Lacrosse Officials Year-End Awards
June 10, 2019 - At their "Year-End Gathering" the members of the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association announced their annual Frank Mangione Award for Excellence award winner.
The award is given to a person who has demonstrated the highest ideals of professionalism, leadership, passion and above all, respect for the game of lacrosse at any level both on and off the field. Mangione served in many capacities within the organization for more than forty years.
The award, this year, was given to Peter McCabe, a long-time multisport official who has also been greatly involved in promoting sportsmanship.
There were several special moments for Frank Mangione who after officiating for forty-seven years, is leaving for the south this summer. Beyond working on the field, he held nearly every position within both the original Western New York Lacrosse Officials Organization and the transformed Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Organization including many years as the assignor. In 2001, Frank was inducted into the Rochester Chapter of US Lacrosse Hall of Fame and was the first person to receive the GVLOA award named in his honor.
GVLOA President, Rob Cantabene presented Frank with the Lifetime Achievement Award and spoke about how, so many people have learned from and been touched by Frank's love of the game.
Section Five Chairman, Mike Simon presented Frank was a Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing his many years. "For your tireless leadership, strength, inspiration, perseverance, mentorship and advocacy to improve Section V Boy's Lacrosse."
The "annual report" for the organization included: 731 games officiated, 1800 assignments, 102 cancellations and zero games unassigned in 2019.
Leadership positions were also announced. Rob Cantabene will remain President (through 2021), Brian Cool will continue as Vice President (2020), Steve Nims will continue as Secretary (2020), Steve Young (2021) will replace Mike Mierzwa and the interpreter is yet to be determined. Todd Lenhard will continue is role as assignor and will be joined by Jim Malloy who will replace Frank Mangione.
2019 Senior All-Star Games
June 8, 2019 - 
The Rochester Chapter of US Lacrosse recently announced the 2019 Herb Fitch Lacrosse All Star Game player selections. This year's contest, featuring some of the best of the graduating seniors will be held on Thursday, June 13th at Victor High School. The boys' game will start at 6:00 PM and the girls' play at 8:00 PM.
Tickets for the Senior All Star Games will be $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for students. Concessions will be available.
All players need to confirm their place or to decline their spot. Information is available on the registration form.
Players like Mark Belles (Canandaigua), Connor Kelly (Aquinas), Conner Fingar (Penn Yan) and Brandon MacDonnell (Midlakes) have been selected for the "Red" team and Jack Brennan (Irondequoit), Shawn Doran (Hilton), Owen Ronchetti (Brighton) and Billy Thomson (Wayne) have been selected for the "Blue" team. Over fifty players have been nominated. Check out the list of invited nominees or find more information here.
"The Herb Fitch Lacrosse Senior All Star Games are in memoriam of Herbert T. Fitch who is a member of the Greater Rochester Hall of Fame as well as the US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame. Herb was involved in the game for over 45 years as a player, coach, and official. He was a standout at Geneva High School that went on to compete and excel at Hobart College from 1938-1942. As well as being an amazing contributor to the game he was also a business owner and the mayor of Penn Yan. Herb loved this great game and watching the growth through the dedication of young athletes such as the ones selected for the Senior All Star games." (Chapter announcement)
For information about the festival including the youth programs and Senior All-Star Girls' game, check out the chapter announcement.
Victor and SWR Win Fourth Titles
June 8, 2019 - Saturday: DAY IN REVIEW: Both Victor and Shoreham-Wading River won their fourth NYS Championships today at St. John Fisher College. SWR defeated Jamesville-DeWitt 12-7 and Victor beat John Jay 9-7. Fairport played a good game against Massapequa, but lost 10-6 and LaFayette/Onondaga won their title in an Overtime match with Briarcliff.
