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University of Michigan wins CCLA Championship, Michigan High School playoffs and other Michigan Lacrosse news.TRANSCRIPT
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ML BEAT- Lansing Waverly hosts annual Vorce JV tournament- U.S. Lacrosse Michigan U15 teams
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COLLEGE REPORT - Road trip journal: St. Mary’s heads to Ohio- Boy’s team reports (p. 8)- Girl’s team reports (p. 9-10)
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4 SPEAKING OF LACROSSE-“What has been the best part of the season so far?”- Summer event schedule
COLLEGE REPORT- Club teams vary across the state- Michigan women finish fifth at nationals- Michigan wins CCLA Championship (p.12-13)- Notre Dame takes Division 1 (p. 14)
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COVER PHOTO: Michigan senior midfi elder Anthony Hrusovsky helped the Wolverines win the 2009 CCLA playoff title on May 2 in Saline by Renato Jamett/Michigan Lacrosse. THIS PAGE (FROM TOP): Lansing Waverly-Battle Creek JV action by Megan Roney/Michigan Lacrosse; Speaking of Lacrosse by Roney and Davenport and Hope College CCLA action by Michigan Lacrosse.
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UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTSMay 29-31Warrior Cranbrook JamboreeCranbrook-Kingswood - Bloomfield HillsFriday: Girls 3rd/4th 6v6 Showcase, Girls 5th/6th and 7th/8th Grade Saturday: Boys 7th/8th Grade Sunday: Boys 3rd/4th and 5th/6th Grades
June 6-7Midland TournamentNorthwood UniversitySaturday: 3rd/4th and 5th/6th GradesSunday: 7th/8th Grade
June 13Hall of Fame GamesShaw Stadium – Detroit Country DayBeverly HillsNoon – 1:30 pm: Women’s Hall of Fame Game
June 13 continued
1:30 – 2:00 pm: Hall of Fame 2009 Class Induction2:00 – 4:00 pm: Men’s Hall of Fame Game July 11-12Great Lakes Lacrosse Invitational KalamazooBoys and Girls varsity, JV, 7/8 and 5/6 gradeU13, U15, U17 and U19 club divisions
What has been the best part of your season so far?What has been the best part of your season so far?What has been the best part of your season so far?
Spencer Lahr, 15, Lakeview, Freshman Tagman
PLAYING ON THE VARSITY.
Zach Nyenhuis, 15, Forest Hills, Freshman
BEATING (FOREST HILLS) CENTRAL BY A
GOAL WITH TEN SECONDS LEFT.
Jonathan DeSira, 17, DeWitt, Sophomore Middie
JUST BEING ABLE TO GO OUT ON THE FIELD AND
PLAY.
Matt Lashbrook, 14,Huron Valley, Freshman Attack
WE’RE GETTING BETTER, WE’RE MOVING THE
BALL AROUND AND SETTING UP
PLAYS.
Rex Schumacher, 18, Pennfield, Junior Goalie/Defense
LEARNING A DIFFERENT POSITION.
Alek Swiercz, 15, Midland, Freshman Defense
OUR OFFENSE BEING ABLE TO
PLAY WELL.
Fadil Selmani, 14, Romeo, Freshman Middie
OUR FIRST GAME.
Tim Scraff, 15, Petoskey, Freshman Middie
BEING ABLE TO PLAY SOME GAMES AND
HAVING FUN.
Lance Galey, 17, Lansing Waverly, Junior Middie
JUST BEING WITH THE TEAM.
SPEAKING OF LACROSSE
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Waverly JV Tourney honors Vorce’s MemoryWaverly JV Tourney honors Vorce’s MemoryBY MEGAN RONEY
Despite the mud-soaked fields and late April foggy weather, one thing was clear at the 2009 Lansing Waverly Chuck Vorce JV tournament - the love of the sport is growing in Michigan.
“We have two or three teams starting new programs this year,” said Mia Keefer, tournament director and secretary of the Waverly Lacrosse Club. “The tournament is a way for them to get exposed to the sport, to get experience and to improve their skills as they move on to varsity teams.”
Veteran teams like Hartland JV, who returned for their sixth year, played alongside 18 other JV teams, including Battle Creek Pennfield, a team in their first year and catching on quick.
“I’m really impressed with the ability of these guys to understand the game and adapt to whatever the other team throws their way,” said Pennfield’s head coach, John Acton.
SPIRITED COMPETITIONAnd there was no shortage of healthy competition. By the end of
30 games it was hard to find a single player without grass-stained knees and a muddy jersey.
Bill Prahler, a former Michigan State University player who formed the Waverly lacrosse program, said the players’ determination resembles that of the original Waverly team at the club’s conception.
“We had a few teams travel in to play at Waverly High School, and when our kids saw it they said, ‘we can play this game,’” said Prahler, who now coaches the Okemos High School girl’s team.
Prahler instructed several Waverly players, including Chad Vorce and younger brother Chuck. Prahler says Chuck’s interest in lacrosse started early as he watched his older brother play with the team.
“He’d watch practice from the sidelines, and you could tell he just wanted to play this game,” he said.
Vorce hoped to play goal and worked with several talented goalies like Ian Browtan, who went on to coach the Michigan State lacrosse team.
In 1995, Vorce was diagnosed with bone cancer that eventually took his life. Every April, the Chuck Vorce JV tournament memorializes
him as a player, and every year Prahler addresses the JV teams that attend the tournament and tells them of Vorce’s legacy.
This year he was accompanied by Chad Vorce, who led the players, with lacrosse sticks held high, in a cheer in his brother’s memory.
Vorce says the tournament not only instills the fundamentals of the game, but also appreciation for tradition. It’s a tradition that he says he holds very strongly.
“The game of lacrosse has become a part of my family, a part of my upbringing. It’s in my blood,” Vorce says.
Their love of lacrosse and good sportsmanship were values the Vorce brothers shared.
“He wasn’t the greatest player, but he had amazing spirit and great spunk,” said Keefer of Chuck Vorce.
FUN OVER TITLESKeefer said the tournament honors Vorce’s legacy and places
importance on the players’ enthusiasm for the game over titles and championships.
“A lot of us refer to it as a festival instead of a tournament. We don’t have any winners. Everybody just comes from across Michigan and enjoys playing lacrosse together,” she said.
And the players certainly weren’t the only ones enjoying themselves. Along the sidelines, cheers and smiles of parents and spectators were prevalent throughout the day. Although the camaraderie was interrupted shortly by a squabble between Brady and Donna Brook over who was hogging more of the blanket in the early, chilly hours of the morning.
Their son, Matthew Brook, plays for Haslett Williamston and as soon as a blue and gold clad player scored against Hartland, their smiles returned.
“We like to support our son and the team,” says Brady Brook. “We’ll stay and support the other Haslett team too. We’re not just here for him, we’re here for the whole community.”
And with support from dedicated parents like the Brooks, inspiration from past and present coaches like Prahler, and enthusiastic players, it’s no mystery why Michigan’s love of lacrosse is experiencing a growth spurt.
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2009 U.S. LACROSSE YOUTH FESTIVALS
U-13 FESTIVAL JUNE 12-14LEBANON SPORTS COMPLEX
KINGS ISLAND, OHIO
U-15 FESTIVAL JUNE 19-21GOLDEN GOAL COMPLEX
LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK
GIRLS U-15 TEAM MICHIGANELIZABETH AHERN - BIRMINGHAMLINDSEY JENKS - FOREST HILLS
COURTNEY ROSOL - GRAND BLANCKRISTEN WATSON - GRAND BLANCDARBIE BARKMAN - GRAND BLANC
NATALIE SOCHACKI - HARTLANDEMILY VIRKUS - HASLETTAMY WHITAKER-HASLETT
LEXI AXELROD - FOREST HILLSSIERRA BAIN - HASLETT
KARLIE CASSIDY - FOREST HILLSALEX COURTS - FOREST HILLS
CLAIRE GOLLADAY - EAST GRAND RAPIDSKATHERINE GOLLADAY – E. GRAND RAPIDSAUDREY GRABOWSKI – E. GRAND RAPIDS
ALEXANDRA LEE - BIRMINGHAMMADISON MERGEL - SACRED HEARTMACKENZIE MEYER - EAST LANSING
JENNA O’BERSKI - HASLETTMORGAN ORNELAS - EAST LANSING
BOYS U-15 TEAM MICHIGANDANNY CHRIST - BLOOMFIELD HILLSMATT WILSON - BLOOMFIELD HILLS
CHRIS D’ANGELO - BLOOMFIELD HILLSNICK MICHETTI - ROCHESTER HILLS
JACK FAULKNERNATHAN DIRADO - NORTHVILLE
ALEC NASEEF - LAKE ORIONCAMERON CLEMENTS - BIRMINGHAM
ANDREW SKOWYRA - HARTLANDCOLLIN SCHLOSSER - ADA
ZACH TIMMERMAN - SHELBY TWPBRIAN KEENER - BLOOMFIELD HILLS
CHIP MACKOOL - GROSSE POINTE WOODSLUKE GERARD -ADA
J.P. FORESTER - BLOOMFIELDJACK GROBBEL - BIRMINGHAM
KELEN ROMAN - TROYMICHAEL SABATINI - GROSSE POINTE WDS
JOHN PLASKEY - BEVERLY HILLSSERGIO PERKOVIC - BLOOMFIELD HILLS
NICK BECHARAS - BLOOMFIELD HILLSJOE CHASE - NORTHVILLE
JOHN KOWALSKI – HEAD COACHGRANT KOWALSKI – ASSISTANT COACHMATT MASTRACCI - ASSISTANT COACH
Waverly JV Tourney honors Vorce’s MemoryWaverly JV Tourney honors Vorce’s Memory
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9 Head south young men: a coach’s journal of an early season trip to OhioOrchard Lake St. Mary’s team visited Columbus, Ohio to play
two high school teams, Westerville South and Wooster, as an annual pilgrimage in the early part of the prep season. The Eaglets have traveled south, to southern Ohio, the last two years to gain the experience a young team needs to learn to win and hopefully bond as a unit.
