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High School Lacrosse: “Nike/US Lacrosse West Region Boys Lacrosse Top 10″ Features #1 St. Ignatius Prep Followed By Torrey Pines, La Costa Canyon, Cherry Creek And St. Margaret’s Episcopal

Posted on May 14, 2013 | Leave a comment

Nike US Lacrosse West Region High School Lacrosse Top 10

The best against the best
A victory over La Costa Canyon helped propel Torrey Pines into the top seed of the CIF San Diego Section Open Division boys’ lacrosse playoffs.
The Falcons will play the No. 8 seed Rancho Bernardo next weekend. Torrey Pines coach Jon Zissi is in favor of the new playoff format.
“We play a dangerous Rancho Bernardo team on Saturday in round one,” Zissi said. “The Open Division is a good idea – pits the best against the best, so there is one true champion of San Diego.”
La Costa Canyon earned the second seed and plays No. 7 seed San Marcos (Calif.). If the rankings hold, Torrey Pines and La Costa Canyon would play for a third time this season, this time for the title. The teams split their regular season meetings and have played four consecutive one-goal games; with two going double overtime.
A surging Cathedral Catholic team earned the third seed and will play No. 6 Bishop’s School. Poway is the fourth-seeded team and will play No. 5 Coronado.

1. St. Ignatius Prep (Calif.), 21-1

The Wildcats have established themselves as one of the nation’s elite programs. St. Ignatius bounced back from a loss to Chaminade (N.Y.) with four consecutive victories, outscoring opponents 71-20. The Wildcats closed out the regular season game with a 9-8 victory over Bellarmine Prep (Calif.) for their fourth consecutive West Catholic Athletic League championship.

2. Torrey Pines (Calif.), 14-3

The Falcons avenged an earlier season loss to La Costa Canyon (Calif.) by winning the rematch 4-3. That victory was the catalyst for two more victories over Bishop’s School (Calif.) and Carlsbad (Calif.), resulting in a No. 1 seed in the section playoffs.

3. La Costa Canyon (Calif.), 16-3

After losing to rival Torrey Pines, the Mavericks bounced back with victories over Rancho Bernardo (Calif.) and Coronado (Calif.). La Costa Canyon takes on a tough San Marcos (Calif.) in the playoffs and could very well see Torrey Pines again for a rubber match later in the postseason.

4. Cherry Creek (Colo.), 12-5

The Bruins earned the top seed in the state playoffs by closing out the regular season with two victories. Cherry Creek opened its playoffs run with victories over Denver East (Colo.) in the first round and Colorado Academy (Colo.) in the quarterfinals.

5. St. Margaret’s Episcopal (Calif.), 21-4

The Tartans continued their impressive run with a 12-8 victory over Corona del Mar (Calif.) for the Orange County championship. St. Margaret’s followed that up with a 15-8 victory over Harvard-Westlake (Calif.) in the US Lacrosse CIF Southern-Section championship. The Tartans are riding an 18-game winning streak and have not lost since March 19.

6. Bellevue (Wash.), 16-2

The Wolverines have established themselves as the team to beat in the Washington State playoffs by putting together another impressive campaign. Bellevue has yet to lose a game to an in-state opponent and closes out the regular season on the road against Curtis (Wash.) and Skyline (Wash.).

7. Corona del Mar (Calif.), 18-3

The Sea Kings lost 12-7 to St. Margaret’s Episcopal (Calif.) for the Orange County championship. Nonetheless, Corona del Mar continues to be one of the top programs on the West Coast and reload for next season.

8. Cathedral Catholic (Calif.), 18-2

The Dons are riding a 15-game winning streak. Cathedral Catholic earned a No. 4 seed in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division boys’ lacrosse playoffs.

9. Regis Jesuit (Colo.), 13-5

The Raiders grabbed some momentum heading into the playoffs with three consecutive victories to close out the regular season. Regis Jesuit then knocked off Highland Ranch (Colo.) and Mullen (Colo.) in the playoffs.

10. Arapahoe (Colo.), 14-3

The Warriors rebounded from a loss to Regis Jesuit in the regular season with a victory over Mountain Vista (Colo.). Arapahoe advanced in the state playoffs and beat Mountain Vista before upsetting No. 2 seed Columbine (Colo.).

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High School Lacrosse: St. Margaret’s Episcopal Boys Lacrosse Defeated Harvard Westlake 15-8 On May 11 To Capture The 2013 California CIF-Southern Section Boys Lacrosse Championship (Video)

Posted on May 11, 2013 | Leave a comment

St. Margaret’s Boys Lacrosse captured its first US Lacrosse Southern Section Championship with a 15-8 win over Harvard Westlake Wolverines from Los Angeles in Torrance, California.