Massapequa won their second State Title in school history with a 10-6 win over Fairport this morning. The Chiefs won their first title in 2014 with a 16-2 win over Fayetteville-Manlius. Fairport vs Massepequa The Chiefs scored the opening two goals and led throughout the contest. They won the first three quarters (and tied 2-2 in the fourth). Senior midfielder Thomas Greenblatt had a demonstrative game and finished with 3g-3a. He scored or assisted four of the first five Chief goals to set the pace in the first half. STORY CONTINUES
Victor won their fourth NYS Finals in five years today with a 9-7 win over John Jay. Blue Devil’s senior goalie Liam Haller was the pillar that lifted them to their title. He finished with 21 saves (75%) and played one of the best games of his career in today’s matchup. The Indians recorded 39 shots with 28 on cage (72% on cage). Haller often faced not only the primary shot, but secondary shots from the doorstep; he was repeatedly on point and came up with multiple saves that were stellar. Offensively, Jack LaRue (4g) and Camden Hay (3g-1a) led in scoring. STORY CONTINUES
Shoreham-Wading River won their fourth State Title with a 12-7 win over Jamesville-Dewitt. The Wildcats offensive was led by Xavier Arline with 5g-2a. He was demonstrative on offense with both goals and assists and set the strong offensive pacing for the Wildcats. STORY CONTINUES
LaFayette/Onondaga came back from behind to defeat Briarcliff 9-8 in OT. The Lancers scored the last three goals of regulation to force overtime with a little over 2 minutes left on the clock. LaFayette, before combining with Onondaga, had previously won two State Titles (the last of which was in 2005 as a Class C school). STORY CONTINUES
| Game Results |
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| Report | 6 | Fairport | 10 | Massapequa |
| Report | 9 | Victor | 7 | John Jay |
| Report | 7 | JD | 12 | Shoreham-Wading River |
| Report | 9 | LaFayette/Onondaga | 8 | Briarcliff |
Fairport and Victor Advance to Championships
June 5, 2019 - Wednesday: DAY IN REVIEW: The rain poured down on both semifinal games at St. John Fisher College today, but the sun was shining on both Fairport and Victor as they came away with wins that send them to the New York State Championship games on Saturday.
Fairport tied the game with 0:17 left in regulation to force overtime and then defeat Baldwinsville 8-7 in the first overtime period. The Red Raiders had a two-goal lead going into the final quarter before the Bees scored three unanswered goals within two minutes to get back in the lead. The Red Raiders kept up their pressure and Kole Herren scored the tying goal on a feed from Klay Stuver. Stuver was the big scorer for the day and finished with 5g-1a. He finished as a part of 75% of the Fairport goals. STORY CONTINUES
Victor heads to the State Finals for the fifth consecutive season after their 12-6 win over the Section IV Champion, Vestal. The Golden Bears scored the last two goals to catchup in the final four minutes. The Blue Devils led by eight halfway through the fourth quarter. Leading in scoring for Victor were Camden Hay (3g-4a) and Joey Pezzimenti (2g-3a). STORY CONTINUES
Penn Yan fell behind in the first quarter (4-2) but played even ball to end the quarter down 7-5. LaFayette took off in the fourth quarter for a 13-6 win in the Class C Tournament. Dylan Lyons led the LaFayette offense with 5g-2a with Zach Delaney following with 3g-1a. Conner Fingar finished his stellar career with a team-leading 3g for the Mustangs.
| Game Results |
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| Report | 8 | Fairport | 7 | Baldwinsville |
| Report | 12 | Victor | 6 | Vestal |
| Report | 6 | Penn Yan | 13 | LaFayette |
Spencerport Head Coach Job Open
June 4, 2019 - 
The Spencerport Varsity program is looking for a new head coach. Applications are accepted on-line until June 19th. For more information, download the PDF file.
A - B and D Advance to Semi Finals
June 1, 2019 - Saturday: DAY IN REVIEW: Section Five teams won three out of four today at St. John Fisher College, where the Western Regionals took place. Fairport narrowly defeated Orchard Park, 5-1 in the Class A game. Victor then followed in the Class B game where, after coming alive in the last quarter, won their game with Hamburg, 8-4. After winning their first Sectional Title in school history, East Aurora can now add their first NYS Tournament win to their list of achievements. East Aurora fought back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Geneva 8-6. And in The Class D game, Penn Yan came back from an early deficit to defeat Eden 8-5.
