Denver Outlaws Update Coaching Staff
GM Brian Reese takes coaching reins

Denver-June 29, 2007- The Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse announced today that for the time being, General Manager Brian Reese will take over the majority of the Head Coaching duties currently occupied by Jim Beardmore.

Beardmore will remain with the team as an Associate Head Coach. All other staff members will remain the same.

The Outlaws sit at 2-3 on the season and have struggled to find the form that led them to the Western Conference Championship one year ago.

Outlaws GM and newly appointed Head Coach Brian Reese said that, “This move was made to assist Jim with his role as a coach and to give him a more experienced set of eyes on the sideline.”

“I have been involved in this league since it started and I have a strong knowledge of personnel and tendencies,” Reese said. “Coach Beardmore felt that having me on the sideline to assist him was necessary for the success of the team.”

Reese also feels as though the move can help shake things up with the team and get them back on the winning side of things.

“This is a move to help our team get back on the right track and winning games, which I know we will do,” Reese said.

Reese has always had a presence on the sidelines for the Outlaws and starting this Saturday night in Chicago against the Machine, he will step into the Head Coaching position.

NCAA makes rule changes

June 27, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO — The NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Rules Committee reviewed its rules and made several proposed alterations to encourage safe and fair play at its June 17-20 meeting. The committee’s actions must be considered by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel before final implementation.

The committee reviewed numerous proposals from the coaching community, including a change to when timeouts may be called. In the committee’s proposal, teams will be allowed to request a timeout anytime they are in clear possession of the ball as well as after the scoring of a goal. Teams remain limited to two timeouts per game.

“This issue had strong support on our survey and the committee received numerous proposals for this change,” said Karen Borbee, chair of the committee and senior woman administrator/women’s lacrosse coach at Swarthmore College.

The committee also approved an altered definition of marking within a stick’s length. The new definition will not allow a combined arm and stick’s length as the distance considered to be marking an opponent. In the new definition, the length of the stick is the determining factor.

“The committee believes this will address several concerns with three seconds and shooting space fouls,” Borbee said. Additionally, to encourage increased enforcement and understanding of crosse to body contact, the committee added another example of illegal use of the stick. This additional description

identifies lowering the head of the stick below the shoulder and initiating crosse to body contact as a major foul.

“These changes are intended to address the growing concern regarding rough play in our game,” Borbee said.

Finally, the committee approved its points of emphasis for the 2008 season, including instructing umpires to examine defensive offsides and three seconds calls with regard to advantage.

A complete listing of rules changes will be distributed to member institutions and posted on the NCAA Website for comment before the oversight panel considers the proposals.

The current members of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Rules Committee are: Danie Caro, Quinnipiac University; Kelly Amonte Hiller, Northwestern University, vice chair; Jenny Levy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Barbara Questa, St. Bonaventure University; Cecil Pilson, Mercyhurst College; Karen Borbee, Swarthmore College, chair; Christine Paradis, Amherst College; Kathy Railey, Villa Julie College; and Pat Dillon, secretary-rules editor.

Kim Basner, national coordinator of officials, and Laura Hebert, US Lacrosse, attended the meeting as non-voting umpiring liaisons.

-Courtesy NCAA

Day 1: June 27, 2007
By Garrett Fitzgerald –colaxgk3@aol.com – (970) 988.7366

Dr. Tom Watts Memorial Boy’s U-19 Division

The boy’s U-19 tournament saw some great plays and even better teamwork during the first day of games.

In the most competitive game of the day the Baltimore Crabs found themselves well matched with Team Arizona. Baltimore led most of the way, but Arizona fought hard and kept it close the whole time. Both teams benefited from solid goaltending, but Arizona had trouble limiting Baltimore’s solid offense. The Crabs pulled out the 9-7 victory on the strength of their talented attack duo of Reed and Hessler. They combined for nine points in the game and sixteen points on the day. With the Crabs’ morning victory over Midwest Elite 14-1, Baltimore again find themselves in the Division I bracket. The Crabs draw the 3:00pm game against Team Idaho, who will be making their first Division I appearance.

Delaware won both their games today and displayed a powerful offense along the way. In their first game Delaware defeated Team Indiana 14-6 on the back of an eight point performance by Kyle Wharton (7g, 1a). In their second game against Idaho, Delaware trailed early but came back to dominate the game with a 15-4 victory. Delaware will be playing Arizona at 1:00 pm in what should prove to be one of the most competitive quarterfinal games.

The perennially solid team from Ohio was in fine form today as they limited their opponents to three total goals in their two games. Team Ohio beat both Sacramento Elite and Triad Lacrosse Club by scores of 16-2 and 9-1 respectively. Ohio will face the Winnipeg Wolverines at 9:00 am in the first game of the day for Division I.

Team Colorado was also dominant during pool play winning both their first round games by comfortable margins. Colorado showed plenty of offensive firepower finishing with 33 goals, more than any other team during the first day. Controlling both games Colorado downed Winnipeg in their first game 16-6 and in their second game beat FLC 17-1. The home team will play Triad Lacrosse Club at 11:00 am on Thursday.

Results from Wednesday, June 27, 2007
CONFERENCE A, Avon 1
10:00 am Baltimore 14, Midwest Elite 1
11:30 am Arizona 16, Midwest Elite 1
1:00 pm Baltimore 9, Arizona 7

CONFERENCE B, Avon 2
10:00 am Colorado 16, Winnipeg 6
11:30 am Florida 8, Winnipeg 12
1:00 pm Colorado 17, Florida 1

CONFERENCE C, Edwards Turf
10:00 am Ohio 16, Sacramento Elite 2
11:30 am Triad 15, Sacramento Elite 6
1:00 pm Ohio 9, Triad 1

CONFERENCE D, Athletic Field
10:00 Delaware 14, Indiana 6
11:30 am Idaho 9, Indiana 8
1:00 pm Delaware 15, Idaho 4

Standings Following Pool Play:
Conference A Standings
Baltimore 2-0
Arizona 1-1
Midwest Elite 0-2

Conference B Standings
Colorado 2-0
Winnipeg 1-1
Florida 0-2

Conference C Standings
Ohio 2-0
Triad 1-1
Sacramento Elite 0-2

Conference D Standings
Delaware 2-0
Idaho 1-1
Indiana 0-2

Thursday’s Games:
Division I Games at Avon 1
A1 Baltimore vs. D2 Idaho at 3:00pm
C1 Ohio vs. B2 Winnipeg at 9:00am
D1 Delaware vs. A2 Arizona at 1:00pm
B1 Colorado vs. C2 Triad at 11:00am

Division II Games at Avon 2
A3 Midwest Elite vs. B3 Florida at 9:00am
C3 Sacramento Elite vs. D3 Indiana at 11:00am

—————————————————-

High School Girl’s Pool Play Day 1

Girls U-19 kicked off as well on Wednesday. The teams will have two days of pool play before getting into their tournament stages.

Pool A: Heros, Team Dixie, DC Capitols, Minnesota
Pool B: M&D, Houston Heat, Colorado Futures, Oregon
Pool C: PA Express, Utah, Detroit, Illinois
Pool D: Secora/Blue Sky, CTLF, Nor-Cal Elite, Indy Girls
Pool E: FLC, Idaho, Midwest Elite, Ohio
Pool F: Colorado, Lakeshore, Cardinal Elite, Puget Sound, Arizona

Wednesday, June 27 Results:
Field 1 - Edwards
8:30 am Heros 14, Minnesota 6
9:40 am PA Express 16, Team Illinois 2
10:50 am Heros 11, Capital Lacrosse 4
12:00 am PA Express 17, Detroit Lacrosse 3
1:10 am M&D 22, Colorado Futures 1
2:20 am Blue Sky 18, Indy Girls 1
3:30 am Huston Heat 13, Oregon Elite 5

Field 2 - Edwards
8:30 am Capitol Lacrosse 12, Team Dixie 6
9:40 am Detroit Lacrosse 9, Team Utah 8 (OT)
10:50 am Team Dixie 14, Minnesota 12
12:00 am Team Utah 12, Team Illinois 2
1:10 am Puget Sound 11, Lakeshore 6
2:20 am Puget Sound 13, Cardinal Elite 6
3:30 am Team Colorado 14, Cardinal Elite 6

Field 3 – Edwards
8:30 am Midwestern Force 15, Team FLC 7
9:40 am Midwest Elite 16, Idaho 6
10:50 am Blue Sky 18, Nor-Cal Elite 0
12:00 am CTLF Futures 13, Indy Girls 2
1:10 am Team Colorado 17, Desert Divas 4
2:20 am CTLF Futures 14, Nor-Cal Elite 0
3:30 am Lakeshore 12, Desert Divas 3

—————————————————-

Men’s Supermasters (age 40+)

It was a great day for the Supermasters division that offered the most competitive first round games of the 35th annual Vail Lacrosse Shootout. In all four of the nine Supermasters games were decided by one goal, making for some of the hardest fought games in the entire tournament.

With 17 teams in this year’s Supermasters division, Essian\Tap Room and Lacrosse.com teams played a “play-in” game to get into the championship bracket. It was a gritty game with Essian\Tap Room coming out on top 6-5. Essian\Tap Room’s next game was arguably the most exciting game of the day. Facing Tsunami\CVLC, the Essian\Tap Room team started out on fire scoring the first 5 goals. Tsunami\CVLC was determined not to go down quietly and scored three goals in the last 1:47 to send the game to overtime. It was only 1:14 into overtime when Tsunami/CVLC’s Leo Pates scored his third goal of the day to give the win to his team and send them into a winner’s bracket. The Magic Wands played a nail biter against Boathouse\Rock-it Pocket coming from behind to win in the 4th quarter. The Wands, needing four goals and an assist from Dave King, won 9-8. In a lopsided affair Tombstone defeated Lacrosse Wear 15-9. Fresh off last year’s semi-final appearance the Tri-City Canadians won 11-7 against the Air Force Graybirds. The Navy Old Goats got by a solid NYAC 11-6. The Frogs gave the Colorado Lacrosse Club all they could handle. The CLC had to withstand a flurry of shots at the end to preserve their one goal victory. In the final two games, the Elder Statesmen advanced over Cactus Lacrosse, and Middlebury topped the Princeton Obsoletes.

First Round Results
Colorado Lacrosse Club 8, Frogs 7
Navy Old Goats 11, NYAC 6
Magic Wands 9, Boathouse/Rock-it Pocket 8
Essian/Tap Room 6, Lacrosse.com 5
Tsunami/CVLC 10, Tap Room 9 (OT)
Tri-City 11, Air Force Greybirds 7
Tombstone 15, Lacrosse Wear 9
Middlebury Def, Princeton Obsoletes
Elder Statesmen Def, Cactus Lacrosse

Day 2 - Match Ups
Quarter Finals

CVLC/Tap Room vs. Colorado Lax Club on Ford Field 2 at 10:00 am
Magic Wands vs. Navy Old Goats on Ford Field 2 at 12:00 pm
Tri-City Canadians vs. Tombstone on Ford Field 1 at 2:00 pm
Elder Statesmen vs. Middlebury on Ford Field 2 at 2:00 pm

Consolation Bracket

NYAC vs. Boathouse/Rock-it Pocket on Donovan at 1:30 pm
Frogs vs. Essian/Tap Room on Ford Field 1 at 12:00 pm
Lacrosse Wear vs. TBA (Lax.com or AF Greybirds) on Donovan at 11:30 am
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Cactus Lacrosse on Ford Field 1 at 10:00 am
AF Greybirds vs. Lax.com on Donovan an 10:00 am

—————————————————-

Grandmasters Division Preview

Four teams made it up to Vail to participate in the second year of the Grandmasters Division (ages 50+). The Rockies, USA Stars, Navy Grand Goats and Los Viejos are all set to take to field on Thursday.