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High School Lacrosse: St. Margaret’s Episcopal Boys Lacrosse Face-Off Specialist Ryan Harnish Completes “Reverse FO” Leading To Goal (Video)

Posted on April 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

FO Specialist Ryan Harnisch reverses to connect with Hunter Edington for a fast break goal with Samuel Harnisch of St. Margaret’s Episcopal School on 4/9/13 vs Santa Margarita Catholic.

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Southern California High School Lacrosse: CIF-Southern Section Boys Lacrosse Championships Begin May 3; Foothill Knights Boys Lacrosse Seeded #1 Followed By St. Margaret’s, El Toro And San Clemente

Posted on May 1, 2011 | Leave a comment

 

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Southern California High School Lacrosse: St. Margaret’s Boys Lacrosse Plays Tesoro March 11 Ranked #5 In Orange County And Looking For 100th Program Victory

Posted on March 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

The St. Margaret’s boys’ lacrosse team will vie for its 100th program victory on Friday night at SMES at 6 PM vs. Tesoro. The overall program record as of March 10, 2011 is 99-44 (69% winning percentage), according to laxpower.com.

The Tartans, beginning their 11th season of lacrosse, all under the guidance of Head Coach Gerry Manning and Assistant Coach Bryan Harney, will be the second program to achieve the century mark in wins.  The Tartans (1-0) started the season on Wednesday with a decisive 10-4 triumph over Cathedral Catholic of San Diego.

St. Margaret’s in San Juan Capistrano enrolls 431 students in its high school and regularly competes and succeeds in lacrosse against larger schools from all over California, both public and private. The boys’ and girls’ lacrosse program is one of the oldest and consistently most successful programs in Orange County, due to its motto to “Honor the Game.”  The boys started this season ranked #5 in the county and the girls ranked #7, according to ocvarsity.com and the US Lacrosse Coaches’ Poll.  Most of the players on both teams are two and three sport athletes.

After winning the California State Club Championship in 2005, St. Margaret’s was the first CIF sanctioned boys’ program in Orange County, playing in CIF –San Diego Section for the 2006 year, going undefeated in the Coastal Conference and reaching the CIF-SD Quarterfinals. Since the establishment of the CIF-Southern Section for Lacrosse in 2007, St. Margaret’s has won the Trinity league all four years with a league record of 30-3, and reached at least the Quarterfinals or Semifinals each year, including the Orange County finals in 2008.

The girls’ program has competed at the CIF level since 2004 in CIF-SD, won the Southern Section title in 2008, and has four graduates who played at the Division I level.  Fifteen former Tartans  boys’ players have played college level lacrosse at the Division 1, Division 3, and MCLA Club level, and one graduate, Kyle Morrison, is the Head Lacrosse Coach at Cal-St. Fullerton.  Five Tartans have earned US Lacrosse High School All-American Honors, and two have earned US Lacrosse Academic All-American honors.

Date Opponent Conference PR Top 10 Score    
03/09 Cathedral Catholic (1-1) CA City 97.9   W 10 – 4    
03/11 Tesoro (1-0) CA CoastVS 96.0 3    –      
03/15 Foothill-Santa Ana (2-0) CA Indep 94.1 9    –      
03/18 San Clemente (1-1) CA CoastVS 84.4      –      
03/22 at Santa Margarita Cath (1-1) CA Trinity 86.6      –      
03/29 Mater Dei (2-0) CA Trinity 94.6 6    –      
04/01 J Serra Catholic (1-1) CA Trinity 83.8      –      
04/07 Anaheim Servite (1-2) CA Trinity 85.4      –      
04/09 Amador Valley (2-1) CA EastBay 96.4      –      
04/13 Santa Margarita Cath (1-1) CA Trinity 86.6      –      
04/15 at Mater Dei (2-0) CA Trinity 94.6 6    –      
04/19 at Corona Del Mar (0-1) CA PaCoast 83.4      –      
04/21 at J Serra Catholic (1-1) CA Trinity 83.8      –      
04/29 at Anaheim Servite (1-2) CA Trinity 85.4      –  

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Southern California Lacrosse Recruiting Profile: Lehigh Men’s Lacrosse Defenseman Evan Guerrero (Sr., San Juan Capistrano, CA) Is Named A 2010 Scholar All-American By USILA

Posted on June 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

Lehigh Men's Lacrosse Defenseman Evan Guerrero (Sr., San Juan Capistrano, CA)

Evan Guerrero, who graduated from Lehigh on Monday, May 26th has been named a 2010 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Scholar All-American for his work on the field and in the classroom.  A

Evan Guerrero, left, who graduated from Lehigh on Monday, May 26th has been named a 2010 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Scholar All-American for his work on the field and in the classroom. A two time All-Patriot League selection, including First-Team accolades in 2010, Guerrero becomes Lehigh’s first academic All-American since Tom Weiss received the honor in 2006.

two time All-Patriot League selection, including First-Team accolades in 2010, Guerrero becomes Lehigh’s first academic All-American since Tom Weiss received the honor in 2006.  In all there were 70 Academic All-American selections from Divisions I, II and III across the country.

