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Western Albemarle v. Monticello High School. UVa’s Turf Field, Sunday, February 24, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 98K.)

The Blue Ridge Lacrosse Officials Association is sponsoring the “Red, White, and Blue Ridge Play Day” for High School girls on Sunday, March 2nd, from 11:00am to 5:00pm. The cost for the day is $35 per participant, which includes a T-shirt.

Teams will be coached by members of the UVa Club team, and certified athletic trainers will be available on-site. Players can sign up on site, however, are encouraged to email Chip Rogers at chipr@virginia.edu. All participants must be members of USLacrosse.

Game notes: Western’s loss was the only time this season they were defeated by another public school. Robinson plays the 15-5 Westfield Bulldogs for the State AA/AAA Championship on Saturday, June 2.

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	Western goalie Patrick Nugent (15) directs the defense of senior Ted Pfeier (16) against Albemarle sophomore Bernie Mowbray (25) in the opening quarter of the VHSL Boys Tournament quarterfinal game, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 114K.)

Game notes: Western played the final 2:18 of the game man-down, due to a penalty from a failed stick check. The win is WAHS’s fourth in a row. Western moves on to Robinson HS in the tournament semifinals Thursday night.

Shots: AHS 28, WAHS 38
Penalties: AHS 3 for 3:00, WAHS 4 for 4:18

	Western junior attack/midfielder Max Pfeier (33) shoots on Albemarle goalie Gus Cramer (25), Tuesday, May 29, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 114K.) Cramer came up with the save, one of his 13 on the night.

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In their first state playoff meeting ever, the 14-6 Albemarle Patriots will travel to Crozet to take on the 12-4 Western Albemarle Warriors. Game time is 7:00pm. The game will see a clash between Commonwealth District Player of the Year Stephen Murray and Jefferson District
Player of the Year Max Pfiefer.

The Albemarle boy’s team is ranked #18 in the LaxPower computer rankings and Western is currently at #21. The teams last met April 20th at Albemarle; the Warriors walked away with an 8-7 win. Western has won its last three games.

In other tournament quarterfinal play:

• North Stafford hosts Woodson
• Westfield hosts Salem
• Robinson hosts Culpepper

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	Bishop O’Connell @ St. Anne’s, Tuesday, May 15, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 97K.)

Game Notes: The win is STAB’s fifth in a row. STAB moves on to play Norfolk Academy in the VISAA semi-finals; Norfolk Academy previously defeated STAB 9-4 on April 28th.

Ground Balls: O’Connell 51, STAB 48
Shots: O’Connell 42, STAB 31
EMO: O’Connell 0 for 6, STAB 4 for 5
Penalties: O’Connell 6 for 5:00, STAB 9 for 6:30

	Bishop O’Connell @ St. Anne’s, Tuesday, May 15, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 104K.)

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STAB advances to the VISAA semifinal on Friday, May 18 at Episcopal High School in Alexandria. Game time is 5:30pm.

The Virginia Independent School Athletic Association kicks off its 2007 Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Tournment today, with first round games scattered across the Commonwealth.

Locally, third-seeded STAB takes on Bishop O’Connell at home, at 6:15 in the Division I Tournament, while fifth-seeded Covenant School travels to Flint Hill in the Division II tournament.

	The 2006 Blue Ridge Lacrosse Club High School Team. (Click for a larger version: 124K.) Photo credit: Jennifer Harris.

After a very successful fall season, the Blue Ridge Lacrosse Club is gearing up for its summer season. The high school teams continued their growth as individuals and as a team and, significantly, went undefeated at the George Mason 7v7 tournament in November.

The BRLC Middle School club team saw its largest numbers ever last fall. Nancy Haws, head varsity coach at Western Albemarle, will be the head coach for our middle school program, and is looking forward to continuing to develop the youth program this summer.

Blue Ridge team member Katie Rotanz from Salem was recruited to play at Virginia Tech, and will be attending Tech in the fall. The BRLC, the Charlottesville Chapter of USLacrosse, and cville-lax.com congratulate Katie on her success and wish her the best of luck!
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	Woodberry @ Charlottesville, Tuesday, April 10, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 84K.)

