Phillylacrosse.com.com, Posted 6/19/13
From Press Release

Former college lacrosse coach John Brubaker, the award-winning author of The Coach Approach, takes readers on an enlightening and transformational journey to find their purpose and develop their leadership performance in his new book, Seeds of Success: A Leader, His Legacy, and The Lessons Learned. (Sport of Business Publishing; May 2013; $19.95; 978-0-9850671-1-3) www.SeedsofSuccessBook.com

Seeds of Success introduces readers to lacrosse coaching legend Morgan Randall and his protégé a young, emerging leader Jack Burton. The book takes you on a yearlong journey where Coach Randall introduces Jack to a Marine Corps recruiter, a CEO and a minister whom he refers to as the three wise men. These unlikely mentors teach Jack how to become a more authentic leader and show him that life is the curriculum, you are the student and everyone you meet has a lesson to teach.

Through the characters and the lessons in Seeds of Success, readers will acquire new ways to unlock their potential and bring out the best in others, by learning how to:

• Discover your passion, purpose and unique ability
• Focus on the process not the end result
• Develop a life plan on the journey to finding success and fulfillment
• Leave a legacy and make a lasting impact
• Seek the rewards from work, not just the awards at work

Though Seeds of Success is a fictional story, it is based on Brubaker’s relationship with his coaching mentor who died of blood cancer and the setting for the book is the Philadelphia suburbs. With this in mind, the HEADstrong Foundation became a natural charitable partner. The HEADstrong Foundation’s mission is to carry on the legacy and vision of founder Nicholas E. Colleluori through advocating, fundraising and supporting those affected by blood cancers and those working towards eliminating it.

The book is now available at bookstores and online. When you order online at www.CreateSpace.com/4277855 using discount code RHJEADCJ a portion of the proceeds will go to the HEADstrong Foundation.

Praise for Seeds of Success:

“Coach Bru has created another slam dunk with Seeds of Success. It’s a fabulous book with a powerful message. Anyone who reads this will develop a better sense of what it takes to be a leader of significance in life’s journey instead of simply chasing success.” – Paul Biancardi, National Recruiting Director, ESPN Basketball

“John’s powerful message extends far beyond the athletic field. If you’re ready to change your life for the better, then you’re ready for Seeds of Success.” – Jon Gordon, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Energy Bus

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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/19/13
From Press Release

LaxPower, the world’s leading authority on lacrosse team performance ratings, is pleased to announce the National Coaches/Computer Ratings for high school girls’ lacrosse for the recently completed 2013 spring season.

McDonogh School, Owings Mills (Md.), is LaxPower’s national champion for 2013. The Eagles have repeated as champions for the 4th consecutive time with a 22-0 season and winning their 5th consecutive IAAM-A title. Chris Robinson’s team finished in first place in the coaches’ poll and second in the computer ratings. This is the ninth season in a row that they have finished in the Top 10.

McDonogh has run its unbeaten streak to 91 consecutive games, which is a national record, surpassing Carle Place’s 73 wins in the early 1980s.

Moorestown (#2) won their 20th state championship this spring and finished first in the computer Power Ratings. The Quakers have a 51-game winning streak.

The top five programs in the country for 2013:

#1: McDonogh School, Owings Mills, Maryland (22-0) — IAAM-A title (5th straight)
#2: Moorestown, Moorestown, New Jersey (25-0) — New Jersey state champion (20th time)
#3: St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, Alexandria, Va. (27-1) – ISL AA & VISAA I champion (7th straight)
#4: St. Anthony’s, South Huntington, New York (17-1) — CHSAA Class AA champion (6th straight)
#5: Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai, New York (20-0) — New York state Class C champion

The final rankings (click here for full rankings) were compiled using LaxPower’s CCR rating formula, which combines the national computer rankings with a national poll. The computer ratings used for the rankings are based on 21,035 game scores for 2,793 high school teams. The poll, for which just the top 40 teams (plus ties) were used, is a product of rankings by 29 high school coaches from around the country. Each of these parameters represents 50% of the final tallied results.

