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Southern California Boys Club Lacrosse: Starz Lacrosse Championship Cup Series Completes Second Week With Tough Competition

Posted on July 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

starzThe second Jamboree weekend is officially in the books now as the Starz Championship Cup Series continues on in the final week of June.
            Despite the beating sun and steamy temperatures of the weekend, competition was fierce in the Southern bracket.  The Laxdawgs Elite avenged last weekend’s close loss to Quad Cities winning in another tight contest by an 8-6 count. The SD Pride Elite also came up huge on Saturday, defeating RC Starz, asserting themselves as Cup contenders in 2009. In the High School division, the Laxdawgs Royal squad fared well going 2-0 on the day, soundly defeating a solid RC Carolina and EC Rebel team en route to a #2 overall ranking. Amongst the Middle School ranks RC Silver notched two impressive wins, shutting out both opponents on Sunday. The SD Shredderz emerged atop of the Youth division on Sunday going 2-0 on the day.
            In the North bracket, South Bay claims the top spot in the Elite rankings after yesterday’s tilt, as 101 Starz take the #2 spot. South Bay remains to be a dominating force amongst the high school division as well, leading the North with 4 wins. The Olympian Middle School program showcased two impressive teams over the weekend, as Olympian 7′s went 2-0, while the Olympian Storm remain undefeated, and in a three-way tie for first with SC Starz Gold(4-0) and Laxdawgs Brown(4-0).
             The second coaches poll of 2009 can be found below, please note these rankings are out of 20+ teams for each division. The Starz Cup Championship Series continues today  through Thursday July 2nd. Have a great 4th of July weekend, see you on the fields!

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OC Crush Elite Black defeated OC Starz 9 on Saturday...

OC Crush Elite Black defeated OC Starz 9 on Saturday. Photo by LaxBuzz

OC Crush Elite Gold defeated SC Starz 5-3 on Saturday. Photo by LaxBuzz

OC Crush Elite Gold defeated SC Starz 5-3 on Saturday. Photo by LaxBuzz

OC Crush Elite Gold defeated OC Starz Select 5-3 in their second game on Saturday. Photo by LaxBuzz

OC Crush Elite Gold defeated OC Starz Select 5-3 in their second game on Saturday. Photo by LaxBuzz

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2009 Vail Lacrosse Shootout Completes Fourth Day With Supermasters Division Championship Game Captured By Millennium/Team Rock-It-Pocket

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(From LaxPower.com) vail lacrosse shootout 2009The first phase of the Vail Lacrosse Shootout wound down with the crowning of a champion in the Supermasters division and a sorting of teams in the Boys’ and Girls’ U-19 divisions. Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket’s exciting 12-11 victory over the Elder Statesmen was the highlight of the day, while the Baltimore Crabs narrowly escaped the Boys’ U-19 semifinals with a tight 15-14 win over the East Coast Kings.

Wednesday’s Baltimore vs. Team Colorado championship game should be a great one. While the hometown team hasn’t been tested to the extent that the Crabs were today, their offensive prowess has resulted in 18 goals in each of the last two games.

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Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket 12, Elder Statesmen 11

The Supermasters division championship was one for the ages, as the Elder Statesmen and Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket went toe to toe all game long. The Statesmen grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first few minutes, but Rock-it Pocket regained the advantage with four straight goals in the final quarter for a well-earned 12-11 victory. It was Rock-it Pocket’s second comeback in as many days.

Trailing by one heading into the fourth quarter, Rock-it Pocket found themselves two back after a brilliant fast break by the Statesmen with just under 11:00 to go. But that goal was the last for the Statesmen for over seven minutes, as Rock-it Pocket scored four straight to take their first lead since early in the first half. Tournament MVP Mike Perkins scored two of his game-high five goals during the run.