Penn Yan came back from an early deficit to defeat Eden 8-5. Earlier in the season, the Mustangs won the matchup 14-0. Eden, who led 3-1 early in the game, played strong for four quarters and kept the game within one for much of the second half. This was the first time that Eden had advanced to the State Tournament. The Raiders were led in scoring by Sawyer Schiedel (1g-1a), Zach Smalling (1g-1a) and Quinn Harrington (1g-1a) with two points each. In the cage for Eden, Zach DeCarolis finished with 19 saves. Colton Smith led in scoring for the Mustangs with 4g-1a. STORY CONTINUES
Victor came alive in the fourth quarter and scored five unanswered to defeat Hamburg 8-4. The Bulldogs played a tight three quarters before the Blue Devils became too much for them in the final 12 minutes. Hamburg played a strong 36 minutes and forced Victor to deal with them on the offensive and defensive side of the field. They led until Victor’s second goal of the fourth (9:34 remaining). STORY CONTINUES
In the lowest scoring New York State game in eleven years, Fairport defeated Orchard Park 5-1 to advance to the next round. Today’s game was also the lowest scoring Class A game in 24 years, going back to Mahopac defeating Ward Melville 2-1 in the second round of Class A Tournament of 1996. The game was a pairing of a strong defense from both teams and a Fairport offense that had trouble getting their shots on cage. Fairport goalie Tim Defendis finished with 12 saves (92%) and Orchard Park goalie Brendan Hamm recorded 7 saves (58%). STORY CONTINUES
After winning their second Sectional Title in school history, East Aurora can now add their first NYS Tournament win to their list of achievements. East Aurora fought back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Geneva 8-6. The Blue Devils scored 7 of the last 8 goals to secure the victory. They held the Panthers scoreless for twenty-one minutes spanning the second, third and fourth quarters. The Blue Devils were led in scoring by Drew Kenney with 4a. Jack Rogers was the only other Blue Devil to score more than one point (2g). Geneva goalie Brandon Wayne finished with 11 saves in the contest, including six in the final quarter. STORY CONTINUES
On to the the NYS Regionals
May 30, 2019 - 
Now that our Sectional Champions have been crowned, we move on the the New York State Tournaments. Some of the best player and the best teams in the State will end up here, at St. John Fisher College for Championship Day on June 8th. But before that happens, we play the quarter final and semi-final rounds.
For Section Five fans, the first round, called the "Western Regional" round, will be hosted by Section 5 this year at St. John Fisher College. Section 5 will be the home teams and Section 6 will be the away teams.
In the Class A tournament Fairport will play Orchard Park (Section 6) on Saturday (10:00) and if they win will play the winner of Baker (Section 3) and Corning (Section 4). That game will be held next Wednesday at St. John Fisher College (4:00 PM).
In the Class B tournament Victor will play Hamburg (Section 6) at 12:30 PM on Saturday and if they win will play the winner of Vestal (Section 4) and Fayettevile-Manlius (Section 3) at 6:30 PM at St. John Fihser College.
In the Class C tournament Geneva will play East Aurora (Section 6) on Saturday at 3:00 PM and if they win will play the winner of Owego Free Academy (Section 4) and Jamesville-DeWitt (Section 3) at 4:00 PM at CNS (Syracuse).
In the Class D tournament Penn Yan will play Eden (Section 6) at 5:30 PM and if they win will play the winner of Chenango Forks (Section 4) and LaFayette/Onandaga (Section 3) at 6:30:00 PM at CNS (Syracuse).
The Championship round will be held on June 8th at St. John Fisher College. This is the third year if a three-year program to hold the State Championship here in Section Five. The Class A game will be held at 10:00 AM, the Class B game will be at 12:30 PM, the Class C game will be at 3:00 and the Class D game will be at 5:30 PM.
Admission is $6.00 for the Regional games on Saturday.
Admission is $8.00 for semi-finals and $8.00 for Championship Day.
Monroe County Awards for 2019
May 30, 2019 - 
The All-Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2019 season. Senior defenseman Sutton Boland (Victor), senior attackman Jack Brennan (Irondequoit) and senior face off midfielder Shawn Doran (Hilton) were named US Lacrosse All Americans from Monroe County.
Senior attackman Mark Belles (Canandaigua), Fairport senior long-stick midfielder Mason Gasbarre, senior defenseman Stevie Katz (Thomas), senior midfielder Michael Mitchell (Penfield) and senior goaltender Brett Olney (Irondequoit) were selected as US Lacrosse All-Academics.
The Monroe County Division 1 Player of the Year was Shawn Doran. Sutton Boland was the Division 2 Player of the Year and Jack Brennan was Division 3 Player of the Year. Nominees for the Bob Scott Award were Matt Cronk (Fairport), Patrick Sanna (Pittsford) and Mark Belles (Canandaigua).