The combined CCR ranking, the computer ratings, the results of the poll voting, the members of the coaches poll panel, and a detailed explanation of the computer formula are available. Results for the Top 25 on each of the components and overall are presented at the bottom of this page.

2013 National Rankings for High School Girls’ Lacrosse

LaxPower congratulates these teams and their players and coaches for an outstanding achievement in 2013 as well as all of the coaches and student-athletes who participated in high school lacrosse this past spring.

2013 National Coaches/Computer Ratings

No Team ST W-L-T CCR = Poll + PR
1 McDonogh School MD 22-0-0 189.82 99.90 89.92
2 Moorestown NJ 25-0-0 189.26 99.32 89.94
3 Sts. Stephen’s & Agnes VA 27-1-0 188.38 98.49 89.89
4 St. Anthony’s NY 17-1-0 188.29 98.41 89.88
5 Mt. Sinai NY 20-0-0 181.97 95.49 86.48
6 Manhasset NY 16-4-0 181.11 94.66 86.45
7 Marriotts Ridge MD 18-1-0 180.57 94.16 86.41
8 Garden City NY 17-2-0 179.75 93.50 86.24
9 Harriton PA 25-2-0 179.26 92.87 86.39
10 Darien CT 21-1-0 177.90 91.96 85.94
11 Shawnee NJ 19-3-0 177.78 91.71 86.07
12 Christian Brothers, NY NY 19-2-0 176.92 91.49 85.43
13 Farmingdale NY 16-3-0 175.77 90.72 85.06
14 Brighton, NY NY 18-4-0 174.00 89.06 84.94
15 Georgetown Visitation DC 17-2-0 172.31 88.70 83.61
16 Mountain Lakes NJ 19-2-0 172.18 87.32 84.86
17 Bay Shore NY 18-2-0 172.11 87.32 84.79
18 West Genesee NY 15-2-0 170.88 86.69 84.19
19 Radnor PA 20-5-0 170.86 86.86 84.00
20 Ridgewood NJ 18-5-0 170.57 86.17 84.41
21 Milton, GA GA 18-3-1 170.54 86.63 83.90
22 Good Counsel MD 17-3-1 170.40 86.50 83.90
23 Summit, NJ NJ 18-5-0 169.78 85.72 84.05
24 Wantagh NY 12-6-0 169.75 85.67 84.08
25 Mt. Hebron MD 14-3-0 169.47 86.08 83.38

2013 LaxPower National Computer Ratings

No Team ST PR SOS W-L-T
1 Moorestown NJ 89.94 75.18 25-0-0
2 McDonogh School MD 89.92 80.36 22-0-0
3 Sts. Stephen’s & Agnes VA 89.89 75.60 27-1-0
4 St. Anthony’s NY 89.88 75.23 17-1-0
5 Mt. Sinai NY 86.48 74.81 20-0-0
6 Manhasset NY 86.45 81.53 16-4-0
7 Marriotts Ridge MD 86.41 72.34 18-1-0
8 Harriton PA 86.39 75.63 25-2-0
9 Garden City NY 86.24 80.26 17-2-0
10 Shawnee NJ 86.07 76.42 19-3-0
11 Darien CT 85.94 74.22 21-1-0
12 Christian Brothers, NY NY 85.43 73.34 19-2-0
13 Farmingdale NY 85.06 81.58 16-3-0
14 Brighton, NY NY 84.94 78.77 18-4-0
15 Mountain Lakes NJ 84.86 77.22 19-2-0
16 Bay Shore NY 84.79 74.70 18-2-0
17 Ridgewood NJ 84.41 77.89 18-5-0
18 West Genesee NY 84.19 76.71 15-2-0
19 Wantagh NY 84.08 80.65 12-6-0
20 Summit, NJ NJ 84.05 79.59 18-5-0
21 Radnor PA 84.00 76.46 20-5-0
22 Good Counsel MD 83.90 72.15 17-3-1
23 Milton, GA GA 83.90 69.94 18-3-1
24 Strath Haven PA 83.83 75.72 18-5-0
25 Honeoye Falls-Lima NY 83.74 78.36 15-6-0