Tuesday Results

Division I:
Championship: Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket 12, Elder Statesmen 11
3rd Place: Adidas Magic Wands 16, FROGs 5
5th Place: Middlebury 9, Navy Old Goats 2
7th Place: NYAC 8, Lacrossewear 7 (ot)

Division II:
Princeton Obsoletes 7, Colorado Lacrosse Club 2
dePHIant 8, Air Force Graybirds 4

Supermasters Final Rankings
1. Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket
2. Elder Statesmen
3. Adidas Magic Wands
4. FROGs
5. Middlebury
6. Navy Old Goats
7. NYAC
8. Lacrossewear
9. dePHIant
10. Princeton Obsoletes
11. Colorado Lacrosse Club
12. Air Force Graybirds

Supermasters All-Tournament Team

Attack:
#1 Sam Hovey – Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket
#35 Steve Govett – Elder Statesmen
#4 Dave King – Adidas Magic Wands
#22 Bomber Bryan – FROGs

Midfield:
#4 Brian Silcott – FROGs
#69 Bill Edell – Elder Statesmen
#4 Drew Fox – Middlebury
#18 Mike Perkins – Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket

Defense:
#24 Tim Schur – Adidas Magic Wands
#36 Dan Pratt – Elder Statesmen
#34 Bill Rexford – Princeton Obsoletes
#48 Mike Martin – Elder Statesmen

Long Stick Midfield:
#22 Steve Keiner – Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket
#28 Darren Muller – Elder Statesmen

Face-Off:
#17 Tom Hannum – Elder Statesmen

Goaltender:
#1 Dave Miller – Navy Old Goats

Tournament MVP:
#18 Mike Perkins – Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket

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Dr. Tom Watts Memorial Boys’ U-19

Semifinal #1: Team Colorado 18, Players Lacrosse Club 3

Total and utter domination by team Colorado was the name of the game in the first semifinal. It seemed as though every shot that Colorado took in the first quarter found the back of the net, as the local boys cruised to an 8-0 lead. Head coach Issac Nelson–Gardner was pleased with the games result. “Today was great team victory for us.” Colorado’s offense was very balanced and did a great job of finding space. Attackman Ryan Parietti, who has committed to Penn, made several fine plays on the day, complementing the rest of the talented attack. When Players Club did have the ball, the staunch defensive effort of Denver commitment Kyle Hercher was there to foil any opportunity. Colorado will have a much tougher time tomorrow against the Crabs, who could be one of the most talented teams to ever compete in the U-19 tournament.

Semifinal #2:Baltimore Crabs 15, East Coast Kings 14

In a thrilling matchup of two very good teams, the Crabs were able to stage a late comeback to earn a spot in the championship game. The Crabs held the East Coast Kings to only one goal in the fourth quarter and were able to get their offense rolling with about 10:00 left to secure the win. After the Crabs took the lead, the Kings were able to break a dry spell and tie the game with 2:30 left. The Crabs answered back off the ensuing face-off and regained the lead. After a couple possession changes, the Kings got a good offensive chance at 0:30 and got a great look 12 yards right in front of the goal. The shot hit the bottom of the crossbar and bounced off the ground and back outside the front of the crease. The Kings bench erupted thinking they had just scored the game-tying goal only to have the official signal that there was no goal. The game ended, and there were no happy campers among the East Coast Kings. The Crabs will take their talented team (with five Under Armor All-Americans) into the championship at 1:00 tomorrow on Ford Field.

In Division II action, the Winnipeg Wolverines and Team Toronto will meet for the championship tomorrow on Ford at 9:00 am.

Tuesday Results

Division I:
Semifinal #1: Team Colorado 18, Players Lacrosse Club 3
Semifinal #2: Baltimore Crabs 15, East Coast Kings 14
Consolation: Team Ohio 9, Maverik Dallas 5
Consolation: War Cry Lacrosse 9, Blue Lion Elite 8

Division II:
Toronto 13, Team Nebraska 3
Winnipeg Wolverines 11, Salpointe Lancers 10 (ot)
Winnipeg Wolverines 16, Sacramento Heat 14

Wednesday Games

Division I:
Championship: Team Colorado vs. Baltimore Crabs – 1:00 pm – Ford Field
3rd Place: East Coast Kings vs. Players Lacrosse Club – 11:00 am – Avon 1
5th Place: Team Ohio vs. War Cry Lacrosse – 9:30 am – Avon 1
7th Place: Maverik Dallas vs. Blue Lion Elite – 8:00 am – Avon 1