The Section Five and US Lacrosse Bob Scott Award winner was Riley Schmeer (Spencerport).
The Monroe County Coaches of the Year were Craig Lepiane (Hilton - MC1), Deven York (Canandaigua - MC2), and Don Benedict (Brighton MC3). Don Benedict was named US Lacrosse Coach of the Year.
The Monroe County Assistant Coaches of the Year were John McGurk (Fairport MC1), Kyle Stanney (Canandaigua - MC2) and Derek Howlett (Brockport - MC3). Kyle Stanney was named US Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year.
The Monroe County Men of the Year were Paul Wilson (SportsFive - MC1, MC2) and Matt Kleehammer (Eastridge - MC3). Paul Wilson was named US Lacrosse Man of the Year.
Links to the Monroe County Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 lists.
2019 All Tournament Teams
May 31, 2019 - The All Tournament Teams for 2018 were announced at each final on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Most Valuable Player in Class A was Colin Peers (Fairport), in Class C, Sam Miller (Geneva), in Class D, Connor Fingar (Penn Yan) and in Class B, Jack LaRue (Victor). Players were selected on the basis of their performances in the Section Five Tournaments.
Penfield (Class A) was awarded the Steve Morgan Sportsmanship Awards by the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association. The Class B team was Batavia-Attica-Notre Dame, in Class C it was HF-L and in Class D it was Marcus Whitman.
2019 All Tournament Team
Class A
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| Player |
Team |
Position |
Grade |
| Brenden Howell |
Hilton |
Attack |
12
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| Harris Cross |
Pittsford |
Attack |
10
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| Jacob Emmick |
Penfield |
Attack |
12
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| Shawn Doran |
Hilton |
Midfield/Face Off |
12
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| Jake Knapp |
Fairport |
Midfield/Face Off |
11
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| Rob Crowley |
Fairport |
Midfield |
10
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| Matthew Mojsej |
Hilton |
Midfield |
10
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| William Czebatol |
Hilton |
Defense |
12
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| Mason Gasbarre |
Fairport |
Defense |
12
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| Tim Defendis |
Fairport |
Goalie |
11
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| Colin Peers |
Fairport |
MVP Attack |
11
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2019 All Tournament Team
Class B
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| TJ Brei |
Victor |
Attack |
11
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| Joey Pezzimenti |
Victor |
Attack |
11
|
| Lukas Stanat |
Brighton |
Attack |
11
|
| Mark Belles |
Canandaigua |
Attack |
12
|
| Casey Herod |
Canandaigua |
Midfield |
11
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| Reed Currie |
Thomas |
Midfield |
11
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| Riley Hauf |
Victor |
Defense |
12
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| Joey Urlacher |
Canandaigua |
Defense |
11
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| Liam Haller |
Victor |
Goalie |
12
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| Aiden Kenyon |
Canandaigua |
Goalie |
12
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| Jack LaRue |
Victor |
MVP (Midfield) |
12 |
2019 All Tournament Team
Class C
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| Dugan Doeblin |
Geneva |
Attack |
11
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| John Reagan |
Wayne |
Attack |
11
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| Josh Barski |
HF-L |
Attack |
12
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| Ryan Cahill |
Wayne |
Attack |
12
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| Noah Eighmey |
Geneva |
Attack |
12
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| Nick Askin |
Geneva |
Midfield |
11
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| Billy Thomson |
Wayne |
Midfield |
12
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| Joe Camp |
Wayne |
Defense |
12
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| Jagger Kerr |
Geneva |
Defense |
11
|
| Brandon Wayne |
Geneva |
Goalie |
12
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| Sam Miller |
Geneva |
MVP (Midfield) |
12
|
2019 All Tournament Team
Class D
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| Colton Smith |
Penn Yan |
Attack |
11
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| Grady Arnold |
Pal-Mac |
Attack |
11
|
| Jake Gallina |
Pal-Mac |
Midfield |
11
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| Matt Mattoon |
Midlakes |
Midfield |
12
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| Seth Benedict |
Marcus Whitman |
Midfield |
11
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| Clay Kinyoun |
Penn Yan |
Midfield |
12
|
| Bryan Duran |
Penn Yan |
Defense |
12
|
| Mike DeSain |
Pal-Mac |
Defense |
11
|
| Jakob Day |
Pl-Mac |
Defense |
09
|
| Griffin Emerson |
Penn Yan |
Goalie |
09
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| Conner Fingar |
Penn Yan |
MVP (Midfield) |
12 |
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Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association
Steven R. Morgan Sportsmanship Award
Penfield (Class A)
Batavia-Attica-Notre Dame (Class B)
Honeoye Falls-Lima High School (Class C)
Marcus Whitman (Class D)
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GRALL Awards for 2019
May 30, 2019 - 
The All-Star list is out recognizing the GRALL players for the 2019 season. Senior offensiveman Ryan McEvily (McQuaid) was named US Lacrosse All Academic from the GRALL and was their Player of the Year.
