Out East Life Classic To Be Held Sunday October 4th

East Hampton, NY-- The Out East Life Lacrosse Club is the host of the annual Out East Life Classic Tournament held each fall. The tournament raises money for the Wounded Warrior Project. "Broadway" Brett Jeffares' Rhinos rocked the camo look last year. I expect to see many copycats trying to replicate their look.

2009 STJ LACROSSE ALUMNI GAME

Jamaica, NY--We are happy to announce that we will host the 2009 STJ LACROSSE ALUMNI GAME on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th on DaSilva Memorial Field. FACE -OFF IS SLATED FOR 7PM. Provided the numbers allow, the match up will be ALUMS GRADUATING IN ODD YEARS (79, 81 ETC) vs. ALUMS GRADUATING IN EVEN YEARS (84, 08 ETC). The current team will stick around after practice that day to shag balls, offer moral support, and say hello. Please feel free to show up early and catch some of practice - we are excited about the 2010 team.
We have made reservations at the SLY FOX for after the game. Food and Drinks will be available to take the aches away.
Dominick Denapoli (the 2009 NCAA Statistical Champion for GB's) is serving as our Undergrad Volunteer Asst this year, and will be responsible for making all of the final arrangements.If you would like to attend, please email Coach Miller directly (millerj1@stjohns.edu) and he'll forward your information along to Dom.
We hope you will be able to attend, and look forward to seeing you on Oct. 9th. Go Jonnies!

Men’s College Lacrosse: Fall Ball Schedule Coming Together

As the summer comes to its inevitable close, the back to school bell is ringing for everyone from age five to college seniors. But, on the good side, that means that college lacrosse is about to have its brief fall season, and there’s plenty of places to catch your favorite squads from late September through the end of October before teams go on hiatus before ramping things up for good in the new year.
Here is as complete a listing as we have been able to generate at this point for the fall season, which will be updated/added to as more teams finalize their fall schedules and Sports Information staffers get back to LI Lacrosse Blog.

September 26
West Point, NY
6:00 pm - Team USA Blue vs Team USA White

October 3
Cornell Fall Classic
Ithaca, NY
12:00 pm - Cornell, Penn State, Colgate

October 4
Army Fall Classic
West Point, NY
12:00 pm - Army, Marist, Stony Brook

Lynchburg College Fallball
Lynchburg, VA
12:00 pm - Lynchburg, Queens, Gettysburg

October 9
‘Thumbs Up’ for Breschi Memorial Scholarship Fund
Upper Arlington High School, Columbus, OH
7:00 pm - Ohio State vs. Johns Hopkins

October 10
Navy Fall Ball
Annapolis, MD
Navy, Hobart, Penn State, Georgetown, Syracuse, Harvard

3rd Annual Nick Colleluori Classic
Ridley High School, Ridley, PA
10:00 am - Detroit, Drexel, Lafayette, Hofstra, Penn, Mt. St. Mary’s, Quinnipiac, Rutgers, St. Joseph’s, UMBC, Villanova

San Francisco Fall Lacrosse Classic
Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA
3:00 p.m. - North Carolina vs. Brown

October 11
3rd Annual Nick Colleluori Classic
Ridley High School, Ridley, PA
12:00 pm - McDaniel, Ursinus, Widener, Wesley, York, Wheeling Jesuit, Scranton

Catamount Classic - Lacrosse for a Cure
Thayer Academy, Braintree, MA
11:00 am - Vermont vs. Siena UMass vs. Le MoyneAlbany vs. Holy CrossAdelphi vs. Colgate
12:00 pm - Vermont vs. UMass,Adelphi vs. Siena,Albany vs. ColgateRMU vs. Holy Cross
1:00 pm - UMass vs. Colgate,Holy Cross vs. Le Moyne,WNEC vs. Bentley
2:00 pm - Vermont vs. RMU,Bentley vs. SienaAlbany vs. Le Moyne,Adelphi vs. WNEC
3:00 pm - Vermont vs. Bentley,RMU vs. Siena

Farmington Valley Classic
Simsbury High School, Simsbury, CT
Stevens, Eastern Connecticut, Roger Williams, Assumption

October 12
Loyola College, Baltimore MD
3:30 pm - Loyola vs. Team England

October 13
Homewood Field, Baltimore MD
3:30 p.m. - Johns Hopkins vs. Team England