2013 LaxPower National Coaches’ Poll

No Team ST W-L-T Points First
1 McDonogh School MD 22-0-0 545 16
2 Moorestown NJ 25-0-0 524 10
3 Sts. Stephen’s & Agnes VA 27-1-0 494 1
4 St. Anthony’s NY 17-1-0 491 2
5 Mt. Sinai NY 20-0-0 385
6 Manhasset NY 16-4-0 355
7 Marriotts Ridge MD 18-1-0 337
8 Garden City NY 17-2-0 313
9 Harriton PA 25-2-0 290
10 Darien CT 21-1-0 257
11 Shawnee NJ 19-3-0 248
12 Christian Brothers, NY NY 19-2-0 240
13 Farmingdale NY 16-3-0 212
14 Brighton, NY NY 18-4-0 152
15 Georgetown Visitation DC 17-2-0 139
16 Mountain Lakes NJ 19-2-0 89
16 Bay Shore NY 18-2-0 89
18 Radnor PA 20-5-0 72
19 West Genesee NY 15-2-0 66
20 Milton, GA GA 18-3-1 64
21 Good Counsel MD 17-3-1 59
22 St. Paul’s SG, MD MD 13-5-0 51
23 Ridgewood NJ 18-5-0 47
24 Mt. Hebron MD 14-3-0 44
25 Vero Beach FL 20-4-0 33

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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/18/13

Registration remains open for 2013 Pennsylvania Co-Ed Day and Overnight Lacrosse Camps by GameBreaker Lacrosse.

The camps feature top notch coaches from the area for girls and boys lacrosse players of all ages and levels of play.

There are two camps at Shipley this summer and a special Co-Ed overnight camp at The Phelps School in Malvern.

All camps feature coach Philly Wings All-Star and shipley assistant coach Kevin Crowley, an NCAA All-American and NLL and MLL star as well as a member of Team Canada.

Girls camps will be directed by Shipley varsity girls’ head coach Katelyn Martin and her staff and the boys camps will be run by Shipley boys’ varsity coach Mark Duncan and Crowley.

* group and team discounts available
* specialty goalie/shooting clinics
* Lots of giveaways and prizes!
* Teaching and Stick work in the mornings and afternoon games

The Shipley School- 2 Field Turf Fields
Co-ed Day Camp- 2 Dates June 24-27 9a-3p
Goalie/Shooting Clinic – Friday June 28 9a-12p
Co-Ed Day Camp- July 15-18 9a-3p
Goalie/Shooting Clinic- Friday July 19 9a-12p

North Branch Park, Chalfont , PA – Co–Ed Day Camp 9a-3p
July 8- July 11

Kiski Prep- Pittsburgh Area PA, Co–Ed Overnight and Day Camp
July 22-25

The Phelps School – Co–Ed Overnight and Day Camp
July 29- Aug 1 – Special Guest – NCAA and MLL All-Star Goalie – Greg Cattrano from Warrior/Brine Lacrosse; Warrior Giveaways
Visit: http://www.laxcamps.com/camps/campLocation.html#pa

For more information call (800) 944-7112

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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/18/13
From Press Release

Ward Melville (NY) is the LaxPower High School Boys’ Lacrosse National Champion for 2013.

LaxPower, the world’s leading authority on lacrosse team performance ratings, is pleased to announce the National Coaches/Computer Ratings for high school boys’ lacrosse for the recently completed 2013 season.