The GRALL Coach of the Year was Terry Corcoran (McQuaid) and the Assistant Coach of the Year was Shane Cole (Livonia-Avon). The Person of the year was Karen Birch (Bath) and the Bob Scott Nominee was Connor Kelly (Aquinas).
The full list of GRALL award winners are available here.
Finger Lakes Awards for 2019
May 30, 2019 - 
The All Star list is out recognizing the Finger Lakes League players for the 2019 season.
The Finger Lakes Players of the Year were attackman Zach Baker (Pal-Mac), midfielder Jake Gallina (Pal-Mac), defenseman Jagger Kerr (Geneva), goalie Talyn Pierce (Newark) and Joe Camp (Wayne) who was selected as the Finger Lakes Player of the Year.
Joe Camp and Jake Galinia were also name US Lacrosse All-Americans.
The Finger Lakes Coach of the Year was Ben Clement (Midlakes). The Finger Lakes Assistant Coach of the Year was John Hanss (Newark) and Man of the Year was Kirby Hill (Pal-Mac).
The full list of Finger Lakes award winners are available here.
Players of the Year Announced
May 30, 2019 - The 2019 Player of the year honors were announced at the end of the Section Five Championships. The winners were Jack Brennan from Irondequoit, Sutton Boland from Victor and Devin Campbell from Bloomfield-Honeoye.
Offensive Player of the Year
Jack Brennan - Irondequoit Senior
Irondequoit senior attackman, Jack Brennan was named the Offensive Player of the Year. Scoring over fifty goals and over thirty assists this year he averaged more than five points per game. He finished his career with the Eagles with 289 points. In both 2018 and 2018 he was a first team All-League player and D&C AGR first team pick.
Coach Terry Coholan says: "For a player as talented as Jack it would be easy for him to be arrogant, but he is humble and is respected by all of his teammates and our coaching staff. Jack is going to be successful in whatever he chooses."
The US Lacrosse All American will be moving on to the University of Maryland in the fall.
Defensive Player of the Year
Sutton Boland - Victor Senior
The senior defenseman, and long stick midfielder is a three-time All-Tournament Team member and a two-time first team All-League defenseman. He finished the regular season with fifty-two ground balls and sixteen takes and was recently selected as a US Lacrosse All-American.
Coach Jim Andre says: "Sutton Boland is the complete package. He is both an outstanding player and an outstanding person. He was selected by his peers as team captain. He is a role model both on and off the field."
Next fall, Sutton will honor the commitment that he made early in his career at Victor to play for the Penn State University.
Sportsman of the Year
Devin Campbell - Bloomfield-Honeoye Senior
Coach Brandon Trombley says: "Last year he was a three-year starter as a goalkeeper. He was the leader of our defense. Devin Campbell won first team all-league goalie in the Finger Lakes. However, as we needed offensive help in our league tournament, I switched Devin to offense in the middle of the game and he scored three goals in the 4th quarter to help us come back. Thinking I would hurt his chances of getting recruited as a goalie, I did not want to make this permanent. Devin texted me the next day and said, "Coach I just wanted to let you know that I can play middie or attack if that's what you feel is best for the team. I'm also willing to work with Owen if that's the way you decide to go." Owen was our freshman backup goalie."
"Devin went from a 1st team all-league goalie in 2018 to a 2nd team all-league midfielder in 2019. He is still the leader of our defense, but this year was different. He led our team in goals, points, ground balls, and was also the leader of our offense. It is clear to see that our two-time captain, Devin Campbell, is more than worthy of this award."
