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Courtesy: Thomas Wilson/UVa Media Relations

Shamel Bratton has been dismissed from the University of Virginia Men’s lacrosse team. Citing a consistent violation of team rules, head coach Dom Starsia removed Bratton from the roster effective immediately. Starsia also suspended Shamel’s twin brother Rhamel indefinitely.

Rumors around the net are that the team voted to boot the Bratton’s following repeated violations of the team’s new alcohol policy. The policy was implemented this year following the death of  Yeardley Love and the subsequent arrest of  George Huguely. Both Brattons have already been suspended this season for violating team rules.

Both perenial All-Americans, Shamel finishes his career with 129 points, most all time by a UVA midfielder.

Read more about the situation from the Washington Post and Inside Lacrosse. Read the UVA press release, including a statement from Starsia, here.

The #11 Cavaliers close the regular season on Saturday afternoon against #13 Pennsylvania in Charlottesville with NCAA Tournament berths on the line. The game also marks Senior Day for UVA fourth years.

Darden Towe Park will once again become “Lacrosse Central” in June, as the Seminole Lacrosse League continues into its third decade. Seminole will kick off with a Clinic for boys aged 4-13 on June 13 – 16 (Monday – Thursday). League play begins on June 20 and runs through July 23.

For girls ages 6-16, the Clinic will be held June 14 – 16 at Darden Towe Park from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. (Tuesday through Thursday) The Girl’s League starts play on Tuesday, June 21.

The “Player’s League” for boys ages 14 – 17 will start with a single practice on June 23. Games will be played Thursday evenings and Saturdays through July 23.

If there are two or more Saturday rainouts, there will be a single makeup date: Saturday, July 28.

The Seminole Lacrosse League is an organization dedicated to the promotion and development of the great game of lacrosse in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. Seminoleâ??s goal is to give the youngsters of our area the opportunity to play and experience lacrosse, thus helping the game grow at the high school level.

The Seminole League sports an extremely high coach to player ratio, insuring that all participants receive individual attention. Many of Seminoleâ??s coaches are still active players themselves, and have played in Collegiate, Club, and International competition.

For more information on the Seminole Lacrosse Leagues, including downloadable registration forms, visit the Seminole Web Site @ cville-lax.com

The Charlottesville Boys Middle School Lacrosse league was featured on the Newsplex as a growing sport attracting the attention of many kids. The piece focused on the increased number of participants at the lower levels and the increase in the team numbers in the league. Very cool. The video also shows plenty of highlights of kids playing from this past Sunday and a sound bite from the man making it happen, Jim Loffredo. See the video below:

Also featured on the Plex were some highlights from the STAB Girl’s battle with Episcopal.

NBC-29 ran highlights of the Albemarle Boy’s win over Brooke Point (Skip ahead past the baseball highlights):

NBC-29 is also running a preview of the UVA Men’s matchup with Duke tomorrow in Durham: