High School Lacrosse: Carondelet Girls Lacrosse Midfielder Kerianne Hunt Awarded “2013 Nike/US Lacrosse West Region Player Of The Year”


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West Player of the Year

Kerianne Hunt, Carondelet (Calif.)

Carondelet Girls Lacrosse Midfielder Kerianne Hunt

Carondelet Girls Lacrosse Midfielder Kerianne Hunt

Hunt was one of the main catalysts for the Cougars, who won the North Coast Section Division I girls lacrosse championship with a 9-7 overtime victory over Amador Valley (Calif.).

She finished the season with 50 goals and 46 assists. She also had 50 ground balls and won 85 draws.

She was one of seven senior leaders on the team who entered the season committed to Division I lacrosse programs (she is headed to Brown) and was part one of the most talented squad in the history of the program. The Cougars finished the season 17-3, with two of its losses coming at the hands of out-of-state teams Radnor (Pa.) and St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.).

In addition, Hunt was named the Player of the Year in the East Bay Athletic League and was US Lacrosse High School All-American for the third consecutive season.

For more:  http://www.laxmagazine.com/high_school/girls/2012-13/news/061813_nike_us_lacrosse_west_region_girls_season_rewind

St. Margaret’s Boys Lacrosse Head Coach Glen Miles Discusses “Playing Time” And The Important Role Of Seniors On A High School Lacrosse Team


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St. Margaret's Episcopal Boys Lacrosse Head Coach Glen Miles. OCVarsity.com

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Boys Lacrosse Head Coach Glen Miles. OCVarsity.com

In part four of his interview with LaxBuzz, Glen Miles, head coach of the Nike/US Lacrosse West Region #4 Ranked St. Margaret’s Episcopal Boys Lacrosse program, discusses the role of seniors on a high school lacrosse team.

LaxBuzz: Many parents have contacted me over the years regarding playing time for upper classmen, especially seniors. There is a fine line between playing “the best” players, giving playing time to freshman and sophomores, and honoring seniors who have, in many cases, along with their families, put in eight years of sacrifice to get to this moment. This will be the last year of lacrosse for many of them. What is your philosophy regarding playing seniors? Is there an “honor code” in lacrosse that you honor seniors on high school lacrosse teams?

Glen Miles: “This is a very difficult issue and obviously very painful for the seniors who don’t get to play as much as they had hoped they would.  I believe coaches need to work authentically and empathetically love their players.  If kids feel loved and are able to put the goals of the team before themselves, this challenge can be managed.  This takes a very different level of commitment to each individual than many coaches are willing to give. “
 
“That said, I also believe high school sports are played and coaches should coach and make decisions based on what he or she believes will give the team the best opportunity to win.”
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“For me this means playing the players who have earned the right to play through hard work, love for their teammates, a commitment to the team and a passion to prepare on and off the field.”

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“For me playing time is not earned through longevity.  My seniors certainly get the benefit of the doubt if their performance is equal or close to an underclassman but not merely because they have been there the longest.”

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“I believe that if coaches truly “love” their guys that they will feel the pain a senior maybe feeling from a lack of playing and should empathetically help the player work through that challenge.”
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“There are many roles to play on a Varsity Lacrosse Team.  There are leadership roles, there are follower roles, there are scout team roles, and there are friendship roles.  If a coach is an effective leader, he can help each senior find a role that is rewarding to him.”

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 “Obviously this is a difficult thing to handle as a young man but I feel strongly that the community of “team” is the training ground for life.  Handled appropriately, every senior can feel great and grateful about being on the team whether that involves playing time or not.”
 
 

High School Lacrosse: Video Highlights Of Brother Rice Boys Lacrosse “2013 Michigan High School Athletic Association State Championship” Win Over Forest Hills Eastern-Northern On June 8


brother rice lacrosse bannerBirmingham Brother Rice overcame an early deficit and battled back to defeat  Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern-Northern, 14-10, to earn its 11th straight  lacrosse state championship Saturday in East Grand Rapids.

Brother Rice has now won the Division 1 lacrosse crown every year since the  Michigan High School Athletic Association sanctioned the sport in 2005, and won  twice in a row before then.

Forest Hills got into an offensive rhythm early and jumped to a 3-0 lead, but  Brother Rice junior Jason Alessi scored two goals in less than two-minutes.  Alessi finished the game with six goals and six assists.

Brother Rice continued to pour on the offensive attack, exploding for seven  goals in the second and outscored Forrest Hills 3-2 in the third before trading  goals in the fourth period.

Brother Rice hasn’t lost to an in-state opponent since 2002.

Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/sports/local_sports/high_school/brother-rice-wins-11th-straight-lacrosse-state-title#ixzz2WZmlGCPH

High School Lacrosse: McDonogh Girls Lacrosse (MD) Finishes Season As “2013 Nike/US Lacrosse #1 Ranked Team In Nation” With 22-0 Record


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Unbeaten McDonogh (Md.), which concluded its 2013 season by winning its fifth straight Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championship and by extending its winning streak to 91 games, earned all 10 first-place votes to finish No. 1 in the final Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls' Lacrosse National Top 25 poll, released Tuesday by US Lacrosse.The Eagles finished 22-0 to beat out No. 2 St. Anthony's (N.Y.), which suffered just one loss during its Catholic High School Athletic Association title-winning season. St. Stephen's and St. Agnes (Va.) went 27-1 en route to capturing two league championships and finishing at No. 3. Independent Schools League runner-up Georgetown Visitation (D.C.) and New Jersey Tournament of Champions winner Moorestown round out the top five.Voters in the Nike/US Lacrosse Top 25 polls include Lacrosse Magazine writers, who determine the regional report rankings, and US Lacrosse area representives in the field. This is the final girls' poll of the 2013 season.

Unbeaten McDonogh (Md.), which concluded its 2013 season by winning its fifth straight Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championship and by extending its winning streak to 91 games, earned all 10 first-place votes to finish No. 1 in the final Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ Lacrosse National Top 25 poll, released Tuesday by US Lacrosse.
The Eagles finished 22-0 to beat out No. 2 St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), which suffered just one loss during its Catholic High School Athletic Association title-winning season. St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes (Va.) went 27-1 en route to capturing two league championships and finishing at No. 3. Independent Schools League runner-up Georgetown Visitation (D.C.) and New Jersey Tournament of Champions winner Moorestown round out the top five.
Voters in the Nike/US Lacrosse Top 25 polls include Lacrosse Magazine writers, who determine the regional report rankings, and US Lacrosse area representives in the field. This is the final girls’ poll of the 2013 season.

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Major League Lacrosse: Denver Outlaws Rookie Attacker Eric Law (Denver ’13) Remains A “Perfect 9-For-9″ Shooting In First Two MLL Games


Eric Law kept his perfect shooting streak intact, leading all players with five goals. Law, who scored on all four of his shots in his MLL debut last week was 5-of-5 shooting on Saturday to increase his goal total to nine on nine shots.

Eric Law kept his perfect shooting streak intact, leading all players with five goals. Law, who scored on all four of his shots in his MLL debut last week was 5-of-5 shooting on Saturday to increase his goal total to nine on nine shots.

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For more:  http://www.laxmagazine.com/multimedia/photos/2012-13/news/061613_Photos_Denver_Outlaws_vs_Chesapeake_Bayhawks

Top Western Boys Lacrosse Clubs: Northern California-Based Alcatraz Outlaws Have Placed 37 Players On NCAA Div I Teams Since 2009


Alcatraz Outlaws Lacrosse Team Banner“…the club — whose roster typically is a mix of players from Marin, the South Bay, the East Bay and San Francisco — has been a success both in terms of its play and its ability to find college programs interested in its players. The team has held its own in tournaments since that opener, and to date, 56 current or former players are part of or have committed to college squads. Of that group, 37 players found Division I programs at which to play…”

Coach Greg Angilly talks to players during practice with the Alcatraz Outlaws lacrosse team on Sunday, June 2, 2013, in Corte Madera, Calif. The Alcatraz Outlaws is a Bay Area club lacrosse team for high school boys looking to gain exposure with college programs. (Frankie Frost/Marin Independent Journal)

Coach Greg Angilly talks to players during practice with the Alcatraz Outlaws lacrosse team on Sunday, June 2, 2013, in Corte Madera, Calif. The Alcatraz Outlaws is a Bay Area club lacrosse team for high school boys looking to gain exposure with college programs. (Frankie Frost/Marin Independent Journal)

The Outlaws have produced enough nuggets that the program has expanded its operations. This summer, the Outlaws have two teams, with one featuring rising seniors (Class of 2014 players who are juniors this year) and the other including rising juniors (Class of 2015).

When the ALCATRAZ Outlaws were formed in 2009, the goal for coaches Dave Grose, Greg Angilly and Braden Edwards was to give top-level Northern California high school lacrosse players a chance to show top-level college coaches that they can play.

The Outlaws, who train at the Marin Country Day School in Corte Madera, have relatively little time with which to make their mark. The team, which is hand-picked by the coaches after they scout players who show an interest in playing, works together for only three weeks beginning in early June. The Outlaws then head East to play in the King of the Hill and then the Gait Cup at Gettysburg (Pa.) College. By July, the players go their separate ways.

But that time together and the exposure to high caliber players and college coaches is invaluable, players say.

For more:  http://www.marinij.com/sports/ci_23474211/alcatraz-outlaws-boys-lacrosse-club-puts-players-front

High School Lacrosse: Western U.S. #4 St. Margaret’s Boys Lacrosse Scored Four Goals In 27 Seconds In Trinity League Championship Game


St. Margaret’s Episcopal defeats JSerra Catholic for the Trinity League Championship, sealing the deal by scoring four goals in 27 seconds.

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