October 17
Delaware Fall Ball
Newark, DE
12:00 pm - Delaware, Princeton, Loyola, Bucknell

Price Modern Lax for Leukemia
Cedar Lane Park, Bel Air, MD
10:00 am - Air Force, Mt. St. Mary’s, St. John’s Towson, UMBC, Washington College

October 18
Connecticut Cup Fall Classic
Yale University, New Haven, CT
12:00 pm - Yale, Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac, Fairfield, Hartford

October 25
Suffolk Community College Fall Ball
Brentwood, NY
12:00 pm - C.W. Post, Adelphi, Farmingdale State, Suffolk CC

October 31
Team USA Scrimmage
Stony Brook, NY
1:00 pm - Team USA Blue vs Team USA White

All Quiet On the Nor'Eastern Front

Holbrook, NY--Lax action was light last week in men's masters play. Thursday night saw only one game being played and the other one forfeited. Friday night's two games were cancelled due to weather conditions.

SCPD defeated Bruno's by a score 7-5 in what was a very boring game. SCPD had the ball for most of the game. While Bruno's goaltender Vick kept his team in the game by making a ton of saves. There was nothing else note-worthy or exciting to report. SCPD improves to 4-3 for the season and closes in on a possible spot in the post season. Bruno's remains win-less at 0-5.

In other scheduled games Checkmate forfeited against each other for Thursday's second match-up. But we are not certain if Checkmate Black or Checkmate Orange will be credited with a victory.

Flanagans vs. Grey Dogs and Land Sharks Blue Vs. Land Sharks Red will be rescheduled at dates and times to be determined.

Nassau's Bravest Douse SCPD 8-6 In Scrimmage Play

Farmingdale, NY--With bragging rights on the line Nassau County's Volunteer Fire Dept. Team cooled the usually explosive SCPD by a score of 8-6 last night at Allen Park in Farmingdale. This full contact contest was plagued with multiple skirmishes,especially in the 2nd half. The much younger NCFD team (average age was 22) were very cocky and acted as if they thought they had just won the NCAA championship.

SCPD jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead several minutes into the game, but NCFD eventually took the lead by halftime with a score of 4-2. They never looked back in the second half.

Those in attendance attributed SCPD's loss to lack of depth on a usually deep roster. Also, SCPD's FOGO was unable to win a single face-off down the stretch; shame on him!

Everyone in the LI Lax community is heavily anticipating another match-up soon between these two civil service organizations.

Lily Flanangans Wins Nor'Easter Open Championship

Holbrook, NY--On behalf of the Nor'Easter staff we would like to congratulate Lily Flanagans on their victory last night in the mens open championship game over Team Nor'Easter by a score of 8-5. Lily Flanagans had a perfect record throughout the entire season. That marks the first time a team has done so in this young league. It was a great first season and the Nor'easter league is looking forward to having the open division expand in 2010.

Suffolk's Finest To Battle Nassau's Bravest

Halesite, NY--LI Lax Blog's home office is reporting that on Wednesday Night August 28th, SCPD will scrimmage NCfD. The game is being held at Allen Park in Farmingdale at 9pm. Bragging rights are on the line!

LI LaxBlog's Prediction: SCPD 12 NCFD 8

TORONTO NATIONALS WIN MLL CHAMPIONSHIP 10-9 AGAINST DENVER

ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Shawn Williams scored twice in the fourth quarter as the Toronto Nationals won their first ever Major League Lacrosse championship 10-9 Sunday against the Denver Outlaws.
Down 8-7 after three quarters, Toronto's John Grant Jr. scored his second goal of the day less than a minute into the fourth to tie it up 8-8.
Seven minutes later, the Outlaws' Josh Sims added his second of the day on a power play to give Denver the lead.
Williams scored with less than five minutes left to give Toronto hope, and then he sealed the championship by scoring in the final 45 seconds.
Jeff Zywicki led Toronto with three goals and Merrick Thomson, the playoff MVP, added two.
Brendan Mundorf scored three for Denver, while Brian Langtry, Mike Ward, Jeff Sonke and Matt Brown each added singles.
Toronto netminders Doc Schneider and Brett Queener combined for 23 saves while at the other end Jesse Schwartzman stopped 14 for the Outlaws.
The Nationals were 7-5 during the regular season, and beat the Long Island Lizards on Saturday to reach the final.