St. Mary’s head coach Greg Normand kept a journal of the two-day trip to give a look at some of the aspects of high school lacrosse that often get overlooked by parents, fans and relatives who might like to know a bit more. Here is an excerpt:
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 – 2:15 AM: How do you pack for a trip when the weather in Auburn Hills is 37 degrees and the temperature in Columbus, Ohio is supposed to be 65 the next day? We all packed shorts, sweatshirts, jackets, sweat suits and enough clothes to last for a week. I wonder if everybody is over packing like I am?
We decided to leave early Saturday morning so we could save the cost of a hotel night. We’re booked at a hotel in north Columbus for Saturday night, but driving three hours and jumping out of the car and playing can often lead to problems for any athlete.
I like our young men to settle in and spend some time together and bond a bit before having to worry about playing lacrosse. The upside to this choice, to leave Saturday morning, was that Westerville South originally scheduled the game for 4 pm, but had to move the contest back to 7 pm because they couldn’t find any officials for a late afternoon start.
Westerville South coach Michael Kinney called me last night (Thursday) to tell me with all of the high school and college games being played Saturday, he had to move the game to 7 pm. That was all right by me because it would give us more time to decompress after the drive.
The athletes, who were driving down with their parents, were supposed to arrive at the hotel between noon and 1 pm. Instead of a couple of hours to relax, we now would have six or seven.
The original plan was to take a Greyhound bus on our annual trip so we could all travel together, but when I booked the game during the previous September, I had forgotten the NCAA basketball finals were the same weekend. When we went to book transportation in early March, we quickly found out there was no busses available to rent. I can only say ‘thank God for parents’ in some situations.
We told our athletes who were traveling together that they could leave from their driver’s homes, which has worked for us. Normally I like to leave from school and caravan, but for some reason this approach seems to work at St. Mary’s. After finishing my packing, I went to bed as we had an early wakeup call.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4 – 6 AM: Chris Brecht, St. Mary’s defensive coach, was going to pick me
up in the morning in front of the McDonalds at the Great Lakes Crossing. The nice aspect of traveling with the coaching staff, without parents or athletes in tow, is you have the opportunity to talk about
your team without fear of someone overhearing your discussion. For a high school coaching staff, this luxury doesn’t happen often. Chris was on time at 6:15 am and we immediately headed down the freeway to Columbus.
11:30 AM: We arrive at the Hawthorne Suites in north Columbus. When we
arrive, there are some athletes playing basketball next to the pool and hot tub, which are still covered from the winter. When you look at the hotel website, the pool and hot tub are never covered. We booked this hotel because it had a hot tub, but we were told that it wouldn’t be open until May.
The first aspect a coach has to tackle when arriving at a hotel destination is to sort out the rooms and figure out who is sleeping where. You can make up all the room rosters you want, but there are always one or two guys who want to trade. There are always a handful of athletes who want different ‘this or that.’ The only accommodation we make for our athletes is that seniors get to pick first.
We try and settle the athletes first and then the parents who drove down. Most hotels have a 3 pm check-in time, but the folks at the Hawthorne Suites did a great job of finding rooms for everybody within an hour or two. With everybody situated, Chris and I found our room and tried to prepare for our upcoming game against Westerville South.
4 PM:
We stage a team meeting in the breakfast serving area and explained to the parents the schedule for the next two days. There weren’t a lot of questions about the weekend and we tried to settle on a Mass schedule for the next morning. Many of the players preferred 9 am Mass as compared to 7:30 am and the group decided on the later time.
One of the challenges of coaching a private, Catholic school team is an aspect like attending church on an overnight trip. The parents expect their sons to attend mass on Sunday and that doubles with the next day being Palm Sunday. We found a Catholic Church close by and made sure the athletes knew where to go.
The only exempt athletes from attending mass were non-Catholics,
whose parents drove south. I am fairly sure I don’t have to explain why those athletes were exempt.
5:30 PM: We gathered up the troops
and head for Westerville South, which is located in a northern Columbus suburb. The school is noted for producing college football players. I could probably name a dozen Westerville South football stars that were mentioned to me by the home folks, but I am a Michigan State fan, so most of the names didn’t really register. The Westerville South coach Michael Kinney, who has lacrosse ties to the highly successful Columbus lacrosse program at Dublin-Scioto, is a lax man in football country. He’s attempting to build a solid lacrosse program in a community that is just beginning to embrace the spring passion.
The field at Westerville South is a bit mangled, but the stadium is first-class. The locker rooms are clean and we are fortunate enough to hit the field an hour before game time to get a proper warm-up.
During normal game conditions back home in Michigan, where there’s a junior varsity contest before the varsity match up, you usually have 20 minutes or less to warm-up because the referees want to get the next game going and that doubles if you don’t have lights like we don’t at St. Mary’s.
The game begins and it’s not long before we’ve scored and taken the lead. It’s obvious to the coaching staff we have this game in hand early and we’ll get a chance to empty the bench in the second half. By the end of the first half, we’re up by six goals. The Westerville South squad is well coached and they have talent, but they’re hard pressed to stay up with St. Mary’s speed.
The contest against Westerville South was hard-fought, competitive and enjoyable to watch. The game was also played against the backdrop of the Michigan State-Louisville basketball game at Ford Field. There were times when some of our parents were shouting out game scores from the basketball game, which didn’t set too well with some of the South parents.
I tried to explain to Kinney after the game that many of us were Spartans who were missing the game and he said he understood. When game time was changed from 4 pm until 7 pm., one of the parents went out and bought a small radio-television that he brought to the lacrosse contest. The parents were tuned into the Spartans’ game, so to speak, and wanted to make sure the team and the coaching staff knew the State score. Maybe we should have texted the scores down?
10:15 PM: The pizza arrives at the hotel and everybody connected with
the trip congregates and finishes off nearly 30 pizzas and assorted eateries. We tell the athletes and parents that mass is at 9 am and there will not be a bed check. Most of the guys are too tired to worry about screwing around.
The nice aspect of a post-game win is that everybody who traveled
The Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Eaglets took an early-season two-day trip to southern Ohio to play Westerville South and Wooster this year.
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south with us is in a good mood. The parents are all smiling and want to engage the coaching staff in conversation about the game, but more importantly the parents want to talk about their children. These conversations can be a slippery slope if you let them, but we’ve always tried to be honest with parents in our evaluations and the other side of the card is you get to know a young athlete better by talking to parents. The conversations often give you an insight into the athletes’ behavior in certain situations.
The athletes are fed and gone in a half hour, while the parents linger another hour and watch the second NCAA semi-final championship between Villanova and North Carolina.
SUNDAY, APRIL 5 – 8:15 AM: We gather up the troops and head to
St. Vincent’s Catholic Church about a mile from the hotel in Westerville for mass. The longest gospel of the year is not a problem for our lacrosse team because we are not expected on the Kenyon College campus until around 11:30 am. We are scheduled to play Wooster, a Midwest Lacrosse League entrant, at 1 pm. The game was to be played at Kenyon College because we wanted to give our athletes the opportunity to compete on an intercollegiate campus.
The opportunity to play at Kenyon College was hatched last year during a summer team camp at Ohio State University. While we were attending the team camp, our squad had the chance to meet Doug Misarti, Kenyon’s head coach. During an evening activity for the attending prep coaches, I asked Wooster High School head coach Matt Smith if he had any interest in playing St. Mary’s if and when we visited the next spring.
Matt said he would love to play and Doug had been talking about his new lacrosse facility at Kenyon, so I thought it would make the perfect marriage.
