The Western Albemarle Girl's varsity lacrosse team has an immediate opening for the Head Coach Position. Interested candidates whould contact Steve Heon, Athletic Director, at 434.823.8705 to schedule an interview.

Compensation is per a pre-determined salary scale. Practices are scheduled to begin February 14, 2006; candidates need to be able to make a time committment that may extend through mid-June.

10/24/2005

The Charlottesville Chapter of USLacrosse will induct nine new members into the Virginia Lacrosse Hall of Fame at a dinner on October 29th at 6:30pm. The event will be held at the Omni Hotel, Charlottesville; the cost is $60 per guest. A cash bar will be available.

In addition to the induction ceremony, the Chapter will present an Achievement Award to Gene Corrigan. The Hall of Fame Class of 2005 is:

• Edgar Boyd
• Doug Cooper
• Debbie Easter
• Gordon Jones
• Maggie MacInnes
• Roddy Marino
• Francis Boo Smith
• Linda Southworth
• Sophie Carpenter Speidel

Please RSVP by October 22nd. For more information, contact John Stalfort at 434.295.7672.

10/04/2005

The Fifth Annual Albemarle Lacrosse Jamboree will take place on three straight days, March 23 to 25. Games will be played at various schools throughout Central VA. The host schools on Saturday (the main event) will be Albemarle HS and Western Albemarle HS.

The Jamboree will take a break so all teams can go see the UVA vs John Hopkins game.

Teams that are scheduled include:

• Albemarle HS (VA)
• McDonogh HS (MD)
• Mt. Hebron HS (MD)
• Baldwinsville HS (NY)
• Upper Arlington HS (OH)
• Haverford HS (PA)
• Penn Charter HS (PA)
• Hilliard Davidson HS (PA)
• MontClair HS (NJ)
• Covenant HS (VA)
• Western Albemarle HS (VA)
• Cape Henry Collegiate HS (VA)

If you have questions or your team is interested in joining please contact Jamboree Director Jim Loffredo laxjack3@yahoo.com

Team schedules will be posted later this winter.

LaxGear will be supplying a few lacrosse bags for raffles and give-aways: www.laxgear.net.

10/04/2005

Hotshots Lacrosse, for boys grades 6-12, returns again this year. All levels of experience welcome. Sessions will be held at the St. Anne's Belfield Lower School Campus. This year's Hot Shots will feature college and high school coaches, many special guests, and free give aways!

Session dates are Sundays from October 2nd through November 6th, 1:00pm to 3:30 pm. All six sessions for a non-refundable fee of $125.00.

Applications are available here, and are due by Friday, Sept. 30, 2005.

07/22/2005

The Charlottesville Summer Lacrosse League Championship was won by the Red team, defeating Green.

07/22/2005

The Charlottesville Summer Lacrosse League Championship will be decided Tuesday, July 26th, with Red facing Green at 6:30pm at Darden Towe Park.

In Semifinal play on Sunday, July 24, Red defeated a scrappy Orange team 8-7. In the second game of the doubleheader, Green held off three-time defending champion Gold 10-9.

CSLL rosters are available here.

07/22/2005

After the opening round, Orange and Gold move on to the semifinal round on Sunday, July 24th. At noon, Red will meet Orange; at 1:15pm, Green will take on defending champions Gold. Both games will take place at Darden Towe Park.

The Championship to be decided on Tuesday, July 26th.

Schedules and rosters are available here.

07/22/2005

The final makeup games, Red v. Blue and Orange v. Gold, will be played on Tuesday, July 19th. There will be no play on Wednesday, July 20.

The playoffs will begin Thursday, the 20th. While the pairings are not set, the first round will include Blue, Maroon, Orange, and lower-seed of Gold or Green.

Semifinal games will be be played on Sunday, July 24 with the Championship to be decided on Tuesday, July 26th.

Schedules and rosters are available here.

07/17/2005

After three weeks of play, Red leads the league with a 6-0 record. The current standings (as of 10 July):

Schedule Changes: The Green/Red game that was to be played on Thursday, July 7th, will be played on Tuesday, July 12th. The Orange/Blue game from that evening will be played on Tuesday, July 19th. The playoff game originally scheduled for the 19th is moved to field 2 on Wedneday, the 20th, and will be played in tandem with the second playoff game.

Schedules and rosters are available here.

07/10/2005

This past weekend, Petey Lytle (Albemarle High School Senior
Defenseman) and Chris Becken (St. Anne's-Belfield Senior Midfielder) participated in the US Lacrosse Senior Showcase.