SCPD Blew; Sharks Dump Suffolk's Finest

SCPD looked more like the Keystone Cops during their loss to a mediocre Land Sharks Blue team.

Holbrook, NY--With help from players from their two other sister teams, Land Sharks Blue soundly defeated a struggling SCPD team 8-5 in Nor'Easter lax play at the PAL Athletic Complex last Friday Night. Land Sharks Blue took the lead early during the game and never looked back. SCPD's offense struggled the entire evening against a stiff Ed Coleman led defensive unit. Not taking away from Land Sharks Blue's effort but Team SCPD was without their two top producers on offense thus managing only a handful of possessions that night.

Land Sharks' offense kicked it into high gear thanks in part to Paco's (Dowling '92) two goal performance and the teams' whopping 44 shots on goal during the game. "It was ridiculous, it was a barrage!", SCPD goaltender Keith Huber (St.John's '89) exclaimed referring to the Land Sharks' offensive onslaught. "I was shelled pretty good..in fact I haven't been shelled like this since I played with the Rhinos" he chuckled.

Land Sharks Blue improve to 2-1 on the season, while SCPD falls to 3-3.

Next up for LSB is a match-up against Land Sharks Red Friday 8/28 @ 9pm. SCPD takes on the league's favorite punching bag Bruno's Thursday 8/27 @ 9pm.

Tonight's Nor'Easter Masters Games

Holtsville, NY--Tonight's games feature two games with playoff implications.

Ed Coleman's (St. John's '94) 1st place Land Sharks Red(3-1) take on their sister squad Land Sharks White (0-3); face-off is @ 9pm. A win for Red will give them a firm grip at the top of the standings.
Long Island Lax Blog's Prediction: Land Sharks Red 8, Land Sharks White 3

SCPD will be looking to improve to 4-2 with a win tonight over Land Sharks Blue (1-1). With a win, SCPD will insure themselves a spot in the post season.
Long Island Lax Blog's Prediction: SCPD 10, Land Sharks Blue 3

Long Island Lax Blog requested a comment from SCPD goaltender Keith Huber (St. John's '89) regarding tonight's game but he denied our requests via a phone call this afternoon.

Checkmate Fought The Law And The Law Won; SCPD over Orange 6-3

Holtsville, NY--Led by solid goal -tending from Keith Huber (St. John's '89), SCPD improved to 3-2 on the season with a decisive win over Checkmate Orange last Friday night at the PAL Athletic Complex. Huber who normally splits halves with the other SCPD goalie played the entire contest. Returning to form which garnered him team MVP honors in his senior campaign at East Islip in 1985, Huber continued his dominant play between the pipes, which started two weeks ago with spectacular play at the Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse Tournament.

When questioned about his almost year long hiatus from Nor'Easter lax play he quipped “That was a long road, but one thing I knew was that I was determined to get back. I knew that if I ever got the opportunity to come back I was going to make the best of it. I had to do everything I possibly could to get back on the field and get a chance to play.”

SCPD held Checkmate to 2 goals at the half leading 4-2, and allowed only 1 goal the entire second half.

The Long Island Lax Blog was wondering how he felt about carrying the burden (in net) the entire game; “I feel like I can do that,” Huber said. “I can go out there and get the job done, especially in this league. We’ve got two totally different styles and I think we complement each other very well.”

SCPD's next game is versus Land Sharks Blue on 8/20 @ 10pm.

Checkmate Orange drops to 1-1. Next game is against Checkmate Black 8/27 @10 pm.

UF Welcomes Inaugural Women's Lacrosse Team

Gainesville, FL--The inaugural University of Florida women’s lacrosse team was welcomed to campus on Sunday night as the University Athletic Association welcomed the student-athletes and their families with a reception and the opening of the brand new lacrosse facility.
Athletic director Jeremy Foley spoke to the group and associate athletic director Chip Howard gave the team a tour of their new home. The state-of-the-art facility houses two lacrosse fields (one game field, one practice field), a practice field for the soccer team, locker room and equipment room facilities, a training room, concession stands, restrooms, a press box and seating for 1,500 fans.
The new facility is located at Hull Road and Natural Area Drive, just south of Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium. The Gators have their home opener scheduled for February 20, 2010 against Jacksonville.