Misarti was recruiting a couple of St. Mary’s players, but the chance to play a Midwest squad in Columbus was something that was important to us. We applied to the Midwest League a year ago with the knowledge that our chance to join was almost non-existent. The Midwest League is the top lacrosse conference in our immediate area. It’s a great calling card for college coaches and they play the best competition. The league includes Brother Rice, the University of Detroit, Wooster, Upper Arlington, Western Reserve and a host of quality teams from Michigan, Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
We traveled to Cincinnati last year in late March and played St. Xavier’s, the league’s newest entry, because we wanted to show the league we could compete and hopefully turn some heads. Our goal is still to gain Midwest entry, but again, that’s a long way down the road.
Anyway, we left Columbus and traveled about 35 miles northeast to Gambier, Ohio, which is situated in the middle of horse and farm country. We had the chance to drive through a couple of smaller Ohio towns, which all seem to be built around large downtown statues and driving round-abouts.
The drive from Columbus to Gambier was energizing and it’s always nice to see a different part of the country.
10:30 AM: Upon arriving on Kenyon’s campus, the first thing you notice, and its
hard not to see, is the college’s $70 million glass recreation center. You have to see this building to believe it. It looks like it should be
situated on the Cal-Berkeley campus and home to an impressive pool and diving complex, eight indoor tennis courts, a basketball arena
with seating for 3,000 and a full-size indoor track-football facility.Just east of the rec center is the new football-soccer-lacrosse
complex. The football stadium, which looks like a typical large high school stadium, is not state-of-the-art, but rather just the perfect setting to play a high school lacrosse game on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Most of the Kenyon campus looks like its been transplanted from some small Eastern seaboard community with its older style buildings and Ivy-League feel. But the rec center dispels that myth because across the street from the glass house is a field full of large, brown cows and next to that is a vast landscape of corn.
Fortunately, after church we all arrived at the Kenyon campus about the same time. Both teams had the opportunity to walk around and soak the campus life in before embarking upon a game against Wooster.
Doug was the perfect host and we could not have asked for a nicer day. During a pre-game discussion with Matt Smith, we found out that two of the Pennsylvania lacrosse entries into the Midwest might be dropping out in 2010. Apparently, the Pennsylvania High
School Athletic Association wants to move the state finals back a week, which would conflict with the Midwest finals.
Matt said the Pennsylvania teams would probably drop out of the Midwest because if they have to choose between the state championships and the Midwest tournament, they will stick with the state playoffs. The Midwest event, Matt said, will remain the
same because if they stage the event any earlier, college coaches would have a hard time recruiting because they’re still playing at that time of the year.
Matt Smith told me there could be a lot of changes in the Midwest next year. It was good news to hear before the game.
In figuring game plans for Wooster, a team we had never watched before, you go by record and rumor to get a feel for the opponent. We really didn’t have a clue about what to expect.
12:30 PM: During warm-ups, Wooster looked big,
fast and talented. A really bad combination for the opponents, who happened to be us.
When the game finally started it was obvious that this would be a great game. Both teams passed well, played pretty solid defense and knew what to do with the ball. The other aspect I like about coming to southern Ohio is because of the high quality officiating. The three-man crew we had were all Division I college officials and made the right calls at the right time.
We told our team before the game to expect the game to be called tighter than it would be in Michigan. We warned them that wards would be called for pushing off, back talk would not be tolerated under any circumstance and slashes would attract a penalty call if you didn’t hit the stick or the offensive arm. Slaps to the helmet by the defense would be called.
Our athletes found out that everything we told them was true and did a pretty good job adjusting after the first quarter. We also got solid goaltending and some early scoring.
At the end of the third quarter, we were up 11-5, but I warned our team to pick up the pace because Wooster wasn’t going to stop playing hard.
We have a fairly young and inexperienced squad who are learning how to win. In the first six minutes of the fourth quarter, we managed to ‘choke’ a bit by committing 17 unforced errors, but eventually rode out the storm and managed a two-goal win, 11-9, over a very talented team.
The trip south, and specifically the Wooster game, will pay dividends at the end of the year because it was a great experience. I would recommend to any coach, to take the time and effort to travel and locate teams of equal ability and learn what the road can help you grow as a program.
After the game our athletes walked around the Kenyon campus for an hour or so and before heading back to Orchard Lake.
We’re traveling to Ontario in May, with a visit to Niagara Falls, to play two games and I am beginning to wonder what we’ll learn on that trip.
Young Orchard Lake St. Mary’s squad picks up two big wins
Coach Greg Normand’s (left, with Eaglets’ middie Drew Schupbach) Orchard Lake St. Mary’s squad picked up two wins, enjoyed a little team bonding and visited the Kenyon College campus on their trip.
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After fielding a young team for years, Forest Hills Eastern’s experience has paid dividends this season.
The Hawks five starters that have played varsity since their freshman year.
“They’ve really come into their own,” Hawks coach Jake Heglund said.
One of Eastern’s eye-catching wins this season came against defending Division 2 state runner-up Forest Hills Central on April 16. Eastern won, 11-8, to claim the first-ever King of the Hill trophy, which will be awarded every season to the rivalry’s winner.
“That was a big win for our program,” Heglund said.Eastern has allowed under six goals per game this
season on its way to an 9-2 record. Midfielder Tyler Farmer and defensemen Brandon Piersma, Scot Bradley and Joey McCormick have anchored the defense.
The Hawks met a tough test on May 9, when they travelled to undefeated Okemos and knocked off the Chieftains, 13-9.
Eastern will attempt to claim a league title by winning the Ottawa-Kent Conference tournament — arguably the toughest in the state. Four of the O-K’s five teams rank in the top 10: Eastern, Central, two-time defending Division 2 state champion East Grand Rapids and No. 8 Rockford.
“That’s going to be a really intense conference tournament,” Heglund said. “We’re looking at one thing at a time. We want to win the conference tournament. That’s our short-term goal.
“Then we’re looking forward to going as far as we can in the state tournament.”
ORCHARD LAKE ST. MARY’SSecond-year coach Greg Normand is starting to feel his
systems have clicked with the Eaglets. St. Mary’s (11-4) have two wins over top-10 teams and two close losses to top-rated Brother Rice.
“I came into a program that won eight games in four years,” Normand said. “You have to find out what it is you have and try to do some things. The second year, it’s a little easier because they are used to what you do, the kids have gotten a little better and you’ve weeded out the problems. Last year we didn’t really have expectations. This year we expect more.”
NCAA Division I recruit Ian Brambs had 94 points through 14 games to lead an offense averaging over 44 shots per contest. Nine Eaglets have double-digit point totals.
“We run a high-octane, in-your-face offense,” Normand said. “We run a college offense in high school.”
They also run a slide defense taught to Normand, who also coaches at Eastern Michigan, by colleagues at Notre Dame.
Goalie Adam Hatchard has saved 68 percent of shots faced this season. He’s protected by 6-foot-2, 220-pound sophomore defenseman PJ Walters.
“For us, it’s pretty simple: We’ve won nothing yet,” Normand said. “We have a shot to be the No. 1 team in the region, which is a nice accolade, but we haven’t won a playoff game in five years. Never won a Catholic League title. Never won a regional title.
“Our record is nice, but until we win something, we can’t talk much.
“I’m not looking at our record. I’m really not,” said Normand, whose Eaglets still have match ups against Grosse Pointe North, Flint Powers and Bloomfield Hills before regionals start. “Having a nice record is cool, but if we improve a little bit every day, the results will take care of themselves. We have the ability to be one of the best teams in the state, when we play well.”
TECUMSEH
The Indians’ program had stayed relatively quiet since its 2002
state championship. That is, until this season.Tecumseh (13-0) represents the last of the state’s undefeated teams.
Furthermore, it’s one of the nation’s 46 undefeated schools out of the 3,012 participating in lacrosse, according to laxpower.com.
The difference between this season and past seasons?“The guys are playing with heart,” Tecumseh coach Mitch Felkey
said. “Relentless defense. More stick checks than I’ve ever seen in my career in coaching. Hustle at the midfield. We’re dominating ground balls. Teams can’t score on us.”
The Indians, who allow 3.7 goals per game, have succeeded this season despite an almost all-sophomore attack.
Second-year players Alex Baker, Zach Branscheau and Colten Moore have paced the offense. Sophomore goalie Kyle Braunschneider has also played well.
“Usually in lacrosse, the social hierarchy takes precedent, and the older guys are the more aggressive ones,” Felkey said. “The younger kids are less likely to hit. But not with us. The younger kids are performing well.”
Only one major roadblock seemingly stands between Tecumseh (8-8 last year) and an undefeated regular season.
The Indians face No. 20-ranked Saline, which upset No. 5 Ann Arbor Pioneer earlier this season, on May 14. The other opponents making up Tecumseh’s remaining schedule possesses a 12-19 combined record.
“Saline is definitely going to be a big challenge for us,” Felkey said.
NOVI
The Wildcats lost both their contests this season against top teams from the Grand Rapids area, but they see a silver lining.
Novi (9-5) started this year with five consecutive wins, before dropping a 12-9 decision to East Rapids on April 18. After two straight wins, the Wildcats lost to Forest Hills Eastern, 11-4, on April 24.
Novi coach Tom Stephanoff stresses the positives of those outcomes.
“Those games are opportunities to learn. Now in the playoffs we won’t get surprised by the tougher teams,” he said. “We’ll
know how those teams play. It won’t be like playing some of these newer teams, where we can do whatever we want. We’ll have to run our system. We’ll know that one kid can’t just dodge through their defense. All six kids on offense have to run the system for us to be successful.”
Matt Mandeville leads the team this season with 25 goals. Paul Favorite presents all-around talent, and Jack Petroskey buoys the defense.
Novi lost twice on back-to-back days against Ann Arbor Pioneer (11-3 on May 7) and 15-14 against Brighton. The Wildcats, who last won a state title in 1995, will use their last three games against
Plymouth, De LaSalle and Troy Athens to rebound before the regionals.
“I don’t make promises, but I expect excellence at the state level,” Stephanoff said. “We’re going to face some tough teams. We hope to make it out of our region.”
FARMINGTONFarmington head coach Mike Cahill had concerns
about the goaltending position heading into this season, but sophomore Matt Allemang has all but erased his coach’s suspicions.
Allemang, a first-year starter, has shined between the pipes for the Falcons. He’s averaging 19 saves a game and has a .723 save percentage, which would be solid numbers for an experienced goalie, let alone a first-year starter.
In addition, the Falcons are powered offensively by three strong attackmen. Senior captain Mike Garner (33 goals, 15 assists), junior Mitch Hall (35 goals, 28 assists), and junior second-year starter Kraig Andrews (30 goals, 23 assists), have helped bolster the Falcons to 9-6 record.
Meanwhile, on the backend the Falcons have a pair of long sticks manning the area in front of Allemang. Senior defensemen Zach Petrella and Tom Bence are providing the leadership and solid play Cahill said he expects from his upper classmen.
“After getting off to a fast start, we have had some setbacks lately but I believe we are a better team because of it,” said Cahill, whose team beat Saline in OT, 9-8, on
May 5 before dropping games to St. Mary’s and Canton. “We want to be the best team we can be when the playoffs begin.”
ROCKFORDAfter starting the season out 2-3, the Rockford Rams decided
enough was enough.Since their disappointing start, the Rams reeled off nine straight
wins, three of which came against some top schools. Rockford beat East Grand Rapids and Forest Hills Central in the
same week in early May, which marked the first time the Rams had beaten either school in its 10-year history.
“I’m proud of the way we are coming together as a team,” said head coach Tim Murray.
Rockford’s offensive resurgence has been led by senior attackmen Jeremy Pouba, and Derek Korthuis, along with midfielders Ray Sabon, and Nick Howard. Pouba had two goals and four assists in the 12-11 win over East Grand Rapids.
Murray went on to say that although his team is enjoying some success right now, he still feels like they have a long road ahead.
“At times we have struggled to put a complete game together,” said Murray. “We need to improve our consistency on both ends of the field, and hopefully that will allow us to accomplish the goals we have set for this season.”
BY SCOTT MCNEISH AND RYAN DOHERTY
Experience paying off for veteran Forest Hills Eastern squad
Two of the state’s top Westside teams, Rockford Rams (left) and Forest Hills Eastern Hawks (right) are gearing up for the Division 1 playoffs.
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Okemos has been at the top of the Division I rankings in girl’s lacrosse this season and was able to showcase its program in a unique event on May 2.
The Chieftains hosted the Okemos Showcase on its three fields with several schools from across the state.
Among the other teams at the showcase were Battle Creek, Brighton, Holt, Farmington, Tecumseh, St. Ursula (from Ohio), Troy Athens and Rockford. Each team played three games that were two 20-minute halves.
Coaching the state’s top-ranked and undefeated Okemos girls team (19-0) this season is Bill Prahler, whose team won 7-6 over St. Ursula, 10-3 over Rockford and 9-2 over Troy Athens.
“The St. Ursula team was top notch,” Prahler said. “Rockford is ranked in the state. They’re one of the finest teams in west Michigan. Troy Athens, what a storied tradition they have. They’re a wonderful team.”
At the Showcase, Okemos was 3-0 thanks to the talents of players like senior Chelsea Loomis who had five goals overall in the Showcase and three in her last game.
“We actually played really well, we played one of the best teams coming out of Ohio (St. Ursula),” Loomis said. “That was a good win for us. It’s a tough team. Rockford is one of the best teams in Michigan.”
Getting all players involved in the action was a key for her team, Loomis said.
“Ever y p layer got to start. We had great communication and ball handling. We worked toward what we wanted to do and we got it done,” Loomis said.
“We work well as a team,” Prahler said. “We work hard together. We work on our defense. We work on our goalie play and we enjoy each other’s company.”
The team has improved as the season has progressed.“I didn’t think we’d do this well,” Prahler said. “I’m very surprised
by it. I’m happy with how quickly the girls have picked up a different style of play.”
Prahler said his style of lacrosse is based on two aspects: zone defense and “putting a lot of pressure on the ball.”
Prahler is hoping his team’s speed can play a key factor in its success down the road.
Her main role, Loomis said is to “play down low, attack and play behind the goal and look for people cutting in to get the ball.”
The key behind her team’s success, Loomis said has been “being a close knit team. Every single player on the team contributes somehow. We have good leaders on the team. Our captains are involved. Some of us play year round. We play winter lacrosse, and we play fall lacrosse. Every day after school, two have two hours of practice and we’ll play outside rain or shine.”
Asked why lacrosse has been such a popular sport in the area, Loomis replied, “it’s a real fast-paced game. It gets everyone involved. It’s something different.”
With games against Flushing and Birmingham United left on the schedule before state playoffs, the team still has room for improvement.
“I’d like to see more quality shots on our offense,” Prahler said. “I’d like to see a little bit better clearing.”
Rockford finished 2-1 for the day beating Brighton and Battle Creek and losing to Okemos 4-3.
“We did pretty well. Okemos is a very good team,” said Rockford coach Jeff Neerken. “Both games have been very tough. Today, our team did very well against them. We moved the ball very well.”
Neerken liked the Okemos Showcase format.“We like to get in as many games as we can on a Saturday. We
try to get three games in,” he said.The Rams had won 12 of their first 15 games. It’s the third year
that it’s been a school-supported varsity sport.“We get good support and good numbers,” he said. “We’re
starting to develop in the lower levels. We have a fifth- and sixth-grade program this year.”
The Okemos Showcase marked the start of the stretch run part
of the season for Rockford.“We’re starting to get prepared for regionals,” he said. “We’re
trying to make some adjustments teamwise on things we need to work on. We need to work on our offense a little bit and our setups, plus transitional defense.”
Among Rockford’s top players have been leading scorer Andi Raymond, a junior, with 66 goals so far, including 10 at the Okemos Showcase.
“It starts off with our offense moving the ball around,” Raymond said.
It’s her fifth year of lacrosse. She was also the team’s leading scorer a year ago.
“As of today, I’ve beaten my scoring record from last year,” she said, adding that her team “can make it to states. We came out strong today against a good Brighton team. We played as well as we could have against Okemos.”
Prahler said he received other positive comments from coaches attending the showcase.
“This is big for us. You get a lot of games in. They enjoyed this,” he said. “You get teams from both sides of the state. We’re centrally
located here. You’ve got teams from Grand Rapids, Detroit and Ohio. This is good for our game.”
Charles Lawler is on the Board of Directors for the Okemos girls lacrosse program. He said lacrosse is a school function but the support group has been helping to run the show.
“In the next few years, I think the school will administrate it so our group will just have to fund it,” Lawler said.
The Showcase, Lawler said, has been a popular function the last five years.
“We have no trouble filling the field. We generally have 12 teams,” he said. “We’re in the center of the state.”
Lawler has been impressed with progress the Okemos girls program has made over the years.
“We’ve got girls on our high school team that started playing in the seventh grade” he said. “We’ve had benefits from our middle school program. Other girls worked on the basics since the fifth grade. We’ve had good coaches and good athletes.”
GRAND RAPIDS CATHOLIC CENTRALGrand Rapids Catholic
Central has a gem in junior netminder Lindsay McCarty, whose 4.2 goals against average has vaulted the Cougars to an 13-2 overall record.