Ward Melville of East Setauket, New York is LaxPower’s national champion for 2013. The Patriots capped off an undefeated season (22-0) by winning the 2013 New York Class A title. They placed in first place in both the computer ratings and the coaches’ poll, where they received 22 of 25 first-place votes. No. 2 Boys’ Latin (MD) received two first-place votes and finished second in the computer ratings. Pennsylvania PIAA champion La Salle College HS rounded out the top three. The top five programs in the country for 2013:

#1: Ward Melville, East Setauket, NY (22-0) — New York Class A champion
#2: Boys’ Latin, Baltimore, MD (19-1) — MIAA A finalist
#3: La Salle College High School, Wyndmoor, PA (23-2) — Pennsylvania PIAA champion
#4: Garden City, Garden City, NY (19-3) — New York Class B champion
#5: Chaminade, Mineola, NY (15-2) — New York Catholic AAA champion

The final rankings were compiled using LaxPower’s CCR rating formula, which combines the national computer ratings with a national poll. The computer ratings used for the rankings are based on over 27,800 game scores for 3,617 high school teams. The poll is a product of rankings by 25 high school coaches from around the country. Each of these parameters represents 50% of the final tallied results.

The rankings can be found here. The combined CCR ranking, the computer ratings, the results of the poll voting, the members of the coaches poll panel, and a detailed explanation of the computer formula are available. Results for the Top 25 on each of the components and overall are presented at the bottom of this page.

2013 National Rankings for High School Boys’ Lacrosse

[http://www.laxpower.com/update13/binboy/natlccr.php ]

LaxPower congratulates these teams and their players and coaches for an outstanding achievement in 2013 as well as all of the coaches and student-athletes who participated in high school lacrosse this past spring.

2013 National Coaches/Computer Ratings

No Team ST W-L CCR = Poll + PR
1 Ward Melville NY 22-0 199.82 99.90 99.92
2 Boys’ Latin MD 19-1 199.75 99.87 99.88
3 La Salle College HS PA 23-2 199.62 99.80 99.81
4 Garden City NY 19-3 199.56 99.84 99.71
5 Chaminade NY 15-2 199.40 99.77 99.62
6 Malvern Prep PA 16-2 199.38 99.65 99.72
7 Gonzaga DC 19-2 199.36 99.71 99.64
8 Deerfield MA 15-1 199.24 99.67 99.57
9 Niskayuna NY 21-1 199.19 99.72 99.47
10 Delbarton NJ 17-1 199.11 99.63 99.47
11 Jamesville-DeWitt NY 20-2 199.07 99.64 99.42
12 Saint Ignatius Prep CA 21-1 198.90 99.55 99.34
13 Yorktown NY 17-3 198.82 99.53 99.29
14 Culver Academy Prep IN 18-2 198.78 99.52 99.26
15 Westminster MD 19-0 198.75 99.42 99.32
16 Gilman MD 12-4 198.66 99.47 99.18
17 Fairfield Prep CT 18-4 198.65 99.44 99.21
18 Loyola Blakefield MD 13-8 198.63 99.58 99.05
19 Haverford School PA 15-7 198.62 99.49 99.13
20 Hereford MD 19-2 198.59 99.43 99.16
21 Arapahoe CO 16-3 198.54 99.37 99.17
22 McDonogh MD 14-4 198.53 99.44 99.09
23 Ridge NJ 20-3 198.50 99.42 99.08
24 Ridgefield CT 17-4 198.48 99.33 99.14
25 Salesianum DE 17-2 198.45 99.38 99.07

2013 LaxPower National Computer Ratings

No Team ST PR SOS W-L
1 Ward Melville NY 99.92 95.38 22-0
2 Boys’ Latin MD 99.88 97.92 19-1
3 La Salle College HS PA 99.81 94.08 23-2
4 Malvern Prep PA 99.72 95.23 16-2
5 Garden City NY 99.71 93.23 19-3
6 Gonzaga DC 99.64 93.91 19-2
7 Chaminade NY 99.62 96.73 15-2
8 Deerfield MA 99.57 97.06 15-1
9 Delbarton NJ 99.47 96.42 17-1
10 Niskayuna NY 99.47 86.81 21-1
11 Jamesville-DeWitt NY 99.42 92.01 20-2
12 Saint Ignatius Prep CA 99.34 92.58 21-1
13 Westminster MD 99.32 89.22 19-0
14 Yorktown NY 99.29 94.41 17-3
15 Culver Academy Prep IN 99.26 96.62 18-2
16 Fairfield Prep CT 99.21 95.30 18-4
17 Gilman MD 99.18 98.51 12-4
18 Arapahoe CO 99.17 94.00 16-3
19 Hereford MD 99.16 88.63 19-2
20 Ridgefield CT 99.14 92.86 17-4
21 Haverford School PA 99.13 96.66 15-7
22 McDonogh MD 99.09 97.44 14-4
23 Ridge NJ 99.08 95.33 20-3
24 Salesianum DE 99.07 89.90 17-2
25 Brewster Academy NH 99.06 91.70 17-1