Lacrosse Juggernaut Extends Streak Over Flanigans With 8-7 OT Win

Holtsville, NY--Picking up right where they left off, Checkmate Black defeated Lily Flanigans Lacrosse Club in Masters Division play in the Nor'Easter summer lacrosse league last night at the PAL Athletic Complex in Holtsville, New York. The newly minted Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse Tournament Champions continued their dominant play over Flanigans, erasing a 4-2 deficit at the half to rally back in the final minutes of play to send the game into overtime. The game tying goal was by team captain Gregg "Blanket" Giampaolo who scored on an assisted goal by Doug "Doug.E.Fresh" DeRosa with 1:30 left to play. It was Giampaolo's only goal of the contest, and Fresh's only point of the game.

Checkmate Black improves to 1-1 on the season; while Lily Flanigan's drops to 3-2.
Next up for Checkmate Black is Bruno's on Friday night August 14th. Lily sees action against Grey Dogz on Friday August, 28th at 10pm.

Checkmate Dominates, Captures Lake Placid Crown

The ageless Giampaolo prepares for battle

Lake Placid, NY-- With stellar midfield play and a well executed game plan; a much older Checkmate defeated the much younger Team Long Island-Lax Unlimited 7-6 for the Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse Championship. It was a tough fought, hard hitting game with both teams playing to a 4-4 tie at halftime.

Checkmate Goalie Mike Swift (Adelphi '90) and his counterpart Keith Huber (East Islip '85, St. John's '89) both played awesome. Each goalkeeper had strong tournaments. "Swiftie" as his teammates and friends refer to him as, went on to garner tournament MVP honors; while Huber allowed only 9 goals in 8 quarters of play.

Checkmate relied on a defensive strategy that involved locking off Team LI's middies forcing their attack to handle the ball during set offense series. That freed up their close-D to tee-off on LI's attackmen. Team LI's heralded attack unit featured Bruce Bruno (Cornell), Dan Boltja (Cornell), and John Wilkens (Johns Hopkins). The usually productive unit, who were instrumental in helping Team LI reach the finals were held in check by the stingy Checkmate defense which was led by Glenn Mattson (Marist '90). Insult was added to injury when Team LI attackman Dan "Soldier"Boltja went out of the game in the beginning of the 4th quarter with a pulled hamstring. It is also worth noting that Boltja played attack for Checkmate on their Grand Masters team at this same week of play during the Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse Tournament. He led that offense with 9 goals and 8 assists in four games. It seems that Boltja might have been overworked pulling double duty.

Checkmate pulled ahead to a 7-4 lead going into the 4th as their game plan unfolded perfectly. Team LI pulled within 1 goal with four minutes left to play but ultimately ran out of gas. Team LI had challenges the entire second half clearing the ball, controlling the ball on offense, sloppy goal tending, and scooping up ground balls.

The most memorable play of the game and one which symbolized Checkmate's heart and toughness came late in the third quarter. Team LI-Lax Unlimited midfielder Chris "Bergie" Bergeson had the ball at the top of the box in his offensive zone. Covering Bergeson was non other than Gregg "Blanket" Giampaolo. "Blanket" lived up to his nickname when Bergeson in an apparent attempt to isolate, pulled him to midfield to begin his dodge. With the stick in his left hand, "Bergie" attempted a left-to-right split-dodge on Giampaolo. Giampaolo 15 years his senior, stepped up right into Bergeson and jacked him up! The blow sent "Bergie" to the turf on his back. Giampaolo then swiped at his opponent's stick dislodging the ball. He scooped up the loose GB and initiated a fast break which led to what was ultimately Checkmate's wining goal.

Some feel these players represent the last era of lacrosse in which Long Island players and teams dominated the game. They cite the talent pools that have been expanded to different parts of the country outside of the usual hotbeds of LI, Upstate NY, and MD. Just take a look at many of the college lacrosse rosters these days. You'll find players from Florida, California, and Minnesota to name a few. The decline of Long Island's dominance is evident in the fact that no true Long Island Team competed at the younger Open Division here in Placid, it was more of a mix of players; again reflective of current college rosters. All in all this was a great showcase of Long Island lacrosse, something to be proud of, no matter what the outcome was.

Giampaolo Powers Checkmate To First Master's Championship Game

Lake Placid, NY--Gregg Giampaolo's Checkmate has finally reached the pinnacle of Men's Masters Lacrosse...a spot in the Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse Tournament Masters Championship game! They will face fellow Long Island squad Lacrosse Unlimited-Team Long Island. The 4th seeded Checkmate advanced after defeating top seeded Rhode Warriors in convincing fashion 8-4. Giampaolo who wisely picked his spots in the line up, has orchestrated a tremendous run here up in Placid. Checkmate is looking to build on successes garnered during summer league play at the PAL Holtsville Athletic Complex.

Land Sharks Red Reel In Checkmate Orange, Tie for 1st Place

"Blanket" ponders what went wrong in loss to Land Sharks

Holtsville, NY--Led by outstanding goalie play by Rob Serratore (Stony Brook '91) and stellar defense by Ed Coleman (St. John's '94), the now 1st place Land Sharks Red defeated Gregg "Blanket" Giampaolo's Checkmate Orange 8-3.

It was a balmy night under the stars last Friday at the PAL Athletic Conference so much that the humidity took the life out of the now 2nd place Checkmate Orange and the curl out of Giampaolo's hair.

Land Sharks Red were firmly in control the entire contest. Teammates largely attributed the win to net-minder Rob Serratore. Although he is on the roster he was not scheduled to play. He received a phone call early that evening that forced him to cancel plans to play in his weekly softball game and don his lax equipment and head to Holtsville.

Often touted as one of the stingiest goalies in LI Masters lacrosse, Serratore stopped numerous Checkmate scoring attempts.

The game's most memorable moment was one of "Blanket" Giampaolo's tomahawk checks against an opposing offensive player minutes into the game. The check dislodged the ball. Teammate Doug DeRosa aka"Doug E. "Fresh" scooped up the loose ball and raced down the field setting up a fast break goal. It was that play which set the tone for the rest of the contest.

Land Sharks Red are now tied with Lily Flanigan's for 1st place. Both teams sit at 3-1.

Lily Flanigans Masters Outguns Suffolk County's Finest 8-7 in Thriller

Holtsville, NY-- In what many are calling one of the most exciting games in PAL Nor'Easter Lacrosse history, Lily Flanigans' defense holds on to seal an 8-7 victory in the final 1:30 of the game.

It was a display of lacrosse at its finest (no pun attended); clean with great sportsmanship displayed by all players. Two penalties were called the entire game.

The contest featured two teams tied in first place at 2-1 in the standings, with the winner vying for the top spot in the race to the playoffs in this competitive 2nd summer league session.

SCPD drew first blood with an unassisted bounce shot from the top of the restraining box to take the lead within the first 90 seconds of play. Flanigan's scored a minute later on a sweet behind the cage feed from Steve "Braveheart" Maloney (Marist '90) to Scott Ferguson (2g, 2a)of Oswego fame. Ferguson went airborne grabbing the pass in mid air and sailing through the crease to score. SCPD responded minutes later with a transition goal, beating Lily's tired midfielders down field.

Lily's however did respond on the next possession with a goal from Bryan Davis (2g,3a). Scott Ferguson found Davis cutting across the middle of the field through a rare, small seam in a good SCPD defense. The play was perfectly executed from Ferguson's drawing of the defense to Davis' turning and leaping blast.

Lily's scored on their next possession with Scott Ferguson picking the top right corner from a step within the restraining line on an assist from Bryan Davis. But just when you thought Lily's was gaining momentum, SCPD scored when team Captain "Bono" took it down the alley along the right side of the field. He blew right past his defender and found the back of the net with a twelve yard bounce shot.
Lily's came right back and scored on another Ferguson to Davis play. With Davis moving well off ball the entire night, he took the pass and fired low through traffic finding the back of the cage.
SCPD scored another goal with under minute left in the half when their 6'4'' 250 attackmen score unassisted with a bull dodge to the cage. Both teams were tied 4-4 at the half. At this point it was anybody's game for the taking. It would come down to which team, and more importantly which players wanted it more....please queue the "Eye of the Tiger" on your iPods folks...because...
during the second half there was one player who put the weight of his team on his shoulders, the weight of the entire season, 1st place on the line-"Broadway" Brett Jeffares!

