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The St. Annes-Belfield Girls team won its third VISAA Div. II state title in a row Saturday, defeating Cape Henry 19-6. Senior Addi Bolin led the way with 9 goals and 4 assists for the Saints. Midfielder Lila Satterfield scored 4 goals in the win. Read more about the win, and see video highlights here.

The Western Albemarle Girls team defeated Loudoun County 19-5 in Regional action and are gunning for their second state title in a row. The Monticello Girls team dropped a tough decision to Woodgrove 15-16.

The undefeated Albemarle Boys squad dominated Woodbridge 30-3 in NW Region Semifinals. They take on Patrick Henry on Wednesday. The Albemarle Girls team beat Forest Park 16-9 and will also advance to the NW Region Semifinals Wednesday at Battlefield. You can see highlights here.

The Seminole Lacrosse League has announced that it will again offer an online registration option for its summer activities. Also, the Seminole League has extended Early Bird Pricing to June 1st (Save $10 – $15 per player) or for families (3 or more children registering together, savings of $5 per player). Please see the registration forms for more information.

To register online, select the links below:

2009 Boy’s Clinic/League Registration

2009 Girl’s Clinic/League Registration

Player’s League Registration

UVa Men’s Lacrosse head coach Dom Starsia has announced that Rhamel Bratton will not play against Cornell in the NCAA Quarterfinals this Saturday. Rhamel was suspended indefinitely earlier in the season. Rhamel’s twin brother Shamel was booted from the team at the same time.

Starsia is quoted in InsideLacrosse:

“Rhamel’s status is unchanged. He’s not activated for this weekend’s game,” Starsia said Tuesday. “He has academic issues this week in Virginia. He may join us at Hofstra, outside of that nothing more to report.”

Meanwhile, Steele Stanwick has been named a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, given to the nation’s most outstanding player. Stanwick joins four other finalists and is the sole ACC representative. He was named the ACC player of the year earlier this month. Stanwick ranks 8th nationally with 3.77 points per game.

The UVa Men’s lacrosse team defeated Bucknell in a thrilling 13-12 overtime game in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this past Sunday. Following a significant rain and lightning delay, the 7th seeded Cavs were able to come from behind in the fourth quarter and escape with the overtime victory over the unseeded Bison. Steele Stanwick lead the charge with 3 goals and 5 assists, including the final helper to Matt White who sealed the overtime with a nifty sneak around the right pipe for the stuff. You can read more about the game here and here. The men move on to face a very good Cornell team on Saturday. That game is set for noon and will be broadcast on ESPNU. UVa defeated Cornell earlier this season.

The UVa women’s team fell to UNC for the third time this year in their first round NCAA game in Chapel Hill 15-7. The Cavs were not able to get back on track following a rain delay of over an hour and finish their season with a 9-9 record. You can read more about the loss and the season here.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Hofstra at Johns Hopkins      Noon              ESPN2/ESPN3.com 
Penn at Notre Dame            2:30 p.m.         ESPNU 
Delaware at Duke              5 p.m.            ESPNU 
Hartford at Cornell           7:30 p.m.         ESPNU

Sun., May 15, 2011

Maryland at UNC               1 p.m.            ESPN/ESPN3.com 
Bucknell at Virginia          3 p.m.            ESPNU 
Villanova at Denver           5:15 p.m.         ESPNU 
Siena at Syracuse             7:30 p.m.         ESPNU

Both the University of Virginia men’s and women’s teams were selected Sunday to play in the NCAA tournament for the shot at a national championship.

Following a slight hiccup toward the end of the season including losses and the dismissal of one its best players, Shamel Bratton, and the indefinite suspension of another key midfielder, Rhamel Bratton, the men’s squad received an 7th seed. They will host Bucknell on Sunday at 3pm. It is the Cavalier’s lowest seed since 2001. Bucknell is unseeded following their win of the Patriot League, and enter the tournament with a 14-2 record, including eight wins in a row.

The women’s squad earned an at large bid into their tournament, one of five ACC teams to make it. They enter the tournament with a 9-8 record and will face the North Carolina Tarheels (13-5) in the first round. The Cavs and Heels have faced off twice already this season, with North Carolina taking both matches. Game day and time have not been determined.