Marcus Whitman wins Sportsmanship Award
May 30, 2019 - The Marcus Whitman team earned the Class D Sportsmanship Award from the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association. The Steven R. Morgan Sportsmanship Award was presented by Rob Cantabene for GVLOA to Head Coach Greg O'Connor and some of his players at the halftime of the Class D game last night.
The winner is Class A was Penfield, in Class B, Batavia-Attica-Notre Dame, and in Class C, Honeoye Falls-Lima.
2019 All-Americans Announced
May 30, 2019 -
The Head Coaches of Section Five recently considered players who had been nominated for All-American and All-Academic awards. The awards, sponsored by US Lacrosse, identify some of the best players from each area around the country. Each of the Head Coaches in the section is allowed to vote on each of the awards.
The All-American award is given to excellent lacrosse players from the area. US Lacrosse allows one award for each six teams in the area but this year there were six awards available. Seventeen players were nominated. Section Five coaches require that players who are in leagues must make first team league honors in order to be considered and all, but one player made first team honors. READ THE WHOLE STORY
Penn Yan Wins 24th - Victor Wins 6th
May 29, 2019 - Wednesday: DAY IN REVIEW: All four Champions have been crowned and are ready to advance to the NYS Regionals (quarter finals) which will be held at St. John Fisher College on Saturday. The Class A game will see Fairport vs Orchard Park at 10:00 AM, The Class B Game will feature Victor vs Hamburg at 12:30, The Class C game with Geneva vs East Aurora will start at 3:00 PM and the Class D game will see Penn Yan vs Edan at 5:30PM. Tickets will be $6.00 as set by NYS.
Penn Yan came back in overtime to defeat Pal-Mac 10-9 to win their 24th Sectional Title. The Mustangs trailed early in the contest before taking a one goal lead into the break. They held that lead into the fourth, when Pal-Mac scored the final two goals of regulation to force overtime. The Red Raiders had the first overtime offensive opportunity after winning the draw; however, they could not get a shot off on cage before Penn Yan got the ball upfield on an errant pass. The Mustangs scored with 0:05 left in the first overtime period with an inside dodge by Colton Smith. Smith was named to the All Tournament Team. STORY CONTINUES
Victor secured their sixth straight Section Five Title with two goals in the final sixty seconds. The Braves had taken a two goals lead with less than six minutes remaining and held on to a one goal lead with 1:00 left on the clock. The Blue Devils never gave up and defeated Canandaigua 7-6 in regulation. The game was a defensive battle with both goalies coming up strong. Canandaigua’s Aiden Kenyon finished with 9 saves (7 in the first half) and Victor’s Liam Haller finished with 14 saves (including 5 in the fourth quarter). Both goalies were named to the All Tournament Team. STORY CONTINUES
| Game Results |
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| Report | 10 | Penn Yan | 9 | Pal-Mac |
| Report | 7 | Victor | 6 | Canandaigua |
Penfield wins Sportsmanship Award
May 29, 2019 - The Penfield team earned the Class A Sportsmanship Award from the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association. The Steven R. Morgan Sportsmanship Award was presented by Frank Mangione for GVLOA to Head Coach John Schembri and some of his players at the halftime of the Class A game last night.
Geneva and Fairport Champs
May 28, 2019 - Tuesday: DAY IN REVIEW: Geneva won their second back to back Class C Championship tonight against Wayne 10-1. The Panthers defeated the Eagles 13-2 last year. The Panthers were slowly plodding throughout the contest and added a few goals in each quarter. Midfielder Sam Miller was named the Class C All Tournament MVP after a 3g-3a day (60% of all goals). Additionally, goalie Brandon Wayne finished with an exceptional day, recording 13 saves. Of those, 10 came in the first half while holding the Eagles scoreless during that period. Both seniors were instrumental in the success of the Panthers this season. STORY CONTINUES
After losses in the Championship games to Penfield (9-8) last season and Pittsford (9-5) two years ago, the Red Raiders were bent on getting their first Section Five Title since 2014. Fairport scored five goals in the second half while holding the Hilton offense scoreless to defeat the Cadets 9-4. Key players in the success were face-off midfielder Jake Knapp and sophomore midfielder Rob Crowley. STORY CONTINUES
Victor Wins a Close One
May 25, 2019 - Saturday: DAY IN REVIEW: Both Class B and Class D played their semifinal games today and all four top seeded teams won. In Class D, Pal-Mac defeated Marcus Whitman after taking a 10-3 lead after the first quarter. They was no report from Pal-Mac at post time. In the other Class D game, held at HF-L, Penn Yan held Midlakes to a single goal to punch their ticket to the championship. Connor Finger led the Mustangs with 3g-4a while Griffin Emerson made 8s (89%) for the Mustangs. There was not report from Midlakes at post time.