“ S h e i s d o i n g a phenomenal job in goal,” GRCC coach Dennis McCarty said. “Her strengths are her mental toughness and clearing the ball.”
Co-captain Lindsay McCarty brought her power stopping 25 shots in Grand Rapids’ defeat of highly rated Rockford, 4-3, on April 29. Junior attack Brittany Berry, who’s in her first year playing lacrosse, scored two goals including the game winner with one minute left in the contest.
“The entire team rose to the occasion to beat this great team,” said Dennis McCarty.
Season scoring leaders for the Cougars are senior center Lauren McCarty (46 goals), junior attack Chelsea Mervenne (21 goals), sophomore midfield Kaitlin Braun (15 goals), and freshman attack Abigail Esch (12 goals).
“I have been very happy with our senior and junior scorers,” said Dennis McCarty. “Our sophomores and freshmen are learning more about the game everyday. We need more consistency scoring and moving the ball but we are making progress.”
On defense Grand Rapids CC has seniors Brianna Shefferly and Megan Gutting and juniors Kelly Harmon and Olivia Brackett.
“These girls understand the game and communicate with each other well,” said Dennis McCarty. “They are my coaches on the defensive side of the field.”
The Cougars will face Rockford again for the conference championship May 13. If GRCC is triumphant they’ll be crowned outright champions, and if thy lose they will be co-champions with the Rams.
“We have made big strides since our first game,” said Dennis McCarty. “We are in position to play for the conference title as long as we take one game at a time.”
Undefeated Okemos girl’s team hosts full-day, 12-school Showcase
Undefeated Okemos, led by coach Bill Prahler (left), hosted a 12-team Showcase on May 2 that featured teams from Michigan and Ohio.
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After making it to the Division 2 semfinals the past years, Farmington Hills Mercy didn’t know who would be coaching them to start this season.
Senior goalie Maura Malone’s father, Kevin Malone, stepped to coach the first two games of the season before his son, Michael Malone, took a leave of absence from his job in Chicago and moved back to metro Detroit to take over the team.
The younger Malone played three years at U of D Jesuit, at the club level at Marquette University and coached at U of D from 2003-06. He was a perfect answer to Mercy’s coaching woes.
He walked onto the Mercy scene March 30, having two days to prepare his new team for a match against defending state champion Flint Powers.
“I came home on Saturday and our first practice was Monday. With this being my first experience with girls’ lacrosse – beyond casual spectator – I had no idea what to expect,” said Michael Malone. “It has been a blast.”
Mercy lost the game to Flint Powers but the experience gave the rookie coach a feel for girls’ lacrosse and he has been learning ever since.
Though Mercy doesn’t have a championship team’s record, it doesn’t stop Malone from believing his team can come through in the end.
“I told (my team) from day one that results of games were not important until we get to this point in the year,” he said. “Our goal would be to improve everyday until we needed to win to keep playing. We are at that point in the season now and I think my girls are ready for it.”
Leading the way for the Marlins on offense are seniors Megan Schneider and Sarah Berger. Their on-field production has been good but Michael Malone is looking for a little something extra.
“Both are quiet leaders,” he said. “They are very hard workers but neither is vocal on the field. This has been one of the reasons our offense has been stagnant all year. We have no one on the offensive side of the ball who has taken over as a true leader.”
In net Maura Malone shines and will have to keep doing so to offset any offensive downfalls. She’ll be playing at Philadelphia’s LaSalle University next season.
“She is an excellent ball stopper and has the ability to get the ball to our wings to begin fast breaks,” said Michael Malone of his sister. “She has taken over the vocal leadership role of the defense, which falls to the goalie most of the time.”
The Marlins beat Flint Powers in a rematch, 9-4, on April 22 and play Grosse Pointe North May 11, Hartland May 19 before the regionals.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS MARIAN The Mustangs’ experience has helped them to a good regular
season so far. Junior midfielders Hillary Leonard and Julie Hemphill, along with
senior attack Julie Adamo, have lead the way offensively for Marian, who are 5-2-1 in the Catholic League, 9-2-1 overall.
“All three distribute the ball unselfishly and set a fine example for excellence,” coach Ginny Heth said.
Marian beat Farmington Hills Mercy 9-5 in their last Catholic League game. Hemphill scored three goals and Adamo and Leonard added two each.
“Our energy is very good and the girls are striving to become
more consistent,” said Heth.Junior goaltender Madison Packer is an important piece for the
Mustangs, picking up the slack for the inexperienced defense in front of her. Heth says Packer’s .58 save percentage is due to her movement in net and anticipation for shots.
“Our defense is totally new for 2009 with no returning players,” said Heth. “We are young and still a work in progress and our defensive leader is Madison who has great communicative skills.”
Marian beat Sacred Heart, 11-10, in the Catholic League semifinals May 6. Hemphill had five goals and two assists and Mallory Watts added two goals and two assists in the win.
GRAND BLANCGrand Blanc’s 11-5-1 record is the product of a completely
balanced squad. The firepower is spread out evenly amongst five girls junior Amy
Venturino (18 goals), sophomore Victoria Patterson (17 goals), junior Julie Thompson (16 goals), senior Erin Parr (14 goals), and junior Kylie Welch (10 goals).
“Our offense is very smart with the ball and good at reading another team’s defense and reacting accordingly,” Bobcats coach Katie Gutteridge said. “The girls communicate very well and are unselfish with the ball.”
The balance trickles back to the net where two senior goalies are splitting time. Christina Stamm and Erika Noth have played seven games each and surprisingly have the same goals against at 23. The only difference is Stamm has a .72 save percentage and Noth has a .64 save percentage.
“The goalies are great friends that really push each other to become better,” said Gutteridge. “They know come playoffs the best goalie will be in the net and they both want to be that girl but are both so happy for a win whether they are in the net or not.”
Grand Blanc has the luxury of an experienced defense that is cemented by seniors Kaley Angers, Emily Rodriguez and Brittany Davidson, who’ve played together the last three years.
“They are going to be tough to replace next year and there are few games when they ever leave the field,” said Gutteridge.
Grand Blanc’s eyes are set on getting back to the Regional final, where they lost last season, and winning this time. Only then will they look on to states.
The Bobcats have games against South Lyon, Swartz Creek, Flint Carmen-Ainsworth and Lake Orion before the regionals begin.
“Every practice and game is aimed at making us a better team so that we are at our peak when we get to playoffs,” said Gutteridge.
New coach gets Mercy ready for playoff run
Farmington Hills Mercy coach Mike Malone is getting the Marlins ready for the playoffs.
DIVISION 1 REGIONALS: MAY 20 – 22REGIONAL SEMIFINALS: MAY 26 OR 27REGIONAL FINALS: MAY 29 OR 30
NO. 1-1 LANSING-WAVERLY ADA-FOREST HILLS EASTERN ANN ARBOR PIONEER BRIGHTON HOLLAND-WEST OTTAWA LANSING-WAVERLY ROCKFORD
NO. 2-1 SOUTH LYON ANN ARBOR HURON BLOOMFIELD HILLS-MARIAN CANTON-SALEM FARMINGTON HILLS-HARRISONNORTHVILLE SOUTH LYON
NO. 3-1 TROY-ATHENS BIRMINGHAM-SEAHOLM BLOOMFIELD HILLS LAHSERGROSSE POINTE NORTH GROSSE POINTE SOUTH TROYTROY ATHENS
NO. 4-1 LAKE ORION CLARKSTON GRAND BLANC LAKE ORION ROCHESTER HILLS STONEY CREEK WATERFORD KETTERING/MOTTWHITE LAKE-LAKELAND
SEMIFINALSJUNE 3 AT SOUTH LYON HIGH SCHOOL1-1 WINNER VS. 3-1 WINNER4-1 WINNER VS. 2-1 WINNER
FINALJUNE 6 AT BLOOMFIELD HILLS LAHSER 5 PM
DIVISION 2REGIONALS: MAY 20-22REGIONAL SEMIFINALS: MAY 26 OR 27 REGIONAL FINALS: MAY 29 OR 30
NO. 5-2 GRAND RAPIDS-CATHOLIC CENTRAL EAST GRAND RAPIDS EAST LANSING GR CATHOLIC CENTRAL GR NORTHVIEW HOLTMATTAWANOKEMOS
NO. 6-2 ANN ARBOR-GABRIEL RICHARD ANN ARBOR GABRIEL RICHARDANN ARBOR SKYLINE FARMINGTON FARMINGTON HILLS MERCY LIVONIA LADYWOOD TECUMSEH TEMPERANCE-BEDFORD
NO. 7-2 NOTRE DAME PREP BEVERLY HILLS-DETROIT COUNTRY DAY ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART CRANBROOK KINGSWOOD UNIVERSITY LIGGETT NOTRE DAME PREP ROCHESTER HILLS-ROCHESTER WARREN-REGINA
NO. 8-2 FLINT-LUKE M POWERS CATHOLIC FLINT-CARMAN-AINSWORTH FLINT POWERS CATHOLIC FLUSHING HARTLAND SAGINAW HERITAGE SWARTZ CREEK
SEMIFINALSJUNE 3 AT HARTLAND 5-2 WINNER VS. 7-2 WINNER8-2 WINNER VS. 6-2 WINNER
FINALJUNE 6 AT BLOOMFIELD HILLS LAHSER 2 PM
2009 GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT
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After losing in the WCLL playoff final to Lindenberg, Michigan’s women’s team received an eighth seed in the 16-team field at the 2009 WDIA National Championships in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Then the Wolverines headed west, winning three of their four games in the desert and completing their season with a 20-5 record and a national fifth-place finish.