Jeffares scored on two unassisted goals when his team needed him the most. With Lily's down 5-4 halfway through the second stanza, "Broadway" took the ball goal line extended to the left of the cage and with the stick in his right hand, powered through the defense, beating two defenders and slammed the ball home tying the game. On the very next offensive possession "Broadway" took the ball from the right wing, and with a right to left split dodge he found the upper right corner of the cage. The sidelines roared! The capacity crowd of 21 spectators began the wave and started chanting, " BROADWAY, BROADWAY!" That goal put Lily's in the lead 6-5.

Flaningan's went on to score two more unanswered goals pushing the lead to 8-5. SCPD might have been down but not out. They managed to pull together in the last 4 minutes scoring on two goals in transition to cut the deficit to 1. Here's where the other half of Lily's stepped up...the defense. With SCPD dominating possession in the last two minutes of the game, they virtually maintained control of the ball during that entire span of time and the fate of the game in their hands. Goalkeeper Brian Buckley(Holy Cross) closed the door on any hope of sending the game to overtime. He made stops with his head, body, and stick keeping the oncoming assault at bay. With SCPD out hustling the Flaingan's team on ground balls and winning the races to the end line they were able to maintain possession several times including an all important last possession with 15 ticks left on the clock. That's when Ed Flood came up huge. Rotating to the top of the box to cover SCPD's top middie . He provided excellent position defense and a takeaway poke check putting the ball on the turf. The subsequent scrum on the turf had the ball roll out of bounds on the far corner of the field as time expired.

Flanigans catapults to 3-1 securing a spot in 1st place. SCPD drops to 2-2 and moves into 2nd place. Despite the loss everyone around the league has a feeling that SCPD will be there at the end when it counts.

Team captain "Broadway" Brett Jeffares chalked the victory up to good chemistry that has developed over the past several weeks with his squad.

The Long Island Lax Blog's Blogworthy Performance award goes to Lily Flanigan's midfielder Chris Koehler who scored his first goal of the season. That was Lily's seventh goal of the contest and was assisted by Bryan Davis. Congratulations to you Chris!

Land Sharks Red Dump SCPD 7-6 in Comeback Win

Holtsville, NY--Land Sharks Red improves to 2-1 on the season with a second half come back versus SCPD. SCPD who led 3-2 at the half, pulled a "Remnants" down the stretch, collapsing in the final two minutes of the game. A gritty Land Sharks Red squad is now tied for second place in the standings .

LIZARDS SEEK REVENGE, PLAYOFF BERTH

Lizards Huddle

Uniondale, NY--For only the second time this month the Lizards will leave Long Island and travel to play the Denver Outlaws on July 25th at 7 p.m. at INVESCO FIELD at Mile High Stadium. The Lizards look for revenge after losing to the Outlaws earlier this season, 16-9, on June 13th.
The Long Island Lizards were shown a tremendous amount of support this past weekend at their home field at Hofstra Shuart Stadium, recording their largest crowd yet with 7, 621 fans. Despite their best efforts, the Lizards fell to the Toronto Nationals, 16-9. Keith Cromwell scored an impressive four goals throughout the duration of the game bringing his season-recorded goals to eight. Captain Tim Goettlemann and teammate Matt Zash each added two goals to the scoreboard for the team. Midfielder Stephen Peyser continued his hot scoring streak by adding one goal and one assist; he has registered at least one point in every game he has played.
The Denver Outlaws made an impressive comeback against the Washington Bayhawks this past Saturday with a strong overall team effort. Goalie Jesse Schwartzaman recorded 22 saves and a shutout fourth quarter, which helped his team achieve their victory. Drew Westervelt was the scoring leader for the game recording four goals throughout the four quarters. With back-and-fourth scoring during the game, the Outlaws made their comeback during the fourth with five consecutive unanswered goals for the win.
In their last meeting on June 13th, the Lizards fell short to the Outlaws with a 16-9 loss in an intense game resulting in 15 penalties. The Lizards put up a fight with Peyser leading them offensively with two goals and one assist. Helping in the effort was rookie Zack Greer along with Stephen Berger who each scored two goals. Goettelmann, Matt Danowski and Peter Vlahakis each recorded one goal apiece in the loss.
The Outlaws lead the all time game series 3-0. Before the game on June 13th the teams had not played each other since 2007. Goettelmann leads all of the Lizards players in scoring against the Outlaws with ten points (7 G, 3 A). Denver and Long Island have the top two defensive units in the MLL as they have allowed the least amount of goals in their nine games.
After an extremely physical game on June 13th the Lizards look for redemption and hope to secure their first ever win against the Outlaws.
Lizards Huddle

This Evening's Men's Masters Lacrosse Schedule

Can Huber deliver like Broadway Joe?

Holtsville, NY--The race to the playoffs is already heating up during this third week of lax play of the Nor'Easter Summer Lacrosse League at the P.A.L. Athletic Complex.
Two teams are tied for 1st place, three tied for 2nd, and three for 3rd. It comes as no surprise that Checkmate Orange is one of those 1st place teams and Brunos is sucking wind down in the cellar.
The two games tonight features the newcomer SCPD Team vs. a very seasoned and wiley Land Sharks Red Team. Two SJU Alumni will be squaring off against each other. Ed Coleman, a Brentwood native, for Land Sharks and Keith Huber (East Islip '85, St. John's '89) in net for SCPD.
Tonight's game marks Huber's first return to Nor'Easter Lacrosse action since last June when he signed on to play with Ray Sipperly's Remnants squad. The emotional and physical toll he took losing and playing with Remnants put him into hibernation from lacrosse for the past 11 months. He is resurfacing now not only to secure SCPD a Nor'Easter Summer League title but also to tune -up for the Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse Tournament which commences within two weeks from yesterday. At Placid he'll be leading the defending co-champion Team Long Island- Lax Unlimited as the number one seed in a field of twenty on their quest for back to back championships. Huber has predicted victory in tonight's game versus Land Sharks Red. "We'll win", he exclaimed, "as long as I'm between those pipes".
Face-off is tonight at 7pm.

Long Island Lax Blog's Prediction: SCPD 9 - Land Sharks Red 5




The second game features a 1-1 Lily Flanigan's Team against a newly formed Land Sharks Team name Land Sharks White. Face-off is scheduled for 10pm.

Long Island Lax Blog's Prediction: Lily Flanigan's 10- Land Sharks White 4

Pick-up Lacrosse

K-Mo hands Rob Lowry his lax stick during a substitution


Please join Bagger Vance and all of his lax playing cronies for solid pick-up lacrosse each and every week. Visit our friends the Horrendous Lacrosse League (HLL) at the following website for locations and details http://www.thehll.com/

Liliy Flanigans over LandSharks Blue; record landmark first ever victory

Holtsville, NY--Coming off a crushing loss to Gregg Giampaolo's Checkmate Orange last week, with only 12 guys, Lily Flanigan's Masters ended up victorious after a 7-6 "Braveheart" battle won by "warrior "Steve Maloney. Flanigan's goalie Brian Buckley kept his team in the game with what team captain "Broadway" Brett Jeffares called ,"a 'ridiculous' 2nd half!" Lily Flanigan's Masters improves to 1-1 on the season.

Lily Flanigan's Open team improves to 3-0, locking up 1st place with their win Thursday night over Team Nor'Easter. Team captain "Broadway" Brett Jeffares commented on the victory by saying, " Antonio (Massone) stood on his head giving us an 8-1 victory", referring to the stellar play of his goalie. " Tremendous play by everybody", he added.

Checkmate Orange dumps Lily Flanigans (Again!) 10-3

Holtsville, NY--Thanks to a Gregg Giampaolo hat-trick, Checkmate Orange continued its dominance over a struggling Lily Flanigan's squad. Lily drops to 0-1 on the season, but has struggled over the last five weeks going 1-5 during that stretch and losing their last five games (including the 1st summer session). Checkmate Orange (1-0)hasn't dropped a game since the 2nd week of May when the now defunct Rhinos handed them a 6-4 loss during that same 1st summer session.

Next up for Lily Flanigans is rematch with GreyDogz on 7/16. While Checkmate Orange faces off against Brunos on 7/17.

Tonights Games.....