Congratulations to Petey and Chris for their selection to the South Team. More information about the Showcase is at Laxpower: http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=1341

06/27/2005

The U-13 Boys Charlottesville Albemarle Youth Lacrosse Club went 4-0 at The Cockeysville Invitational Tournament this past weekend in Baltimore. The team compiled a total record of 9-0 from the two tournaments they competed.

In Baltimore CAYLC defeated South Texas 9-2 and Unionville, PA 7-5 on Saturday. On Sunday the team defeated Lower Bucks, PA 12-2 and Crooked Crosse, PA 8-5. In the previous weekend tournament The Greensboro (NC) Lax Fest, CAYLC went 5-0 defeating teams from Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Charlotte.

Offensively the team was led by Owen Van Arsdale, Chapin Speidel, Billy Crist, Michael Morris and Hobie Jiranek. The defense was lead by Josh D'Antoni and Charles Schrek. And all three goalies, Kennan Miller, Jake Huber and Carter Speidel consistently turned in strong performances.

The other members of the team, and contributors all, were David Gray, Peter Henderson, Sam Hoy, Sean Knightly, Alex Kuehler, Landon Mann, Willie McClintic, Robert Mellen, Branford Rogers, Calvin Satterfield, Charles Sipe, Ben Turner, Turner Whitworth, Owen Wangensteen and Mathew Young. The team was coached by Jeff and Bob Mattie.

06/20/2005

The teams have been drafted, the schedule is set. Play begins for the 2005 Charlottesville Summer Lacrosse League on Sunday, June 19 at Darden Towe Park. Schedules and rosters are available here.

If you have been assigned a team but have not yet paid, please bring a check to Darden Towe Park on Sunday. If you have sent an application but have not been assigned a team, be at Darden Towe Park at noon on Sunday to receive your team assignment.

A very limited number of team slots are still available. If you have not yet sent your application, come to Darden Towe Park on Sunday with a completed application and a check for $50.

06/02/2005

The USA Women's World Lacrosse Team arrives Charlottesville June 10 and will work out at St. Anne's Belfield School lower school fields until June 17. An exhibition game will be played at STAB June 11 at 7:30. Players will be available for autographs and tee shirts will be available for purchase to help support the team.

06/02/2005

The Charlottesville Women's Summer Lacrosse League will play Wednesday nights at Darden Towe Park, beginning June 29th through August 10th. Depending on the number of teams, Sunday afternoon games may be added to the schedule.

Applications are due by June 22. The league is open to high school aged women and older. The cost for all players is $40 if paid by June 22, $45 after. Application forms will be available at cville-lax.com shortly.

Applications are available here. For more information, contact Natalie Wood at 434.825.2021.

06/02/2005

The 2005 season of the Charlottesville Summer Lacrosse League will begin Sunday, June 19 at Darden Towe Park. Applications are due by June 16. The league is open to men aged 15 and older. The cost for all players is $50.

Participants under 18 MUST be members of USLacrosse. Applications are available here.

06/02/2005

The 2005 season of the Seminole Lacrosse League kicks off on June 13 with the Boy's evening clinics. The clinics, for boys aged 4 to 13, will run nightly through Thursday, June 16. The clinic is for skill levels ranging from beginner to expert, emphasizing fundamentals such as stick skills and rules.

The Boy's League will begin on Monday, June 20 and will run Monday evenings and Saturday mornings, through Saturday, July 30.

The Girls clinics, for girls aged 7 to 16, will run nightly from June 21-23. Like the boy's clinics, the focus is on lacrosse fundamentals.

The Girl's League will begin on Tuesday, June 28 and will run Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings, through Saturday, July 30.

Participants MUST be members of USLacrosse. Applications are available here.

The St. Anne's-Belfield girls team powered their way to the Dogwood Invitational Tournament with a 15-3 win over Charlottesville. The USLacrosse MVP was Caitlin Sims.

In the Boy's tournament, STAB took the Championship in a nail-biter, moving past Covenant 6-5. With 10:43 left in the final quarter, the game was tied at 3-3. STAB managed to take a 2 shot lead, but Covenant moved within one with :43 on the clock. After the resulting face-off, Covenant moved to tie, but STAB came up with a big save with :23 in the game. The USLacrosse MVP was Chris Becken.

The complete tournament schedule and results are available here.

03/29/2005