Second seeded Victor held off a late push by third seeded Brighton 10-9. The Blue Devils took control early and held it for a huge chunk of the game. They led by four goals with four minutes remaining in regulation. Brighton scored four goals in last four minutes (with Victor adding one of their own) to pull within one goal two different times. Victor advances to the Sectional Finals for the Seventh straight season. STORY CONTINUES
Top seeded Canandaigua defeated fourth seeded Thomas 7-2 to advance. The Braves offense had trouble getting started, but then stepped up with three unanswered goals in the second quarter. With two more in the third, their five-goal stretch took over control of the game. STORY CONTINUES
Canandaigua will play Victor on Wednesday at 7:30 PM and Pal-Mac will play Penn Yan at 5:00PM. Both games will be held at St. John Fisher College
Finishing their season today were Midlakes (11-7), Brighton (14-4), Marcus Whitman (10-8) and Thomas (9-10).
Hilton Wins in Overtime
May 24, 2019 - Friday: DAY IN REVIEW: Both Class A and Class C played their semifinal games today and once, again, three out of four top seeded teams won. Hilton, the number three seed won their trip to the Championships with and exciting overtime win against Pittsford, the number two seed, It is the first time the Cadets have made the finals.
Top seeded Fairport came out and strong and finished even stronger in their 11-6 win over fifth seeded Penfield. The Red Raiders came into tonight's contest looking for revenge from last season's 9-8 loss in the Championship matchup. The Patriots led that game for nearly the entire contest and held off a late advance by the Red Raiders. Tonight, the game was the opposite with Fairport taking control and the Patriots looking for the comeback. STORY CONTINUES
For the first time in program history, Hilton advances to the Sectional Finals with an 8-7 overtime win against second seeded Pittsford. The Cadets played four strong quarters and held off the late push by the Panthers. In overtime, the game winning goal was scored by Matthew Mojsej. STORIES CONTINUES
In the Class C semifinals, Geneva scored the first goal and never trailed as they defeated HF-L with Sam Miller scoring 6g-5a.
Wayne was the winner in the second Class C game as they beat Livonia-Avon 10-5. There was no report from Wayne at post time.
Finishing their season today were Livonia-Avon (10-6), Pittsford (12-6), Penfield (9-9) and HF-L (6-12).
Thomas By One, Pal-Mac by Two
May 22, 2019 - Wednesday: DAY IN REVIEW: Thomas had a tough game at McQuaid but won the 5-4 upset and was the only lower seed to win today.
Thomas won another low scoring game with a 5-4 win over McQuaid Jesuit. The Titans (5th seed) defeated Knights (4th seed) with a slow methodical pacing to the game. Throughout the contest, both teams were slow to go to the cage. They took their time before capitalizing and that led to a mostly back and forth contest. Both teams led with the game only being more than one goal apart a single time. STORY CONTINUES
Zach Baker (2g-6a) led the Red Raider offense as they made it past Bath in a close game between the top seeded Pal-Mac and 9th seeded Bath. The teams were tied at 5-5 at the half, but Pal-Mac outscored the Rams 7-4 in the third quarter and won 15-13.
Mynderse scored the first goal and stayed ahead in their game until Marcus Whitman tied the game in the second quarter and then continued to score with Seth Benedict leading the Wildcats with 6g-2a. Matt Mattoon had 3g-7a and Jake Borrelli made 5s (63%) to help Midlakes win their game against the Pride.
Lukas Stanat (5g-2a), Najeeb Awad (4g-3a), Owen Ronchetti (4g-2a) and Casey McDermott (2g-5a) helped to punch Brighton's ticket to the final four in the victory over Schroeder. Alexander Butcher had 5s (71%) for the Barons. Also making 5s (71%) was Canandaigua goalie Aiden Kenyon who, with twelve offensive players helped the Braves win their quarter final game with Spencerport.