Pro Lacrosse
LI Lizards vs. Boston Cannons 7pm at Shuart Stadium in Uniondale, NY
Prediction : Lizards 12 Cannons 8

Club Lacrosse
Land Sharks White vs. Grey Dogz 9pm at PAL Complex in Hotlsville, NY
Prediction: Sharks 9 Dogz 4

Lily Flanigans vs. Checkamte Orange 10pm at PAL Complex in Holtsville, NY
Prediction: Flanigans 11 Checkmate 10

Checkmates take PAL title in 1st summer session

Holtsville, NY--Checkmate Black destroy Lily Flanigans 11-4; Orange upends Land Sharks Red 5-3 on a balmy Tuesday evening of lax play.
Checkmate will not be playing itself for the PAL Championship Wednesday, July 1st. They will be playing with themselves at the bar instead.
Land Sharks Red will meet Lily Flanigans in the consolation game or "booby prize" Wednesday July 1st @9pm.

The Blog-worthy Performance Award goes to Greg Giampaolo (pictured above holding the football), who was honoring the late Michael Jackson with his Jerry Curls look, led his team to victory in both games last night. His teammates were referring to the afro-ed middie and team captain as the "human clear" for his dominant "in-between-the lines" play. Giampaolo was not only active on clears, but rides, groundballs and face-offs.

Attackman Bryan Davis had a very respectable two goals for Lily Flanigans. His second was on an assist from former Oswego great Scott Ferguson. Brett "Broadway" Jeffares scored on a sweet unassisted goal for Flanigans, when he took it strong to the cage through the heart of the staunch Checkmate defense.

Nor'Easter Playoffs Begin Tonight

No. 1 seeded Checkmate Orange vs. No. 4 seeded Land Sharks Red @ 8:30pm

No. 2 seeded Checkmate Black vs. No.3 seeded Lily Flanigans @ 9:30pm.

Championships to be held Wednesday July 1st.

Congratulations and best of luck to all qualifiers!

Cantiague Lacrosse 2009

Cantiague Summer Lacrosse 2009 has begun.

New Name, Same Results; Checkmate Black Dismantles Lily Flanigans' 13-3

Holtsville, NY--On Wednesday night, Checkmate Black continued their dominance over Lily Flanigan's' Lacrosse Club. The Orange extended their undefeated streak against Lily Flanigan to five games dating back to February 2008.

"Indoor or outdoor, it doesn't really make much of a difference", exclaimed Checkmate Black team captain Greg Giampaolo. "we match up excellent against these guys, especially in the transition game. They(Lily Flanigans') might think we're a bunch of tools and has-beens, but we always get the last laugh", he added.

The Remnants were laughing too. The loss drops Lily to 4-3 on the season and puts Remnants in a position to squeak in the playoffs. That and the fact that the Remnants blame them for derogatory and often controversial comments posted about them on the LI Lax Blog.

Notables.....
George Wichlens (St. John's '93) continues to shake the rust off netting a goal in the contest for Lily.
Adam "The Israeli Assassin" Jacobs scored yet another goal. Extending his scoring streak of at least one goal per game to six games.

Rhinos Rout Rival Remnants 9-6 in Historic Final Game

Holtsville, NY--This time there was no bloodshed. No trash talking. No complaining about"The Blog". It was just a head-to-head match-up of one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports...Rhinos v. Remnants.

The Rhinos (4-2), whom were without their fearless leader "Broadway" Brett Jeffares, mounted a second half comeback to overtake their opponents Wednesday night at the P.A.L. Holtsville Athletic Complex. The Rhinos in their final game as the Rhinos will playing under the Lily Flanigans moniker going forward.

The Rhinos drew first blood when Adam "The Israeli Assassin" Jacobs scored on an unassisted rifle-like shot from two steps outside the restraining box that caught the listless Remnant goalie sleeping.

Tom McCandless (Cortland '94) dominated his opponent at the face-off X, winning a whopping 70% of his draws.

The Rhinos, who initially looked sluggish during 6-on-6 sets, gained momentum with aggressive play in the transition game. They out-hustled their opponents on ground balls, got back in the hole on defense, and scored several times off of clears.

Rhino Goalkeeper and former Holy Cross standout, Brian Buckley allowed only two goals in the final 28 minutes of play as the Rhinos defense tightened up during the second half.

The Rhinos are now tied for 2nd place with an upcoming game against Greg Giampaolo's 1st place Checkmate Orange.

Remnants drop to 1-4 on the season. Their next game is versus Land Sharks White who sit at 2-2 for the season.