
The Nepean girls remained undefeated as goalkeeper Kyleigh Payne allowed only five goals throughout tournament play leading up victory which came unexpectedly since Knights hadn’t claimed any tournaments earlier that season.
(“It was really exciting for all of us. We’d never really won before,” Payne shared her excitement with Ottawa Sports Pages from Newfoundland where she headed next after participating at provincials for St. John’s 2025 Canada Summer Games.
Payne’s sister helped her dye her hair bright red prior competing which perfectly matched both feather plume on Nepean Knights helmets along w/red jerseys worn by Team Ontario! She went on record shutout performance during Ontario’s dominant 12-0 win securing bronze medal match.Gloucester’s Mary James served as general manager & assistant coach throughout Canada Games.
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