Sunday Schedule:
Rockies vs. Navy Grand Goats on Ford Field 2 at 8:30 am
USA Stars vs. Los Viejos on Ford Field 1 at 8:30 am

Vail Lacrosse Shootout kicks off its 35th year Today Details Here!

Outlaws Drop Heartbreaker in Overtime
Denver loses to Rochester 27-26

Denver–June 16, 2007 –. - Midfielder Colin Doyle scored the game-winning
goal with 6:32 remaining in overtime as the Rochester Rattlers (2-2) won
their second straight game, a 27-26 victory over the Denver Outlaws (2-2)
in the highest scoring game in MLL history at INVESCO Field at Mile High
on Saturday evening.

Doyle, who scored two goals with four assists in the win, converted a pass
from attackman Jeff Zwyicki to end the Rattlers’ five-game road losing
streak, dating back to last season.

The Rattlers jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead in the first eight minutes as
Zwyicki scored three times while Bud Light MVP John Grant, Jr. tallied two
of his team record-tying eight goals during the spurt. After the teams
traded goals twice, the Outlaws scored three quick points to narrow the
margin to 8-5 at the end of the first quarter.

The teams traded goals four times during the second and third quarters
before Denver tallied five unanswered goals to take a 15-13 lead with 4:41
left in the third quarter. Attackman Matt Brown scored three goals during
the spurt, which gave the Outlaws their first lead of the game.

Zwyicki ended the Outlaws’ run with an unassisted goal, but attackman
Brendan Mundorf answered by converting a feed from attackman Mike Law past
goalkeeper Mike Levin, which was followed by a Grant tally to end the
third quarter with Denver holding a slim one-point advantage.

Midfielder Chris Schiller tied the game just six seconds into the fourth
quarter, which was followed by back-to-back two-point goals from Langtry
and attackman Matt Hanna for a four-point advantage. However, the Rattlers
countered by scoring three straight goals, including a two-pointer from
attackman Joe Walters, to tie the game at 22-22.

Led by two goals from Langtry, the Outlaws regained a four-point advantage
with a three-point run with 3:32 left in the fourth quarter. Grant scored
his second two-point tally of the game with 2:19 left, an unassisted
marker past goalkeeper Trevor Tierney, before Zwyicki tied the game
with 1:51 left off a Grant assist.

Rookie attackman Drew Westervelt scored with 54 seconds remaining off a
feed from midfielder Jeff Sonke to give Denver a two-point lead before
Grant tied the game with a two-point goal with 39 seconds left in
regulation.

After Walters hit the crossbar earlier in overtime, Doyle provided the
game-winner to give Rochester its first win on the road since June 3 of
last season at Los Angeles.

Grant led the Rattlers to the victory by tying the Major League Lacrosse
single-game record with 14 points, scoring eight goals, including a pair
of two-point tallies, along with four assists. His eight goals tied the
Rochester team record set by Casey Powell during the 2003 season.
Zwyicki scored a career-high six goals and added three assists.

Langtry led the Outlaws in the loss with a team-high five goals, including
a pair of two-point markers, along with an assist while Brown and Mundorf
each tallied five goals with an assist. Snider won 28 of 56 face-offs and
also had a goal with an assist.

Palmer: Head boys lacrosse and assistants. Information: Send letter of interest and resume to Robert Framel, 301 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903, e-mail framerl@d11.org or fax to 719-328-0903 by July 15.

BHS, FHS combine forces for youth lacrosse program