Woodberry Forest School (7-1) @ Charlottesville High School (0-4)

Game Notes: #33 Snyder (WFS) 6 shots, 4 goals, 2 assists. #2 Soref (WFS) 2 shots, 2 goals. #19 Lucas Crocker (CHS) 3 shots, 2 goals.

Western Albemarle High School (2-1) @ St. Anne’s - Belfield (9-2, #3 LaxPower Rating)

Game Notes: #1 Molly McClintic (STAB) with 6 goals; #16 Grace Sullenberger (WAHS), 3 goals. #22 Catharine Riddick (WAHS), 18 saves.

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	The Boys Middle School League continues play at Darden Towe Park on Sunday. (Click for a larger image: 116K)

Virginia Men
The Cavaliers kick off their ACC schedule in the same game that #8 Maryland (7-2, 1-1 ACC) finishes it. The Terrapins enter the game in second place in the conference this season; a win against Virginia will keep alive the possibility for Maryland of a tie for the conference regular season title.

The Cavaliers and Terrapins first met on the lacrosse field in 1926. While Maryland leads the series 44-32, last year it was all UVa. In their regular season game in College Park, it only took Virgina 15 second to draw first blood on their way to a 15-5 pounding of Maryland. In their second meeting, Maryland fared a little better, but still ended up whipped as Virginia won the game for the ACC title 11-5.

While only two current Terps have scored goals against Virginia during their careers, Maryland faces a Virginia offensive powerhouse. Ben Rubeor leads the nation in goals (29) and points (43) and has scored in every game this season. Rubeor is backed up by Danny Gladding who, with a pair of 4-goal games this season, has hit the back of the net 17 times this season.

Virginia’s defense continues to be one of the strongest in the country. Since the opening loss to Drexel, the Cavalier’s opponents are averaging less than 6 goals per game — only Syracuse and Towson have scored more than 7 in their matchups.

Virginia Women
The Virginia women’s lacrosse team, ranked fourth in all the major polls, will draw against ACC rival and fifth-ranked Duke on Saturday, March 31 at noon in Klockner Stadium. The Cavaliers (9-1, 2-1 ACC) are coming off a 16-13 win over in-state rival James Madison, ranked sixth this week, in which the `Hoos rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Dukes in Harrisonburg. Duke (8-1, 1-1 ACC) is riding a four-game winning streak, including a 16-7 win over Virginia Tech last Saturday in Durham.

This matchup is a classic Virginia-Duke contest; as usual, the Cavaliers feature one of the top defenses in the nation and are ranked third in scoring defense heading into the contest. Virginia’s keeper, Kendall McBrearty, ranks in the top-five in goals-against average and 15th in save percentage in her first full year of starting. Her defense, led by US team members Jessy Morgan and Jen Holden, has limited the opposition to 20 shots per game and has surrendered only 30 8-meter attempts through 10 games. Duke ranks fifth in scoring offense and is led by US teammate Caroline Cryer.

High School Lacrosse
The 5-1 St. Anne’s-Belfield Girls Varsity team sees doubleheader action at home on Saturday. The Saints take the field against Colorado Academy at 9:00am and step back on the field against Westfield High School at 10:30. The STAB Girls team is ranked #4 in the state on the LaxPower Computer Rankings.

Middle School Lacrosse
The Boys Middle School League enters its second week of competition, with 8 games on tap at Darden Towe Park on Sunday. In addition, the Jouett and Shenandoah Midgets as well as the Buford Juniors travel to Rockingham for road games on Saturday.

Western Albemarle (3-1) @ Monticello High School (1-4)

Game Notes: Zach Craft (WAHS) & Max Pfeifer (WAHS), 3 goals each. Max Pfeifer, 5 assists. Saves: Patrick Nugent (WAHS) 4, Lee Winslow (WAHS) 3.