Joey Pezzimenti had six goals to lead the Victor Blue Devils past Irondequoit. Liam Haller made 11s (68%) in the contest. Penn Yan avenged their 2018 loss to Aquinas as Colt Smith scored 2g-5a and Griffin Emerson made 9s (90%) for the Mustangs.
Finishing their season today were Bath (6-11), Mynderse (9-8), Bloomfield-Honeoye (8-9), Schroeder (8-10), Spencerport (8-10), Irondequoit (9-9), Aquinas (5-13) and McQuaid Jesuit (11-6).
So now, the final four is set for the semi-finals on Friday and Saturday. Last night the Class A teams were set and Penfield (#5) will play Fairport (#1) at 5:00 PM and Hilton (#3) will play Pittsford (#2) at 7:30. Both games will be played at Webster Thomas, while in Canandaigua, the Class C semi-finals will be played. HF-L (#4) will play Geneva (#1) at 5:30 PM and Livonia-Avon (#3) will play Wayne (#2) at 7:30 PM.
On Saturday, our winners from today will play. At Fairport, in Class B, Thomas (#5) will play Canandaigua (#1) at 11:00 AM and Brighton (#3) will play Victor (#2) at 1:30 PM. At Honeoye Falls-Lima, in Class D, Marcus Whitman (#4) will Pal-Mac (#1) at 11:00 AM and Midlakes (#3) will play Penn Yan (#2) at 1:30 PM.
Penfield Wins In OT
May 21, 2019 - Tuesday: DAY IN REVIEW: There were quarter finals for Classes A and C today and most were mismatches. Penfield was the exception where is took overtime for the Patriots to earn their place in the final four on Friday where they will play Fairport. Pittsford will play Hilton after beating East United. HF-L advanced to the semis where they will play Geneva on Friady. They earned their trip with a win overt Eastridge. Livonia-Avon won their ticket after defeating Neark. They will play Wayne on Friday.
In the only break of the night, fifth seeded Penfield defeated 4th seeded Greece Storm in overtime 10-9. The Patriots took off in the first half and led by six at one point before Greece fought back to a pair of ties in the fourth quarter. Although the Storm did not ever take the lead, they sent the game into overtime with a goal at 0:21 remaining in regulation. Senior midfielder Max Hoadley scored the game winning goal on the first shot of overtime to secure the win for the Patriots. STORY CONTINUES
Ending their seasons today were Eastridge (3-14), Greece Storm (11-6), East United (4-13) Newark (3-14) and Rush-Henrietta (9-8).
Out Bracket Runaways
May 20, 2019 - Monday: DAY IN REVIEW: There were out bracket games for Classes B and D as the 2019 Section Five Tournament began with six games and all but one was a mismatch. All the top seeded teams won, except for Bath (#9) who beat Gananda (#8).
Spencerport only led for just under two minutes during their 10-9 win over Churchville-Chili tonight in the opening round of the Class B Tournament. The eighth seeded Rangers played the ninth seeded Saints for the second time this season. Their last matchup was less than a week ago with Spencerport winning that game 12-6. Tonight, the Saints played a much stronger game and led for the majority; including a three goal lead halfway through the fourth quarter that Spencerport fought back against. STORY CONTINUES
In Class D, Bath will play top seeded Pal-Mac at 7:00 PM on Wednesday and Aquinas (#7) will play at Penn Yan (#2) at 5:00 PM. In Class D, Spencerport advanced to play top seeded Canandaigua at 6:00 PM on Wednesday. Thomas (#5) will play at McQuaid (#4) at 6:00 PM, Irondequoit (#7) will play at Victor (#2) (time TBD), and Schroeder (#6) advanced to play at Brighton (#3) (Time TBD).
Finishing their seasons today were Churchville-Chili (7-10), BAND (0-14), Brockport (5-12), Gates Chili (3-14), Gananda (6-11) and Waterloo (4-13).
Players of the Week - Group 5
May 7, 2019 -
Section V Boys Lacrosse Coordinator Mike Simon and conjunction with the Connors and Ferris law firm have restructure the Players of the Week awards and for the first time this year, there will be winners in each of the four classes.
Players of the week recognizes noteworthy performances by players throughout the section. Previous winners: Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
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