The Wolverines opened the national tournament on May 6 in 95 degree heat, but kept their cool and overcame an early three goal deficit to beat ninth-seeded UCLA, 17-13. The following day Michigan opened the scoring against the top-seeded California Santa Barbara but fell a goal short in a 9-8 loss.
Then against Cal Poly the next day, Michigan’s Rachel Lary gave the Wolverines an early 1-0 lead and Jess Stanley (Bloomfield Hills/Marian) added two more goals to make it 3-0. After taking a 7-3 lead, Michigan held off Cal Poly and won 10-8. Once again, Michigan rode the stellar play of freshman goalie Emmy Scheidt (Birmingham/Seaholm). Cal Poly managed just three goals in the first half as Scheidt came up with 13 saves in the opening period. Scheidt continued to deny Cal Poly shots at point blank range.
“She really came out strong this whole tournament, without her we would not have gotten this far. Her composure set a good example for the rest of the team,” said senior quad-captain Becca Miller.
Scheidt finished the game with 23 saves and even managed to pick up one ground ball. “I enjoy the pressure of playing the best teams,” said Scheidt. “These games have all been so close so it’s a lot easier to stay absorbed in the game.”
In the tournament’s fifth-place game against UC Santa Clara, Michigan got goals from Julie Baskind, Jess Stanley, Rachel Lary,
Amy Johnson, Micaela Battiste (Flint/Grand Blanc) and Alexis Pavle (Grosse Pointe/Grosse Pointe South) in an 11-7 win to close out the season.
Scheidt saved 66% of shots during the four-game stretch and was an unanimous selection to the All-Tournament team.
With the win, the Wolverines capped a spectacular season, reaching the twenty-win mark for just the second time in program history and the first since 2005.
“It was nice to go out with a win because the seniors have given us so much over the last four years and they’ve been such a huge part of the team so we wanted to get the win for them and finish the season on a high note,” said junior attacker Amy Johnson. “I think the fact we beat UCLA, UC Cal Poly, and UC Santa Clara proves that we can play with any West coast team. I’m looking forward to my senior year and beating all the west coast teams again. I have a good feeling about next year.”
DETROIT HELPS FORM NATIONAL LACROSSE CONFERENCE
The Detroit Mercy women team has found a conference home.
The Titans, who competed as an independent in their first season this year, will officially join the National Lacrosse Conference (NLC), beginning with the 2010 season.
“I am excited that the University of Detroit Mercy, in its inaugural season, has been able to facilitate the National Lacrosse Conference affil iation,” said UDM athletics director Keri Gaither. “All of the member schools have shown a commitment to promoting women sports, especially women’s lacrosse. I am very proud to be a founding member of the NLC and I am looking toward to offering
additional opportunities for young women to attend UDM and play lacrosse.
Detroit, one of the founding members of the NLC, will join Davidson, Howard, Jacksonville, Liberty, Longwood and Presbyterian in the NLC. In its first year of competition, UDM played three of these teams, going 2-1 record against those squads.
“I am extremely excited to be part of the National Lacrosse Conference,” said Titans head coach Mary Ann Meltzer. “It will help out with scheduling, and, more importantly, the players will have the opportunity to earn conference awards and a chance opportunity to play in a conference tournament.”
UDM closed out the season on May 3 in the NLC Championship game with a 19-8 loss to top-seeded Longwood to end the 2009 campaign with a 5-9 overall record.
Men’s college programs across the state vary from club to clubBY LARRY O’CONNOR
For those who live, eat and breathe the sport, collegiate club lacrosse is often about where they live, eat and breathe.
Within the vicissitudes of club programs, there are places like the University of Michigan, which has “virtual varsity” distinction and all the perks a $500,000 annual budget can afford.
That includes having a full-time coach and assistants, athletic apparel and equipment deals with Adidas, Warrior and Riddell, and extended spring road trips to the warmer climes of California and Georgia.
Granted, UM players kick in $3,500 of their own to play for the Maize and Blue, which is hardly chump change when considering that is six-times than what most pay.
In the have and the have nots, the No. 1-ranked program is in the haves for which 12-year Wolverines’ coach John Paul makes no apologies.
“It really varies from club to club,” Paul says. “Some club teams have things we would love to have. We have some things other club teams would love to have.
“The biggest difference is that we have built a lot of things into the program on our own that have given the appearance that the school perhaps is giving more support to us.”
For instance, the UM men’s program has its own training room and staff, which was paid from the club’s own coffers. The club team is also partnering with the university to occupy three floors of new five-story 15,000-square foot structure that is under construction next to Elbel Field.
Contrast UM’s fortunes with Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association rivals 130 miles away in Mount Pleasant or even 10 miles down the road in Ypsilanti.
At Eastern Michigan, men’s lacrosse operates with a $15,000 annual budget. Players pay $400 dues, buy their own sticks and share an indoor practice facility late weeknights with a women’s
professional football team.“More programs are likes ours than Michigan’s or Michigan
State’s,” says first-year EMU coach Greg Normand.The Mount Pleasant-based Central Michigan University men’s
lax team members similarly scrimp and scrape along. Instead of Hiltons and Wyndams, the Chippewas seek out Red
Roof Inns and Motel 6s to stay in on road trips. Team members had to pitch in $100 each so the Chippewas could take an April road trip to the lacrosse-rich environs of Boston.
The Benjamin was in addition to $500 in dues ($800 for newcomers) players contribute every season. Budget accommodation is standard, Chips coach Brad Thomas says.
“We look for the cheapest price and one with a continental breakfast,” Thomas says. “That way guys don’t have to worry about finding a breakfast place after waking up.”
Michigan State first-year coach Dwayne Hicks knows the varying landscape of collegiate club lacrosse, having served in similar roles at Oakland University and Eastern Michigan.
Though MSU men’s lax $80,000 operating budget is five times the amount Hicks had at EMU, the veteran coach continues to be a miser as well as a chief financial officer.
MSU, like many club programs, has a student officer who oversee operations. Hicks seeks at least three bids from hotel operators. He also lines up bus transportation for 12-hour trips.
Line items like whether to buy tape, give a stipend to a scorekeeper or produce a game program get heavily scrutinized.
“I don’t think people realize how much time coaches spend off the field just trying to prepare a team like this to make it run,” Hicks says.
Transportation costs loom large for a program like Michigan State, which is compelled to play top programs to maintain a national top-15 ranking.
A bus alone runs $5,000, Hicks says. With a 40-member roster, air travel is prohibitive.
“Would I like to cut that 12 hours down to one hour? Absolutely,” the Spartans coach says. “Unfortunately, you have 40 guys and essentially no budget.”
Like all club programs, the Spartan men’s team sees minimal support from the university, which usually comes in the form of facility access.
The team has use of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building during the winter and, after spring break, the Ralph Young outdoor field and track facility. The lacrosse team has to wait until the university’s varsity sports are finished, which means practicing from 9-11 p.m.
“That’s when we can get it,” Hicks says. “It’s better that we have it than not have it. It’s great you have a full-field of Astro Turf and you’re not playing in mud or on other surfaces that you are going to get in Michigan.”
Central Michigan’s coach expresses similar gratitude. The Chips use CMU’s Indoor Athletic Complex three to four nights a week. The men’s lacrosse team was also allowed to use the CMU Field Hockey Complex for a match this season.
“We’re building a relationship,” Thomas says. “They don’t give us a lot of monetary help, but they let us use the indoor practice facility.”
The club pay-to-play concept works in varying degrees, too. At Michigan State, players pay $2,500 to play, which puts added pressure when coaching a club team.
“When you have players paying that much money, you’re going to try to get them into a game as fast and quickly as you can, so everyone can get in and participate,” Hicks says.
Though paying a $1,000 more, Michigan players have no expectations when it comes to playing time, Paul says.
“It’s college lacrosse; There’s no assumption you will get playing time,” the UM coach says. “If there was, it would end pretty quickly once they understood what this team is about.”
Michigan women’s team beat UCLA, Cal Poly and UC Santa Clara to finish fifth at the WDIA National Championships in Scottsdale, Arizona.
