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The fledgling Fluvanna Lacrosse program garnered a little more publicity in its effort to establish varsity boys and girls teams at the school. NBC29 took another look at how the process is moving forward, especially with a new school being built for the county’s students. Fluvanna’s athletic director says that the money for the new program is being raised through a mix of donations, fundraisers and grants through US Lacrosse. Hopefully, they will have their first game this spring.

To read the full story, click here.

Staunton Augusta Waynesboro Lacrosse (SAW Lacrosse) will be holding a youth clinic the week of August 8, 2o11 in Waynesboro. The multi-day clinic is scheduled to run every night from 6:00-7:30 pm from Aug. 8-11 at Ridgeview Park.

This is another exciting development in the enthusiasm for the sport in the region. Coming on the heals of a successful campaign to procure varsity and junior varsity teams in Fluvanna (see below), Brian Wilberger is again introducing the sport to new areas.

Anyone looking for information about the clinic or to volunteer can visit SAW’s Facebook page, or email sawlacrosse@yahoo.com.

The Albemarle High School Boy’s lacrosse team’s run in the state playoffs came to an end Wednesday night as they fell to Chantilly 7-11. The Patriots were the final area team still in the playoffs.

AHS lead the game at the half 5-4, but Chantilly (21-1) opened the second half with a 5 goal spurt to pull away. Chantilly moves onto the State Finals, where they will face Langley who defeated Annandale in the other semifinal.

You can read more about both games, and view some great picture galleries, on the Washington Post.

The defending state champion Western Albemarle Girls squad lost a tough matchup with Oakton 16-13 in the state quarterfinals. Despite a strong comeback, the Warriors could not climb out of a 14-6 hole early in the second half. The Jefferson District champion and Region champion Warriors end the season with a 17-3 record. See video highlights below:

The Albemarle High School Boy’s lacrosse team defeated Briar Woods in dramatic fashion to advance in the state playoffs. Trailing 6-1 at the half, the Patriots outscored Briar Woods 8-1 in the second for the victory. They advance to take on Chantilly in the State Semifinals Wednesday night at Westfield High School. See video highlights below:

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 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:

The University of Virginia men’s lacrosse team dropped a hardfought game to Johns Hopkins University 12-11 on Saturday in Baltimore. Always a tough out at home, the Blue Jays were able to take an early 4-0 lead in the first quarter, riding the wave of a large and raucuous crowd. The Cavaliers, down 7-3 at the half, came out of the locker room hot in the third quarter, scoring 6 goals and evening the score at 9-9. JHU was too much down the stretch however as they came up with clutch goals in the fourth and were able to hold off a furious Cav comeback, including a barrage of shots all the way to the final whistle.

The Cavs were lead by Steele Stanwick who tallied 7 points on 3 goals and 4 assists. Shamel Bratton and Rob Emery chipped in two goals apiece, while Nick O’Reilly had two assists. Matt White also had a goal and an assist. Adam Ghitelman had 9 saves in goal. JHU got hat tricks from Chris Boland and Lee Coppersmith, while Pierce Bassett recorded 14 saves in the net.

UVA moves to (7-2) on the year and face ACC foe Maryland at Scott Stadium this Saturday April 2, 2011.

The University of Virginia women’s squad did not fair much better, falling to Duke 11-8 in Charlottesville Saturday. Duke used a second half surge to break a tie game wide open and hold on for the victory. UVA got 3 goals and an assist from Josie Owen and 2 goals and 2 assists from Charlie Finnigan. Kim Kolarik came up with 9 saves in the goal.

The loss dropps UVA to 5-4 on the season and 0-3 in the ACC. They travel to Old Dominion in a weekday matchup on Wednesday.

High School

3/25

Boys

St. Anne’s-Belfield 9, St. Stephen/St. Agnes 3

Girls

Charlottesville 12, Eastern View 14
St. Anne’s-Belfield 19, St. Catherine’s 4
Western Albemarle 14, Rockbridge County 3

3/26

Boys

Covenant 12, Fork Union Military Academy 6
Blue Ridge School 18, CM Wright (MD) 6
St. Anne’s-Belfield 7, St. Albans (DC) 3
Woodberry Forest 6, St. Marys Ryken (MD) 17

Here is your roundup of all the week’s lacrosse action in and around Charlottesville:

UVA Men

The University of Virginia men’s lacrosse team defeated #20 Ohio State at Klockner stadium to a packed house on a glorious Saturday afternoon. The weather was perfect, the crowd enthused and the Cavaliers on point as they took care of business against the Buckeyes. Overcoming a sluggish start and a furious comeback that came up short, UVA put on an offensive display in the middle periods, scoring early and often against one of the nation’s better defenses. Steele Stanwick paced the Cavs with 4 Goals and a helper, while Rhamel Bratton added 4 goals of his own.