2013 LaxPower National Coaches’ Poll

No Team ST W-L Points First
1 Ward Melville NY 22-0 619 22
2 Boys’ Latin MD 19-1 583 2
3 Garden City NY 19-3 559 1
4 La Salle College HS PA 23-2 518
5 Chaminade NY 15-2 490
6 Niskayuna NY 21-1 431
7 Gonzaga DC 19-2 426
8 Deerfield MA 15-1 377
9 Malvern Prep PA 16-2 365
10 Jamesville-DeWitt NY 20-2 351
11 Delbarton NJ 17-1 342
12 Loyola Blakefield MD 13-8 284
13 Saint Ignatius Prep CA 21-1 260
14 Yorktown NY 17-3 234
15 Culver Academy Prep IN 18-2 224
16 Haverford School PA 15-7 195
17 Gilman MD 12-4 180
18 Fairfield Prep CT 18-4 148
19 McDonogh MD 14-4 142
20 Hereford MD 19-2 138
21 Ridge NJ 20-3 126
22 Westminster MD 19-0 124
23 Cazenovia Central NY 22-2 109
24 Salesianum DE 17-2 87
25 St Stephen/St Agnes VA 18-6 80

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By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/18/13

In the fall, the Philly Showcase is one of the season’s biggest recruiting events in the nation. The precursor of that event was held Sunday through today as 150 boys’ lacrosse players from the Mid-Atlantic, the Mideast and Canada competed in the Philly Boys’ Showcase Camp at St. Joseph’s University.

Radnor rising sophomore Dario Falcone is seen here in Tuesday’s Philly Boys’ Showcase Camp title game

The NXT event, run by St. Joseph’s coach Taylor Wray and Hartford coach Peter Lawrence, featured instruction from 15 college coaches, an All-Star game Monday night (see story) and a tournament that ended today.

Wray said the goal of the event is to instruct and educate players as well as provide a chance for exposure with college coaching.

“I think what makes this camp different is that it’s educational and it also gives them exposure,” said Wray. “We are educating the kids about the recruiting process, we provide strength and conditioning, we had speed sessions and we had a nutritionist come in and talk to the kids about ways to take care of their body.

Tim Hickey

“We also had positional instruction sessions. They get coached by college coaches and we split them into groups by positions. We evaluation them, pick teams and do all of that in a little over 48 hours.

“It’s a full schedule, but I think kids enjoy it that way. We try to educate them to get them into the best position to have success and achieve their goals.”

Wray estimated that 20 coaches attended the All-Star Game Monday night as players from the classes of 2014, 2-15 and 2016 were showcased. The camp also featured several in the Class of 2017. Besides the college coaches, 12 St. Joe’s players assisted in the camp.

“The thing I liked about this camp is that it gets you a lot of exposure, but it’s also educational,” said Trinity (PA) High rising senior defenseman Tim Hickey, who made the All-Star Game and also was on the winning (Team 7) tournament team. “It’s set up that you get to work with coaches from great programs around the country.”

Another All-Star was St. Anthony’s rising sophomore attackman T.J. Heagerty, who had two goals and an assist for Team 7 in its 8-5 title win over Team 4.

TJ Heagerty

“I was one of the younger guys and it was good to play with older kids,” said Heagerty. “This will help me when I get back to my class of players with LI Express.