A native of San Juan Capistrano, California, Guerrero started all 15 games for Lehigh in 2010 and registered 32 ground balls, 24 caused turnovers and one point.  One of four captains for the Mountain Hawks, Guerrero ranks 22nd in the nation in caused turnovers per game (1.6) and posted seven games with multiple CTs this season.  Guerrero scooped up a season best four ground balls vs. nationally ranked Yale and Villanova and helped Lehigh to a national ranking of 24th in team caused turnovers. 

Guerrero earned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honors on March 29 following a week in which he helped the Mountain Hawks hold a pair of foes to an average of 7.0 goals per game in contests against Army and Holy Cross.  In the win over the Crusaders Guerrero tied his season high with three caused turnovers and he also registered his first goal of the season.  Guerrero’s score came at the beginning of the fourth quarter as Lehigh opened up a 9-5 lead over the Massachusetts school.

Off the field Guerrero was equally impressive as he boasted a 3.67 grade point average and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology.  A multi-year member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the Dean’s List, Guerrero was the 2009 recipient of the Class of 1904 Scholar Award, which is awarded to rising seniors on the basis of character, scholarship, promise of future leadership, and involvement in extra-curricular activities.  He was also an active member of Lehigh’s award-winning C.O.A.C.H. program (community outreach) and he played a large role in the men’s lacrosse program’s extensive array of community service projects.

For more:  http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mlacrosse/release.asp?release_id=9171

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Orange County High School Boys Lacrosse: Foothill Knights Boys Lacrosse (16-4) Defeats St. Margaret’s 9-7 In CIF-Southern Section South Division Semi-Final Playoffs On May 8

Posted on May 9, 2010 | Leave a comment

Foothill Knights Boys Lacrosse (in white) defeated St. Margaret's 9-7 in the CIF-Southern Section semifinals on May 8. Photo by LaxBuzz.

St. Margaret's Boys Lacrosse attacker #5 Mitchel Pok scored the first goal of the game and the Tartans jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st quarter....(Photo by LaxBuzz)

Foothill attacker #5 Taylor DeBerry (2 goals) scored the Knights first goal to make it 2-1 St. Margaret's...(Photo by LaxBuzz)

Foothill Boys Lacrosse middie #23 Cooper Pickel (2 goals, 3 assists) scored in 1st quarter to put the Knights ahead 3-2 (Photo by LaxBuzz)

St. Margaret's Boys Lacrosse middie #4 Matt Duenes scored in the 2nd quarter to put the Tartans ahead 4-3 (Photo by LaxBuzz)

Foothill attacker #33 Eric Adamson (3 goals) scored to tie the score at 4-4 in the 2nd quarter. (Photo by LaxBuzz)

St. Margaret's Boys Lacrosse Sr. goalie #34 Jeff Askin makes save against Foothill in the 2nd quarter. (Photo by LaxBuzz)

Foothill attacker Eric Adamson scored his second goal of the game to put the Knights up 6-5 in the 2nd quarter. Photo by LaxBuzz.

St. Margaret's attacker Jacob Graham (4 goals) scored to tie the game 6-6 in the 3rd quarter. Photo by LaxBuzz.

Foothill Knights attacker #7 Cameron Cole (2 goals, 2 assists) scored to put the Knights ahead 7-6 in the 3rd quarter. Photo by LaxBuzz.

Foothill Knights played tough defense (LSM #9 Connor Cummins defending here against St. Margaret's middie #4 Matt Duenes) against St. Margaret's in the fourth quarter to seal the 9-7 victory on May 8. Photo by LaxBuzz.

Foothill Knights Sr. goalie Nathan Kleponis (12 saves) makes one of two critical saves in the 4th quarter to preserve the Knights 9-7 lead and the victory. Photo by LaxBuzz.