It was a physical matchup that saw plenty of bodies flying around. There were two blow-to-the-head penalties, one of the 2-minute variety, but overall it was just a hard hitting contest with minimal chippiness. Logan Schuss led all scorers with 5 goals, leading a spirited effort in the second half which saw the Buckeyes score 6 of the final 8 goals of the game.  It was not enough to overcome the 7 goal hole they dug themselves in the first half, however and UVA moves to 7-1 on the season.

You can read full reports and complete stats on the game, along with video highlights, from the University of Virginia, Inside Lacrosse, and Lax Power.

#2 ranked Virginia is back in action on March 26 when they travel to Baltimore to contest Johns Hopkins for the Doyle Smith Cup. The game will be televised live on ESPNU. Faceoff is slated for 2 p.m.

UVA Women

The UVA women’s team squeeked out another victory at home, beating Princeton 10-9 in the first half of Saturday’s double header with the men. Riding the hot scoring touch of juniors Ainsley Baker, Charlie Finnigan, Julie Gardner and Josie Owen, the Cavaliers were able to hold of the #15 team in nation at home. Finnigan and Gardner’s tallied three goals a piece, while Gardner also tacked on one assist for a game-high four points; Owen contributed two goals and Baker added one. It was the second big win for the team who erased a 7 goal defecit for a comback, emotional victory over #16 William & Mary on Wednesday.

You can read reports on the contest, along with video highlights and complete stats at the University of Virginia.

High School

3/15

Girls

 Albemarle 19, Charlottesville 9

3/17

Girls

St. Anne’s-Belfield 19, James River 3
Covenant School 12, Steward School 16
Monticello 19, Albemarle 15

3/18

Boys

Tadem Friends 8, Steward 11
Albemarle 8, Colonial Forge 3
Blue Ridge School 20, Christchurch 14
Charlottesville 8, Western Albemarle 5
Woodberry Forest 5, Winter Park (FL) 6

3/19

Boys

Monticello 12, Kettle Run 19
Covenant 4, Christchurch 11
St. Anne’s-Belfield 8, Severn (MD) 11

Girls

Monticello 19, Kettle Run 14

The Herd

Last, but not least, the Herd travelled to the beach on Sunday and had a strong showing in a rare away double-header. All around strong play on both ends of the field led to victories over the Virginia Beach Sharks and Norfolk Neptunes on a blustery day at Dre’ Bly Memorial Field. Check out pictures from the game.

Although they were just scrimmages, the Herd set the table and got the sticks warm for their first big league game at home under the lights at STAB on April 1st. That’s right. Hide the women and children, Herd v. Capital, Friday night lights on April Fool’s Day. Anything could, and will, happen.

 Saturday, February 5^th. from 10:0AM �?? 12:00AM

Tarring Gym @ St. Anne�??s-Belfield School �?? Lower School Campus

Virginia Men�??s Lacrosse Team scrimmages Navy @ 1:00PM on the astro turf field.  We will meet as a group to observe the game from an officials point of view.  

* Please email Michael Cross ASAP at mcross@andersonstrudwick.com if you plan to attend. I need to order training kits for attendees.

• Training session is mandatory for anyone who wants to officiate in the Boys YMCA League, Boys Middle School Lacrosse League or JV and Varsity High School games this year.

* (officials who are already Level 1 & 2 Certified do not need to attend)

• Each participant will receive the USLacrosse MDOC Officials Level 1 & 2 Training Program Manual. The package contains:

1. 2010 NFHS Boys High School Rule Book

2. Detailed overview of the rules of the game and basic officiating mechanics

3. Level 1 & 2 Test and answer sheets

• Training Clinic will consist of a 1 ½ hour session discussing the basics of officiating and a walk through of the basic mechanics and field positioning under various game situations. We will then watch an officiating instructional DVD �??The 3^rd Team on the Field�?�

USLacrosse Level 1 & 2 Officials Certification Process

•  

  1. Attend the Training Clinic

  2. Read and study the training package and rule book

  3. Take & Pass the level 1 & 2 Tests (open book)

  4. Become a USLacrosse member and add �??official�?� to your membership designation.