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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 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 2011 edition of the Indoor Winter laXgames, Central Virginia�??s premier indoor lacrosse tournament, will be held Saturday, January 31st and Sunday, February 1st, at ACAC�??s Adventure Central in Four Seasons. The tournament will feature boys and girls teams from around the area, including Albemarle, Western Albemarle, Covenant, Christchurch, St. Anne�??s – Belfield, Charlottesville, and ACAC.

The Indoor Winter laXgames are sponsored by ACAC Sports, cville-lax.com (Championship Cup and Plate), Scrimmage Play (All Tournament Team), and ACAC Physical Therapy (ACAC trainers).

The boys tournament will kick off at 11:00am on Saturday, and feature 12 round-robin games in two divisions. The top two finishing teams in each division will return to play in semifinal games at 6:00pm, with the Championship game at 7:30. The winners will be presented with the �??cville-lax Cup�?� for display at their home school over the next year.

The girls tournament will be held Sunday, with a start time to be determined. The winners of the girls tournament will be presented with the silver �??cville-lax Plate�?�.

Stay tuned to cville-lax.com for complete coverage of this exciting event!

(Complete Saturday schedule after the jump.)

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Harrow Sports is pleased to announce the 2009 Harrow Indoor Winter laxFest All-Tournament team:

MVP: Oven Van Arsdale (STAB)

Goalie: Austin Geisler (STAB)

Field: Billy Crist (AHS), Tucker Poe (CHS), Abbot Wallenbourne (WAHS), Scotty Wiesman (STAB)

Harrow Sports, ACAC, and cville-lax.com congratulate the All-Tournament team on their outstanding efforts!

A dominant STAB went undefeated in six games, then took down Western Albemarle (17-7) and AHS (8-4) in the playoffs to win the 2009 ACAC 2009 Indoor Winter laXgames.

	Sunday, February 1, 2009. (Click for a larger image, 55K) Credit: Tom McCrystal

	Saturday, January 31, 2009. (Click for a larger image, 64K) Credit: Tom McCrystal

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Photos: cville-lax.com

	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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