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Orange County High School Boys Lacrosse Profile: St. Margaret’s Boys Lacrosse Senior Goalie Jeff Askin Led The Tartans To A Fourth Consecutive Trinity League Title

Posted on May 4, 2010 | Leave a comment

 

Jeff Askin of St. Margaret's is the boys lacrosse athlete of the week for May 3, 2010.

St. Margaret’s Boys Lacrosse senior goalkeeper Jeff Askin has had an outstanding season for the Tartans, the No. 3-ranked team in Orange County.

He was one of the key reasons why St. Margaret’s captured the Trinity League title outright with a 10-0 record, according to Coach Gerry Manning.

It was the Tartans fourth consecutive Trinity League title and third outright.

“Jeff is the heart of our defense,” St. Margaret’s assistant coach Bryan Harney said. “He is always calm under pressure, directs traffic in our defensive sets and clears, and is a real leader on the field for us. Part of our defensive look relies on Jeff to make many saves from 15-20 yards out and I think his goals against average (3.27) and save percentage (.720) speaks to our success this year.

Date Opponent Result
3/05 TESORO   W, 5-2
3/08 ANAHEIM SERVITE   W, 9-3
3/12 vs. Rancho Bernardo   W, 3-2
3/17 at Mater Dei   W, 15-2
3/19 at Poway   L,  4-2
3/22 SAINT JOHN BOSCO   W, 20-0
3/24 at J Serra Catholic   W, 11-2
3/31 at Anaheim Servite   W, 9-3
4/07 CORONA DEL MAR   L,  7-5
4/09 MOUNT ST JOSEPH   W, 8-5
4/13 MATER DEI   W, 17-5
4/16 vs. Santa Margarita Cath   W, 7-6
4/20 at Saint John Bosco   W, 22-0
4/22 J SERRA CATHOLIC   W, 8-4
4/28 SANTA MARGARITA CATH   W, 10-4
4/30 BECKMAN   W, 18-1
Coach: Gerry Manning

“He has been filling that role for our defense for four years now and he has done a great job at it; amassing a career win/loss record of 52-18.”

Askin also has two shutouts for St. Margaret’s. The Tartans (14-2) open the U.S. Lacrosse South Division I playoffs on Thursday.

http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/margaret-20517-senior-orange.html

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Orange County High School Boys Lacrosse: St. Margaret’s Boys Lacrosse (11-2) Defeated Santa Margarita 7-6 On April 16 To Remain Undefeated In Trinity League

Posted on April 22, 2010 | Leave a comment

The Tartans scored 5 goals in the second half to defeat the Santa Margarita Eagles 7-6 Friday night in front of a sizable crowd at Mission Viejo HS.

Junior attackman Mitchell Pok had  2 goals including what turned out to be the game winner as the Tartans battled back from a 3 goal deficit at half time.  The late rally started at the end of the third quarter with a goal from Sophomore midfielder Chris Bauer, and continued with goals from Junior James Murayama and Senior Jacob Graham.

The Eagles were able to regain the lead midway through the fourth quarter but were unable to hold on as a man-down situation led to a flurry of shots that hit the post before Sophomore Matthew Duenes found a loose ball in front of Santa Margarita’s goal. Duenes deftly switched hands and lobbed a pass across the goal mouth to Pok who buried it to give the Tartans a one-goal lead.

The Tartan defense led by Senior goaltender Jeff Askin, kept the eagles at bay for the next three minutes until a late penalty forced Askin out of the game and the Tartans into a man-down situation.

Date Opponent Result
3/05 TESORO   W, 5-2
3/08 ANAHEIM SERVITE   W, 9-3
3/12 vs. Rancho Bernardo   W, 3-2
3/17 at Mater Dei   W, 15-2
3/19 at Poway   L,  4-2
3/22 SAINT JOHN BOSCO   W, 20-0
3/24 at J Serra Catholic   W, 11-2
3/31 at Anaheim Servite   W, 9-3
4/07 CORONA DEL MAR   L,  7-5
4/09 MOUNT ST JOSEPH   W, 8-5
4/13 MATER DEI   W, 17-5
4/16 vs. Santa Margarita Cath   W, 7-6
4/20 at Saint John Bosco   W, 22-0
4/22 J SERRA CATHOLIC    
4/28 SANTA MARGARITA CATH    
4/30 BECKMAN    
Coach: Gerry Manning

In lacrosse, personal fouls committed by goaltenders result in a timeserving penalty to be served by said goaltender.  So, with thirty-six seconds remaining in the game, the Tartans called upon the back up goalkeeper: Freshman Brandon Suchand.

Suchand preserved the win by making a phenomenal save off of a twenty-yard shot by the Eagles and quickly sent the ball downfield as time expired.