Division II:
Championship: Toronto vs. Winnipeg Wolverines – 9:00 am – Ford Field
Salpointe Lancers vs. Sacramento Heat – 8:00 am – Avon 2
Nebraska vs. Salpointe Lancers – 9:00 am – Avon 2
Nebraska vs. Sacramento Heat – 10:00 am – Avon 2

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Girls’ High School

Day 3 has concluded. Tomorrow will see PA Express and M&D Lax challenging for the Gold Division championship. In the Silver Division, Stars Silver and Bay Area Wave Blue will compete for the title. In the Bronze Division, Team Vegas in their first year has a strong lead on the path to the Bronze medal.

An exciting game for Colorado Red and Heros 2010 went into overtime. Colorado Red dominated the first half and led 6-2. In the second half, Heros scored 4 goals in the first 10 minutes to tie. With 19 seconds to go, Team Colorado was ahead, looking to control the ball. Heros never gave up and caused a turnover. Three passes and some fancy foot work tied the game at 9-9, forcing the game into a sudden victory overtime. Two and half minutes into the first overtime, Colorado Red’s Alex Befus scored the winning goal.

The semifinals were dominated by the teams heading to the championship. PA Express won their match by a score of 9-4. M&D Lax drove to the championship with a commanding 14-2 win over Team Colorado Red.

Tuesday Results

Gold 1: PA Express 10, Houston Heat 4
Gold 2: MFL 13, CTLF 9
Gold 3: Team Colorado Red 10 (OT), Heros 2010 9
Gold 4: M & D Lax 19, Minnesota Lakers 0
Gold 5: CTLF 13, Houston Heat 3
Gold 6: Heros 2010 15, Minnesota Lakers 3
Gold 7: PA Express 9, MFL 4
Gold 8: Team Colorado Red 2, M & D Lax 14

Silver 1: Stars Silver 16, Lakeshore Lacrosse 7
Silver 2: Team Colorado Blue 8, Bay Area Wave White 7
Silver 3: Bay Area Wave Blue 11, Idaho Hawks 3
Silver 4: Puget Sound Select 17, Team Utah 4
Silver 5: Lakeshore Lacrosse 12, Bay Area Wave White 10
Silver 6: Team Utah 11, Idaho Hawks 4
Silver 7: Stars Silver 14, Team Colorado Blue 9
Silver 8: Bay Area Wave Blue 11, Puget Sound Select 8

Bronze 1: Mountain Mania 3, Blue Lion Pride 10
Bronze 2: Team Vegas 9, Players Club 4
Bronze 3: Blue Lion Pride 3, Team Vegas 11
Bronze 4: Mountain Mania 3, Players Club 11

Wednesday Games
Gold 9: Houston Heat vs. Minnesota Lakers
Gold 10: CTLF vs. Heros 2010
Gold 11: Team Colorado Red vs. MFL
Gold 12: PA Express vs. M & D Lax

Silver: 9: Idaho Hawks vs. Bay Area Wave White
Silver: 10: Lakeshore Lacrosse vs. Team Utah
Silver: 11: Team Colorado Blue vs. Puget Sound Select
Silver: 12: Stars Silver vs. Bay Area Wave Blue

Bronze: 5: Mountain Mania vs. Team Vegas
Bronze: 6: Players Club vs. Blue Lion Pride

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Lacrosse In Alaska: Youth Hockey Players Take Up Lacrosse In Summer Season

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Nathan Zencey, left, follows the play as Jackson Spivey, center, moves the ball in front of Kai Borson. Anchorage Lacrosse, which is looking to start a league, had a pickup game June 29, 2009, behind the YMCA off Lake Otis Parkway. BILL ROTH / Anchorage Daily News

Nathan Zencey, left, follows the play as Jackson Spivey, center, moves the ball in front of Kai Borson. Anchorage Lacrosse, which is looking to start a league, had a pickup game June 29, 2009, behind the YMCA off Lake Otis Parkway. BILL ROTH / Anchorage Daily News

Hockey players are picking up a different kind of stick and heading to the field this summer, thanks to Anchorage’s fledgling lacrosse league.

