Next Up: The East-West Championships (NYS Semi Finals)

There are twelve teams that are still playing games but on Wednesday that number will drop to six when the New York State Tournaments continue with the semifinal rounds. At this point, the State is divided into the West and the East for the Wednesday games. In the West are the teams from Section V vs the teams from Section III. In the East, In Classes B and C the teams from Section I will take on the teams from Section VIII. In Class A it will be Section VIII vs Section II. Full Story

8th Annual JMJ Tournament set for June 7th

The 8th Annual Jeff Milano-Johnson Memorial Lacrosse Tournament is set for Sunday, June 7th at Total Sports Experience. The Jeff Milano-Johnson Memorial Fund / Rochester Kids provides scholarships to kids graduating from the City of Rochester, support for city lacrosse and funding for bereavement support for parents whose children who have died. The Tournament is both a celebration of Jeff’s love for the game and a fundraiser for Rochester Kids. Full Story

Five Players Make Tryout Pool for National Team

Five Section Five players have been selected to join the tryout pool for the US National 19 and Under team that will compete in the FIL World Championships in British Columbia this July. Full Story

Caz Takes Out Mustangs in Semis

*+Cazenovia scored four of the first five goals to take a strong lead into their State Semi-Final match against Penn Yan. The Lakers defeated the Mustangs 9-5 and will move on to play Cold Spring Harbor this Saturday at Vestal High School. Cazenovia played a more consistent game. They showed their skill with second and third attempts at the ball. On a number of plays they lost the initial ground ball and then came at the ball even stronger to re-take possession on the second or third attempt. This held true with most statistics including face-offs, shots, and clears. Although multiple Lakers had strong games, there were stand out performances from face off midfielder Peter Burr, attackman PJ Brown and goalie Brenden Whalen. Burr, Brown and Whalen exemplified the type of play that we all hope to see. Full Story

Five Late Goals give WG Win Over Pittsford

West Genesee scored five unanswered goals spanning the second through fourth quarters to defeat Pittsford 8-7. The Wildcats will face Niskayuna in the State Finals at Vestal on Saturday. The game came down to consistent offense versus high powered unsettled play. The Panthers were much more flexible and willing to find openings in whatever they were presented. The Wildcats played strong consistent offensive for four quarters and slowly chipped away at an early Pittsford lead. Full Story

NYS Semi Finals: Victory for Victor - Still Undefeated

Victor became the lone Section V representative to make it to the State Finals with an 11-9 win over Jamesville-Dewitt. They will go on to play Manhasset on Saturday at Vestal High School in the State Finals. The Blue Devils had a slow start before taking control in the second quarter and holding the lead through the second half. They looked strong though the entire contest and controlled the pacing of the game. Attackman Ryan Maloney finished with 3g-2a to lead Victor. Face off specialist TD Ierlan had another impressive contest finishing 19/22 (86%). He also led his team in ground balls with thirteen. Full Story

Wednesday: NYS Semi Finals: Victory for Victor - Still Undefeated

Victor maintained their perfect season, the only one in the State at this point, with one game to go. . . the NYS Championship in Vestal on Saturday Full Story

Newark Seniors Continue in College

A number of Newark seniors are planning to continue playing lacrosse while they add to their education. Full Story

Lycoming Gets HF-L Senior, Tim Breau

Tim Breau, a senior attackman at Honeoye Falls-Lima has announced that he will be studying Business/Marketing and playing lacrosse at Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA after graduation. Full Story

Dan Smith to Play at John Carroll University

Dan Smith, will be attending John Carroll University in the Fall and will play lacrosse for Coach Brian Small. A three year player on the Fairport Red Raider defense, Dan plans to study mathematics and has been admitted to the Pre-MBA Scholars Program. Full Story

Saturday: NYS Championship - Victor, The Best!