With the win the Tartans improve to 10-2 overall and 7-0 in Trinity League play.

All of the action from Friday night is featured as COX 3’s televised “Game of the Week” which can be seen Monday April 19 at 8 p.m. and again on Thursday April 22 at 8 p.m.

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Orange County High School Boys Lacrosse: “Cox 3 Game Of The Week” To Feature Santa Margarita Catholic Vs. St. Margaret’s Episcopal On April 17

Posted on April 14, 2010 | Leave a comment

OC Lacrosse Televised

Double header of Orange County Boys’ Lacrosse on Cox 3 Game of the Week 4/16/10

Two important lacrosse league matchups are featured this Friday, April 16 as part of Cox 3 Game of the Week. The first game features South Coast league rivals Tesoro against Mission Viejo, playing at 5:30 at Mission Viejo HS. Tesoro is ranked #6 in Orange County, according the ocvarsity.com, and Mission Viejo is the defending South Coast league champ. The main event, at 7:30 PM at Mission Viejo HS, is a Trinity League matchup between St. Margaret’s and Santa Margarita. Celebrating its 10th year of lacrosse, St. Margaret’s is ranked #4 and Santa Margarita is ranked #3, according to ocvarsity.com. While St. Margaret’s won the Trinity league title in 2007 and 2008, the two teams shared the league title in 2009. This matchup will feature several players who will eventually play at the collegiate level. The Tesoro – Mission Viejo game will be broadcast on 4/17 at 8 PM and 4/18 at 7 PM. The St. Margaret’s – Santa Margarita game will be broadcast 4/17 and 4/18 at 1 PM.

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St. Margaret’s Episcopal Tartans Boys’ Lacrosse Program Notes and History

OVERALL PROGRAM RECORD as of 4/15/10 – 91-43 (68% win percentage)
Current 2010 record: 9-2 (6-0 in Trinity League)
Past League record: 2006 (10-0 Coastal League – CIF – SD); 2007-present (20-2 Trinity League)

Celebrating its 10th year of existence, the St. Margaret’s Tartans Boys’ Lacrosse program is one of the oldest and consistently most successful programs in Orange County. The success of the program derives from the Tartan lacrosse mission: to honor the game of lacrosse with Tartan Pride and respect for all.

After winning the State Club Championship in 2005, St. Margaret’s was the first CIF approved Boys’ program in Orange County, playing in the CIF –San Diego Section for the 2006 year, going undefeated in the Coastal Conference and reaching the CIF Quarterfinals. Since the establishment of the CIF-Southern Section for Lacrosse in 2007, St. Margaret’s has won the Trinity league all of its first three years, and reached the Orange County finals in 2008.

The boys program is part of a partnership of focus on lacrosse and the multi-sport student-athlete at SMES, as the girls program has competed at the CIF level since 2004 in CIF-SD, won the Southern Section title in 2008, and has four graduates who played at the Division I level. The 2010 boys’ program boasts 30 players who are multi-sport athletes (26 play Football, 4 run Cross Country, 11 play Soccer, 2 play Basketball, and 3 are Wrestlers). Three 2010 varsity players compete in three sports: Senior Fernando Almejo (Football, Soccer, Lacrosse); Junior Davis Edwards (Football, Basketball, Lacrosse); and Sophomore Matt Duenes (Football, Basketball, Lacrosse). Fourteen (14) former Boys’ Tartans have played college level lacrosse at the Division I, Division 3, and Club level, and one, Kyle Morrison, is the Head Lacrosse Coach at Cal-St. Fullerton. Four Tartans have earned US Lacrosse High School All-American honors, and two have earned Academic All-American honors. Finally, the team serves others through the Bread for the Moment charity at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, providing food for those in need.

The Tartans are coached by Head Coach Gerry Manning, the founder of the program and the only head coach in SMES Boys’ Lacrosse history. The team’s assistant coaches are Bryan Harney, Jason Leneau, Mark Warren, and Pete Clark. Assistant Coach Jason Leneau earned an NCAA Division I title as a member of the 1999 University of Virginia Championship team, and played for the MLL as a member of the Los Angeles Riptide

Four US Lacrosse All-Americans since 2005
Derek Steffien 2005 – Chapman
Andy Morrison 2006 – Towson
Michael Duenes 2007 – Air Force
Hunter Steffien 2008 – Colgate

Two Academic All-Americans
Dorian Farhang – Class of 2008
(UC- Berkeley)
Jeremy Baileys – Class of 2009
(Georgetown)
(only 3 Academic All-Americans are permitted per year
in our region)

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