COLLEGE LACROSSE
Michigan women finish fifth at 16-team WDIA National Championships
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The University of Michigan continued its dominance of the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association when it defeated Buffalo 16-2 in the conference’s Division A championship tournament, held at Saline High School on May 3.
The Wolver ines , who entered the tournament with a perfect 16-0 regular season record, made their way to the championship match by taking a first round bye, and then beating the Chippewas of Central Michigan, 20-6, in the semifinal match.
“We have really, really been playing well this season,” junior attacker Kevin Zorovich said. “We came into this with some real high expectations after last year, and we feel like we are living up to them.”
Last season, the Wolverines won the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association national tournament, and they hope to do the same again this season. Michigan enters as the tournament as a No. 1 seed, and played against No. 16 seed, Texas on May 12 in Denver.
“Last year we went in and won the whole thing, so this year, it’s kind of like we have to repeat to not be disappointed,” Zorovich said.
It didn’t take long for Zorovich to make his presence known against Buffalo, who beat Michigan State, 9-5, the day before to gain the final. He scored halfway through the first quarter to put the Wolverines on the board. His goal came after a slick pick up of a loose rebound. Zorovich struck again later in the period as he notched his second goal to give Michigan the 2-0 lead entering the second quarter.
Early in the second period Michigan extended its lead to 3-0 after sophomore attacker Trevor Yealy took a pass from Harry Freid and rattled one into the Buffalo cage.
Juniors David Rodgers and Svet Tintchev also added goals for Michigan in the first half. The Wolverines gave up just one goal in the first two periods, to take a 5-1 lead into halftime.
In the second half, Michigan team kept its momentum going right from the start. Early in the third period Wolverine senior captain Zach Elyachar scooped up a loose ball and fired it downfield to Yealy. The sophomore took it downfield and put one in the net to put the UM team up 6-1.
Senior attacker Aaron Hodari kept the pressure on the Shamrocks, scoring another goal just a minute later to put the Wolverines up 7-1. Rodgers added his second goal of the game at 8:33 of the third, and then shortly after, senior captain Reilly Kearns scored to make the score 9-1 in favor of Michigan.
Buffalo scored its second and final goal a few minutes later and narrowed the deficit to 9-2. However, it proved to be to be for naught. The Wolverines attack just would not stop. UM added goals from Hodari, senior midfielder Anthony Hrusovsky and two more from Yealy and went up 13-2 at the end of the third.
“I felt really good out there today,” Yealy said. “Everything just seemed to click for me. It’s nice to get the chance to help the team out. It’s nice to go in and get a few goals. It really makes all the hard work seem worth it when you can contribute on the score sheet.”
Michigan didn’t let up and rounded out the fourth quarter by getting goals from Clark McIntyre, Josh Ein and freshman Colin Bayer. The goal was Bayer’s first of his collegiate career and the last goal for the Wolverines in the contest, as they won 16-2.
Mark Stone and Andrew Fowler shared the duties in goal for the UM team, with Stone getting the win.
Michigan dominated in pretty much every statistical category, and
outshot the Shamrocks 61-19. And with the victory over Buffalo, the Wolverines captured their ninth CCLA championship in 11 years.
“Buffalo is a really fine team, and they played a great game,” Michigan head coach John Paul said. “We came into this knowing that it was going to be a dogfight, so it’s great to come out on top. I really thought we played well, especially in our own zone, we moved the ball well and made some smart moves on offense.”
The win gave Michigan the No. 1 seed going into the MCLA tournament in Denver.
“We’ve played hard all season, and now its time to get ready for the national tournament,” Paul said. “This team has been perfect so far, and wed like to keep going in that direction. This is the time of year when things start to get interesting.”
DAYTON KNOCKS OFF DAVENPORT FOR DIVISION 2 TITLEIn the Division 2 CCLA final on May 2 in Saline, the Dayton Flyers
defeated Davenport University, 14-10, in the final game to capture the CCLA DII final.
The Flyers entered the tournament perfect, with an undefeated 4-0 record in division play and a 10-0 record overall.
After getting a bye in the first round, the Flyers had the tall order of playing last years CCLA division II champ, Grand Valley State, in the semifinals. Dayton stepped up the challenge against the Lakers, downing the No. 7 seeded GVSU team in an extremely close 18-15 match.
“Grand Valley has consistently been one of the better teams in this conference for quite some time,” Dayton head coach Charlie Mark
said. “And we knew this was going to be a rough game because we had already beaten them one time earlier this season, and its always tough to beat a good team twice.”
The Flyers fell behind 8-3 in the semifinal game before rallying behind freshman Christian Furbay and senior Alex Urban making a strong comeback to get the Flyers back in the finals.
After the big win against GVSU, the Dayton had a talented Davenport squad to contend with in the championship. The Panthers gained the final by beating Hope College, 22-17, in an exciting back-and-forth game that featured tons of offensive chances.
Earlier in the season the Flyers had defeated Davenport, and in the championship game, the Panthers came out hard looking for revenge. Davenport struck early, and scored three goals in the first minute and
a half to stun the Flyers and take a 3-0 lead.Dayton, playing from behind once again, got a strong scoring
outburst Furbay and freshman Sean Harnett. At the half, the Flyers had crawled out of their early hole, and posted a 10-6 lead.
“This was a real all guts game,” Furbay said. “Going into this, we knew we weren’t going to be able to just roll over this team. We knew we were going to have to come out and play this one like our lives depended on it. I think we showed a lot of character in that first half. They brought everything at us, and scored early, and we had to come back and reestablish what we were trying to do. I was really proud about the way we played.”
In the second half, the Flyers had a stroke of bad luck, scoring an own goal to allow the Panthers to build a little more momentum. However, Dayton added goals from junior Patrick Weinandy and sophomore Ryan Arling to drive the stake into the Panthers, and
take the 14-10 win.Freshman goalie Ben Domyancic took
control of the cage in both tournament wins.
“Lacrosse games don’t get much better than that,” Mark said after the game. “Davenport came out and threw everything at us but the kitchen sink, and we took everything they had and more. I am so proud of my team right now. They came into this game, and right from the start overcame some strong adversity.”
After trailing in the last two games, but coming back to win them both, the coach said he hopes his team can start learning to get on the board early.
“Don’t get me wrong,” he said. “There is a lot to be said about a team who can give up a few goals early, and still come back and win. I’m tremendously proud of them. But sometimes I think they are trying to give me a heart attack or something. I’m glad we have been able to win a few games from behind, but when we go to the national tournament I hope we can start getting on the board first.”
Dayton had nine players honored by the CCLA, as Urban, Alex Walter, Kevin Bell,
Brian Downey and Stephen Hurst were named to the tournaments first team, while Weinandy was named to the second team and Dan Delagrange, Matt Dowd and Alex Reynolds were named honorable mentions.
“I thought we had a lot of great performances,” Mark said. I really did. I thought we came out here to prove something, and we did a pretty good job of it. Now we just got to keep everything rolling.
With the win, Dayton claimed its second CCLA DII championship in three years, and got an automatic bid into the MCLA national tournament. It will be the Flyers third straight appearance in the national tournament.
The Michigan Wolverines won their ninth CCLA playoff title in the last 11 years with a dominating, 16-2, win over SUNY-Buffalo on May 3 at the Saline High School Sports complex.
Michigan rolls to Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association title at Saline
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The Davenport University Panthers beat Hope College in the Division 2 CCLA semifinals before losing to the Dayton Flyers, 14-10, in the final on May 2 in Saline.