“For me the best part of the camp was working on my shot. I am a strong passer, but I proved I could lay with the older kids.”

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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/18/13
From Press Release

Former Lehigh standouts Ryan Snyder (Reading native, Duke’s LC) and Mike Noone (La Salle) were recently picked up by Major League Lacrosse teams, Snyder joining the first-place Denver Outlaws and Noone heading to the Ohio Machine.

Snyder has been added to the active roster and will back up Anthony Kelly at the faceoff X while Noone is on Ohio’s practice squad, but could join the active roster at a moment’s notice.

The duo joins several former Mountain Hawks in Major League Lacrosse. Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney have each played in six of Hamilton’s seven games, helping the Nationals to a 5-2 record and second-place in the league standings. David DiMaria has played two games for the Boston Cannons while Dante Fantoni (Denver) and Noah Molnar (Rochester) were selected in January’s Collegiate Draft, but haven’t seen action.

Snyder wrapped up his collegiate career as a three-time All-Patriot League honoree, winning 52.6 percent of his faceoffs (473-of-899) with 313 groundballs (second in league history). Snyder was a First Team All-Patriot League honoree as a sophomore when he won 61.6 percent of his draws (173-of-281) with 118 groundballs. Snyder also owns 11 career points behind eight goals and three assists. He was named a Scholar All-American by the USILA and was a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award.

Noone was named to the All-Patriot League Team in each of the last two seasons, including First Team laurels this season. He also garnered honorable mention All-America recognition. Noone finished the season with 33 groundballs and a team-high 26 caused turnovers to finish his career with 104 and 71, respectively.

he Jenkintown native enjoyed a monster game vs. #18 Penn in March with five groundballs and a career-high six caused turnovers. He is a four-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, including this season following three groundballs and three caused turnovers against Colgate. Noone has been an integral part of a Lehigh defense ranked in the top nationally each of the last two seasons.

Snyder and Noone were also two of a program-record four Mountain Hawks (along with DiMaria and Fantoni) to play in the USILA North-South Game in May.

Lehigh wrapped up its second straight Patriot League Championship and NCAA Tournament campaign with a 12-5 record, becoming the first team in the league with back-to-back championships since Navy six years ago.

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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/18/13

Below are the team champions from last weekend’s Lehigh LaxFest (8th annual).

Lehigh University 3/4th Grade Division: Team 91 2021
Lehigh University 5th/6th Grade “A” Division: Maroons Lacrosse
Lehigh University 5th/6th Grade “B” Division: Team United 2017 Black
Lehigh University 7th/8th Grade “A” Division: Team 91 2017 Orange
Lehigh University 7th/8th Grade “B” Division: Team United Black
Lehigh University 7th/8th Grade “C” Division: Team Twist

Southern Lehigh HS 5th/6th Grade Division: Team 91 2019 Orange
Southern Lehigh HS 7th/8th Grade “B” Division: Team 91 2018 Raiders

Lehigh University U15 Division: Champion Impact
Lehigh University HS Rising Division: 2 Knights Noblemen
Lehigh University HS Varsity Division: Recon Lacrosse
Lehigh University HS Elite Division: Smithtown West, NY

Southern Lehigh U15 Division: JAGS Lacrosse
Southern Lehigh HS Rising Division: York Legacy Lacrosse

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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/18/13

Man-Up Lacrosse won the U11 championship last weekend at the Laxpalooza in Bethlehem, going 7-0 overall and defeating Lehigh Valley Steam, 6-1, in the title game.

Man-Up got standout goaltending from Jack McAnally,who allowed only five goals over seven games. The defense was led Matt Riley, Jack Page, Zack Antonucci and Andrew Carr, who were strong on clears and knocked down numerous passes. Dalton Harkins dominated at the face-off X and Man Up won the ground ball battle (70% at least). The team showed strong depth and balance as the team continued to keep momentum with the third line of middies.