The four-year-old league still isn’t large enough to field full rosters, but what the league players call “hockey crossovers” are bolstering numbers.

The smooth transition from the ice to the field comes from the games’ similar strategy and speed, according to longtime lacrosse player Chuck Pratt.

Instead of a bladed stick, players use a netted one to get the small, dense ball past a goalie and into the net.

Some of the hockey players are proficient with a stick their first time on the field, much to the good-natured annoyance of the seasoned lacrosse players.

Anchorage hockey player Jared Baldwin managed to keep up as soon as he took the field the first time.

“He’s so wicked fast and has great game sense,” said Pratt, breaking into a smile. “It pisses us off.”

The skill perhaps most difficult for hockey players to learn is “cradling” — twisting the stick back and forth quickly to keep the ball from falling out while running down the field.

Another hockey player giveaway is the shot on goal.

“It looks like they’re taking a slap shot,” said Mike Driscoll, who played lacrosse in high school in California.

But experienced players like Driscoll are using the weekly scrimmages to help the crossovers develop their field skills.

“We definitely teach the new guys,” he said. “Everyone’s in the coaching mode out here.”

With the new recruits, the league sees between 20 and 30 players for the Monday night scrimmages at the YMCA field.

That’s enough to play five on five — a bit different from the official 10-person team size — especially since two of the players are really plywood boards.

Lacrosse players are difficult enough to come by in Alaska, and a lacrosse goalie is even more rare, partly because in lacrosse — despite the body pads — the position absorbs quite a few blows with the ball.

So Pratt crafted two stand-in goalies out of wood and hangs them from the goal crossbar during scrimmages.

Sometimes the hockey players “get volunteered” to play goalie in their lacrosse debut.

“Chuck gives them a hard time. They go (in as) goalie and don’t last long,” said Driscoll.

Then they re-hang the plywood. Not even the veteran players enjoy filling that roll.

But they don’t mind taking a few stick hits.

“It’s fair game to hit,” said Driscoll. “I mean, you can’t chuck somebody, but poking, slapping and jabbing is OK.”

Because the league doesn’t have a regular referee, Driscoll said the foul game is sort of a gray area.

“If there’s a flagrant foul, we’ll self-referee,” he said.

To cushion the blows, players wear helmets, shoulder pads, arm pads and gloves, pricey items not too common in Anchorage sporting goods stores.

Helmets, shoulder pads and arm guards run at about $100 apiece. Some of the older players get by with their old high school and collegiate gear, which stands out from the newer stuff, but serves as a reminder of past glory, said Pratt.

But a few pieces have provided more pride than protection this season.

“I had these sticks for 25 years,” said Driscoll. “I brought them out here and wack-wack! They lasted one practice.”

Another player sported his college helmet — with a bigger gap between the nose and eye area than the new, sleeker models.

“Someone took a shot on goal and all of a sudden there was a big loud crack and we couldn’t find the ball,” said Driscoll. “He turned around with the ball stuck in his helmet right in front of his eye.

“He showed up at the next game with a new helmet.”

This summer the league is seeing it’s biggest turnout yet, and is more organized than previous seasons.

When the snow hits, the league will head indoors to play, hopefully with even more recruits.

“We’d love to have multiple rosters and start keeping stats,” said Driscoll. “Maybe even travel around the state. There’s definitely an interest.”

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College Lacrosse Recruiting: Scholarship And Non-Scholarship Lacrosse Student-Athletes Both Have Access To Benefits Within Athletic Departments

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victorycollegiateconsultingDo non scholarship athletes have access to the same benefits that scholarship athletes enjoy? 

To a degree they do. Remember, participants in college programs that do not offer athletic scholarships may not reap the financial benefits of a college athletics experience that is partially or fully funded, but the support for these programs within the athletic departments are typically strong. The lack of scholarship funding does not, in most cases, diminish the experience; it is just on a slightly different level. Athletic department budgets at scholarship schools are typically better funded, due to strong inter-conference competition and revenue producing sports. That being said, non scholarship athletics departments have lately begun to place a premium on fundraising to help narrow the budget gap and thereby heighten the student-athlete experience.

  Tom Kovic

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