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CCLA 2009 ALL-CONFERENCEDIVISION 1
1ST TEAM ATTACK UM TREVOR YEALY1ST TEAM ATTACK UM KEVIN ZOROVICH1ST TEAM ATTACK MSU PATRICK NEMES 2ND TEAM ATTACK UM RILEY KEARNS2ND TEAM ATTACK WMU RYAN JUNTUNEN2ND TEAM ATTACK CMU CHRIS COOPER3RD TEAM ATTACK PITT ROB MUSGRAVE3RD TEAM ATTACK BUFF ANDREW WILLIS3RD TEAM ATTACK MSU CONNOR BUSH1ST TEAM MIDFIELD UM ANTHONY HRUSOVSKY1ST TEAM MIDFIELD EMU ROMAINE WITT1ST TEAM MIDFIELD MSU STEVE SCHIMPKE2ND TEAM MIDFIELD UM PETER VASHER2ND TEAM MIDFIELD MSU MIKE DEGENHARDT 2ND TEAM MIDFIELD BUFF JOHN CURABA3RD TEAM MIDFIELD MIAMI JARED SYLVESTER3RD TEAM MIDFIELD MIAMI BEN HAFTNER3RD TEAM MIDFIELD CMU DARREN RIVARD1ST TEAM FOS UM DAVID REINHARDT2ND TEAM FOS BUFF KURT STAVDAL3RD TEAM FOS MIAMI JOSH EBEL1ST TEAM DMS MSU DEREK BAYNTON2ND TEAM DMS UM MICHAEL BARTOMIOLI3RD TEAM DMS PITT BOBBY KEENAN1ST TEAM LSM UM MATT ASPERHEIM2ND TEAM LSM BUFF BRADY COTTON3RD TEAM LSM MSU BRENDON HUNT1ST TEAM DEFENSE UM ZACK ELYACHAR1ST TEAM DEFENSE MSU MATT LACASSE1ST TEAM DEFENSE BUFFALO RYAN KELLY2ND TEAM DEFENSE UM HARRY FREID2ND TEAM DEFENSE PITT BILL EGAN2ND TEAM DEFENSE UM JAPES PAYER3RD TEAM DEFENSE MSU WES BINDER3RD TEAM DEFENSE MSU SCOTT BRITTAIN3RD TEAM DEFENSE BUFFALO ERIC BARBERA1ST TEAM GOALIE MSU DEAN HALL2ND TEAM GOALIE CMU CASEY BEINLICH3RD TEAM GOALIE MIAMI DANIEL CULP
OFFENSIVE PLAYER - TREVOR YEALY, UMDEFENSIVE PLAYER - ZACK ELYACHAR, UMCOACH OF THE YEAR - DWAYNE HICKS, MSU
DIVISION 21ST ATT DAVENPORT SHAWN BEER 1ST ATT DAYTON ALEX WALTER 1ST ATT HOPE ERIC WEBER 2ND ATT HOPE ALLEN CAMPBELL 2ND ATT GRAND VALLEY CAM HOLDING 2ND ATT DAVENPORT JORDAN RICHTSMEIER HM ATT GRAND VALLEY JACK DUMSA HM ATT GROVE CITY JOSHUA HOSTETLER HM ATT OAKLAND MATT LAGOS HM ATT JOHN CARROLL JOSH TATRO 1ST MID GRAND VALLEY BAILOR BELL 1ST MID DAVENPORT JORDY SAYERS 1ST MID DAYTON ALEX URBAN 2ND MID GROVE CITY JONATHAN ALTHAUSEN 2ND MID DAVENPORT OLIVER WADE 2ND MID DAYTON PATRICK WEINANDY HM MID CALVIN ERIC KAMSTRA HM MID HOPE BRENT MARTIN HM MID FERRIS STATE JOSH STEVENSON HM MID UM-DEARBORN SCOTT WISNIEWSKI 1ST FOS DAYTON KEVIN BELL 2ND FOS DAVENPORT JEREMY SIMMS HM FOS OAKLAND KEVIN NABORCZYK HM FOS GRAND VALLEY BRETT WEINBERG 1ST DMS DAYTON BRIAN DOWNEY 2ND DMS GRAND VALLEY JEFF ALEXANDER HM DMS FERRIS STATE DAVID CRONWELL HM DMS CALVIN MITCH VANDERBAAN 1ST LSM DAVENPORT ADAM BOWERS 2ND LSM HOPE DUNCAN WIERENGO HM LSM JOHN CARROLL PAT BLOOMSTINE HM LSM DAYTON DAN DELAGRANGE 1ST DEF GRAND VALLEY CLAYTON ENGLE 1ST DEF DAYTON STEVE HURST 1ST DEF GROVE CITY ALEX TEAL 2ND DEF DAVENPORT KYLE DETMERS 2ND DEF NORTHERN MICHIGAN GLEN HUTCHINSON 2ND DEF GRAND VALLEY SHAWN WINDEY HM DEF DAYTON MATT DOWD HM DEF GRAND VALLEY MATT HAYDEN HM DEF HOPE RYAN HOLMES HM DEF UM-DEARBORN MATT LAURINEC 1ST GOAL AQUINAS NICK AVENDT 2ND GOAL GROVE CITY ANDREW DYMSKI HM GOAL DAYTON ALEX REYNOLDSHM GOAL DAVENPORT JUSTIN SCOTT
OFFENSIVE PLAYER - ERIC WEBER, HOPEDEFENSIVE PLAYER - STEVE HURST, DAYTON
COACH OF THE YEAR - MIKE SCHANHALS, HOPE
2009 CCLA FINALS • SALINE, MI2009 CCLA FINALS • SALINE, MI2009 CCLA FINALS • SALINE, MI2009 CCLA FINALS • SALINE, MI
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BY SARAH ZIENTARSKI
For the second year in a row, the grounds at Birmingham Seaholm buzzed with Division 1 college lacrosse excitement when the Great Western Lacrosse League held its second and final championship tournament at Maple Field May 1 and 3.
And for the second year in a row, Notre Dame was crowned tournament champions after trouncing Ohio State, 16-7, and receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The undefeated (15-0) Fighting Irish were ranked second nationally and entered the tournament as the top-seeded team. Despite having a less than sharp game, Notre Dame defeated Quinnipiac 7-4 in the GWLL semifinals on Friday night.
Ohio State beat two-seeded Air Force 10-5 in the second semifinal, setting up the championship match Sunday afternoon.
Goalie Brandon Freeman kept the Buckeyes in the contest early but Notre Dame broke through in the second quarter posting five goals while shutting down Ohio State’s offense. The Irish took a 9-2 lead into halftime.
“I think our offense felt like they had something to prove today,” Notre Dame coach Kevin Corrigan said. “They came in and from the very beginning were very sharp. Their goalie played well early and I thought we could’ve gotten a few more early but then I think just by keeping the pressure on him and keeping the shots on him we finally got some through.”
To start the second half, the Irish took their foot off the accelerator on defense but kept it up on offense, trading goals with the Buckeyes.
“I thought we lost our concentration a little bit there when we went up 9-2,” said Corrigan. “That lack of concentration probably carried on to the 10 minute mark of the third quarter and then we settled down and got back to playing a little more disciplined and I thought
that was key.”A highlight goal
came in the fourth when Irish attackman Ryan Hoff intercepted a pass from an OSU defender and blasted i t past Freeman putting Notre Dame up 14-5.
Hoff, who is Notre Dame’s second all-time leading scorer, notched seven goals in the game.
“Ryan’s terrific,” said Corrigan. “He’s so good that when he gets opportunities, you know he’s going to score goals. All year
long, people have paid so much attention to him and have gone so far in their defensive schemes to take him out of the game. Today, the way they played us allowed him a little more space to operate.”
Notre Dame’s goalie Scott Rodgers came up big when called upon, saving 10 shots.
“Scott Rodgers is quite simply as good as any goalie in the country,” said Corrigan. “There’s nobody playing better than him and nobody more consistent than him this year.”
The GWLL instituted the league championship tournament last year when NCAA Division 1 added automatic qualifiers to its lacrosse tournament. Birmingham Seaholm was chosen as a neutral site to host the competition.
“For the people here to host the event was great because that way there wasn’t a feeling amongst any of the league members that there was an unfair advantage for anybody,” Notre Dame Coach Kevin Corrigan said.
The event was also used as a way to promote lacrosse in Michigan. High school lacrosse players and Birmingham residents were seen scoping out the games over the weekend and Warrior – the event’s sponsor – set up a tent with new gear on display, keeping spectators interested.
“For a city that doesn’t have a collegiate Division 1 team playing at that level right now, it’s a great opportunity for people to see high level lacrosse and I hope that people enjoyed it,” said Corrigan.
While some of Air Force’s followers wondered “how we ended up playing in Michigan,” they also remarked on how nice Maple Field was and how well the event was organized and run.
“I think everything helps (the awareness of lacrosse),” said Corrigan. “It’s nothing you’re going to solve in a day or a year but I think everything helps and when you have guys like (Birmingham Seaholm athletic director) Aaron Frank and a number of the other
people in this area who put a lot of time and effort into the game, you’re going to help the game grow and continue to get better.”
Frank and the coordinating crew for the event made sure the teams were comfortable during their stay.
“They just did a great job of putting on this event,” said Corrigan. “Both years they did it, they did it absolutely first class. Every detail was attended to. You can’t ask for more when you’re coming to a foreign environment to play.”
The GWLL is collapsing after this season. Notre Dame is joining the Big East lacrosse league in hopes of improving their strength of schedule and the rest of the teams will become members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
The Irish lost to Maryland in the first round of the NCAA tournament May 10 as a seventh-seed.
Notre Dame won their second straight GWLL playoff title with a 16-7 win over Ohio State at Birmingham Seaholm’s Maple Field on May 3.
Notre Dame wins GWLL playoff title at Birmingham Seaholm
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Notre Dame junior middie Kelly McKenna helped the Fighting Irish win the 2009 GWLL title in Birmingham.
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