Man-Up won the U11 title at the Laxpalooza

The team featured: Tom Dougherty, Matthew Riley, Quinn Keegan, Jesse Lynch, Jack McAnally, Caden Kennedy, Zack Antonucci, Dalton Harkins, Owen Mehok, Sean Brune, Paul Gleason, Andrew Carr, Bryant Maits, GJ Sucher, Sloan Zebrowski, Victor Bucci, Joe Carozza, Tucker Flynn, Josh Diehl, Jack Page, Colin Hueston, Owen Murray, and Ryan Cassidy.

Saturday, June 15th

Man-Up Lacrosse defeats Baggataway Lacrosse Club (7-2)
Man-up Lacrosse defeats Laxzilla (10-1)
Man-up Lacrosse defeats SPA Lacrosse (10-2)

Sunday, June 16th
Man-Up Lacrosse defeats GonzoLax MD (7-3)
Man-Up Lacrosse defeats Northwestern (14-1)
SEMI FINALS – Man-Up Lacrosse defeats GonzoLax MD (5-2)
FINALS – Man-Up Lacrosse defeats Lehigh Valley Steam (6-1)

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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/18/13

The 2020 Philadelphia Freedom Lacrosse Team won the 2013 Summer Exposure tournament championship last weekend by defeating the RoughRiders, 8-4, in the U11AA Division.

Freedom 2020 win the U11AA title at Summer Exposure. In the Picture Front Row, L-R, Dylan Kilroy, Adam Zebroski, Matt Matour, Blake Romono, Josh Toth, amd Nate Yi. 2nd Row, L-R, Jared Kolinsky, Cooper Chamberlain, Cole Bertolami, Champ Doyle, Collin Pettine, Will Howard, Cole Benson, Nico Icovino, Kennan O’Conner, Nolan Smith, Collin McGill, Drew Pettinelli, Blake Terrizzi, Eric Spanos, Brent Romano, and Gabriel Goforth.

Philadelphia Freedom rallied to win the semifinal game, 5-4 over the Breakers. In the final pool play game, Collin Pettine scored in Braveheart to defeat the Diamondbacks, 6-5.

Freedom received standout play from goalies Nico Icovino and Nate Yi and strong defense from Dylan Kilroy, Blake Terrizzi, Will Howard (LSM), Brent Romano, Blake Romano (LSM/Mid) Josth Toth, and Matt Matour.

The midfield was solid all-around on defense, face offs, transitions and scoring. That unit featured Adam Zebroski, Jared Kolinsky, Cooper Chamberlain, Champ Doyle, Collin Pettine (FO), Kennan O’Connor (FO), and Gabriel Goforth (FO). Lastly, the attack controlled the ball and produced some big goals in key moments. It was led by Cole Bertomlami, Cole Benson, Nolan Smith, Collin McGill, Drew Pettinelli, and Eric Spanos.

Record and Scores

2020 Freedom 3 MD Rough Riders 6
2020 Freedom 13 Battle Lax 1
2020 Freedom 6 Diamondbacks 5 (Won in Braveheart)
2020 Freedom 5 Breakers 4 Semi Finals (Came from behind losing 0-4)
2020 Freedom 8 MD Rough Riders 4 Championship Game

The boys showed a lot of heart coming from behind to win two of their games! Collin Pettine scored the game winner in the Braveheart!!

Coaches were Craig Zebrowski, Kyle Marks, Jay Kilroy, Greg Benson and Kevin Goforth.

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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/18/13

Tryouts have been announced for the Chester County boys’ lacrosse team competing in the Keystone State Games July 26-28 at Penn State.

The details:

Chesco Team Keystone State games tryouts

1st Tryout – WC Henderson, Friday, 6/21 – 6pm

2nd Tryout – WC Henderson, Friday, 6/28 – 6pm

(players should arrive by 5:30 to register)

$25 tryout fee (includes pinnie)

Also any coaches who are interested in evaluating or coaching please contact Sean Tischler through the EPLCA website or email at stischler@salesianum.org

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