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!

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.

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.

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

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.