In the last game of the 2015 scholastic season, the Blue Devils finished their undefeated (22-0) season and won their first New York State Championship when they defeated Manhasset of Section 8 with the score of 17-8. Full Story

Monroe County Releases D-1 Awards for 2015

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2015 season. Senior midfielder Kevin Hill (Thomas), attackman, Connor Hulme (Canandaigua) and Long Stick Defenseman Allen Thibodeau (Fairport) were named US Lacrosse Academic All Americans. Senior midfielder Brandon Barker (Pittsford) along with senior attackman Max Spaan (Penfield) and senior goalie Willie Klan (Penfield) selected as US Lacrosse All Americans. Juniors Jared Conners(Pittsford-LSM), T.D. Ierlan (Victor mid/fo) and Jamie Trimboli (Victor - mid) were also named as US Lacrosse All Americans. Full Story

Monroe County Releases D-2 Awards for 2015

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2015 season. Senior midfielder Kevin Hill (Thomas), attackman, Connor Hulme (Canandaigua) and Long Stick Defenseman Allen Thibodeau (Fairport) were named US Lacrosse Academic All Americans. Senior midfielder Brandon Barker (Pittsford) along with senior attackman Max Spaan (Penfield) and senior goalie Willie Klan (Penfield) selected as US Lacrosse All Americans. Juniors Jared Conners(Pittsford-LSM), T.D. Ierlan (Victor mid/fo) and Jamie Trimboli (Victor - mid) were also named as US Lacrosse All Americans. Full Story

Monroe County Releases D-3 Awards for 2015

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2015 season. Senior midfielder Kevin Hill (Thomas), attackman, Connor Hulme (Canandaigua) and Long Stick Defenseman Allen Thibodeau (Fairport) were named US Lacrosse Academic All Americans. Senior midfielder Brandon Barker (Pittsford) along with senior attackman Max Spaan (Penfield) and senior goalie Willie Klan (Penfield) selected as US Lacrosse All Americans. Juniors Jared Conners(Pittsford-LSM), T.D. Ierlan (Victor mid/fo) and Jamie Trimboli (Victor - mid) were also named as US Lacrosse All Americans. Full Story

Senior Games to be at Victor on June 12th - Final Rosters

The Rochester Chapter of USLacrosse has released the final rosters for the 2015 Herb Fitch Lacrosse All Star Game which will be held on Friday, June 12th at Victor High School. Full Story

Finger Lakes Releases Awards for 2015

The All Star list is out recognizing the Finger Lakes players for the 2015 season. Junior defenseman, Dylan Joy from Gananda was selected as Finger Lakes "Player of the Year". The "Attackman of the Year" was Joe Fisher from Gananda. The "Midfielders of the Year" were Ethan Bakogiannis from Geneva and Chris Goodman from Midlakes.  Full Story

SUNY Canton gets C-C Defenseman Tyler Phillips

Tyler Phillips, will be attending the State University of New York Canton Campus next fall where he expects to play lacrosse for Head Coach Pat Harrington. At Canton, Tyler expects to study business`s management. He has been a Varsity Lacrosse (and Hockey) player for the last two years at Churchville-Chili. Full Story

Ohio Northern Picks up Lucas Blaszyk

Ohio Northern University picked up a second player from Section Five as Churchville-Chili senior attackman Lucas Blaszyk will join Newark defenseman Evan Corteville at the new NCAA Division III program. A three year Varsity player, Lucas ended his career with the Saints with 33g-13a and in his senior year had stat contributions in all seventeen games. An aggressive rider, Lucas had twenty-nine ground balls and recorded nine take aways in his senior year. Full Story

28 Picked for Brine National All Americans

Thirty-one states will be represented as just over 1,700 middle and high school boys and girls have been named Brine National All-Americans and will compete in games at the 2015 Brine National Lacrosse Classic from June 29-July 2 at the River City Sportsplex in Richmond, Virginia. Full Story

LaxPower Names Victor in Top Five

LaxPower.com recently announced their "Top Five Programs" in the Country, and listed Victor as their number four pick. Full Story

USA Today names Seven from Section Five

USA Today recently announced the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Boys Lacrosse Team lists and a number of Section Five players were named. Victor junior midfielderJamie Trimboli (Syracuse) was named to the second team, partly on the basis of his three goals and four assists in the State championship game. Former Penn Yan attackman,Bradley Voigt (Syracuse), who attended the Salisbury School this year was named to the third team. Also named to the the third team was Pittsford junior LSM/Defenseman Jared Conners (Virginia). Full Story