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DU Lacrosse to Hold Face-Off and Goalie Clinic

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Three seniors and a junior will lead the men’s lacrosse team toward another record-breaking season

DENVER- The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program will be hosting a clinic emphasizing face-off and goalie skills for young lacrosse players aged 10-18 (grades 5-12). The clinic will be held at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Nov. 2, Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

“In the age of specialization and high competitiveness, this program is guaranteed to provide and edge in the two most influential positions on the field,” said head coach Jamie Munro.

The clinic will place special emphasis on developing the skills of the face-off and goalie players, two key positions in the sport of men’s lacrosse. Over the years, the Pioneers’ lacrosse program has developed some exceptionally talented face-off men. Two such former Pioneers will be on hand to assist during the clinic.

Scott Davidson, who took face-offs for the Pioneers before graduating in 2005, was a Division I All-American. He was drafted by both the indoor and outdoor professional lacrosse teams in the state of Colorado, the Colorado Mammoth and the Denver Outlaws.

Geoff Snider was the face-off man during his time as a Pioneer, and upon his graduation in 2006 he has dominated both the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse. Snider was named tournament Most Valuable Player at the 2006 World Field Lacrosse Championship in London, Ontario.

The cost to attend the clinic is $100 and registration forms for participants can be found online at http://lacrossecamps.com/SpecialtyClinics.html.

For more information, please contact Pioneers assistant coach Matt Brown at (720) 261-4816 or by email at mtbrown@du.edu.

Denver Announces 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Captains

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Three seniors and a junior will lead the men’s lacrosse team toward another record-breaking season

DENVER - University of Denver men’s lacrosse head coach Jamie Munro announced the 2009 team captains for the season. Seniors Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.), Austin Konkel (Aurora, Colo.) and Kyle Widerstedt (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) were selected along with junior Ben Wahler (Denver, Colo.) as team captains for the Pioneers’ squad that last year posted one of the most successful seasons in program history.

“I am pleased to announce these four young men as our captains for the 2009 season,” Munro said. “They represent a great class of seniors and I know they will work hard to live up to the standards of such a critical part of a team’s success; great leadership.”

Murray served as co-captain last season, appearing in 16 games with 12 starts. The midfielder tallied 14 goals and 13 assists for 27 points. His hat trick performances against Penn (3/9/08) and Ballarmine (4/13/08) and his 10 multi-point games earned him All-GWLL Second Team honors for the season.

Widerstedt will join Murray in the midfield in 2009 after a steady 2008 performance in which he saw action in all 17 games for the Pioneers. During his junior season, he tallied seven points on two goals and five assists, recovered 28 groundballs and recorded six caused turnovers.

Konkel will continue t be a presence for Denver in goal. Coming off a great season that saw him start 15 games for the Pioneers, the senior recorded 138 saves, while allowing 141 goals for a 49.5 save percentage. Konkel finished the season with five double-digit save games and turned in a stellar five-save performance in Denver’s 14-1 win over Air Force, a game in which he allowed only one goal while facing 17 shots.

Wahler, the lone junior to serve as captain of the Pioneers played in all 17 games with six starts last season. He tallied two goals and two assists for four points and placed 9 of 11 shots on goal for an 81.8 shots on goal percentage. Wahler led team with 112 groundballs in 2008, including a game-high 17 against Quinnipiac (4/11/08). He went 185-for-342 in face-offs for a 54.1 winning percentage for the season.

For more information on the Denver men’s lacrosse program, please visit the Denver Pioneers Web site (www.DenverPioneers.com).

Colorado Hall of Fame Member Passes Away

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on October 23, 2008
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Henry W. “Hank” Toll Jr., former Denver deputy coroner and a member of one of Denver’s oldest law firms, Shafroth & Toll, died Oct. 14 after a brief illness. He was 84.

Dr. Toll, the second of four kids, was raised just a few doors from the house where he spent nearly his entire adult life near East Eighth Avenue and Vine Street.

He and his wife, Lydia, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in that house just two weeks before he died.
Toll went to Graland, Dora Moore, Morey and Randall schools before graduating from Deerfield Academy and Williams College in Massachusetts, where he played varsity lacrosse. Toll later introduced the sport to Colorado, founding the Denver Lacrosse Club, which played in Cheesman Park.

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BYU lacrosse: Club mixes it up with Division I teams

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on October 20, 2008
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SANDY — The Brigham Young University lacrosse team took another step in legitimizing its program Saturday night as it played host to the 2008 Intermountain Lacrosse Showcase at Alta High.

The night marked the first time any NCAA Division I lacrosse teams have played in Utah, and for BYU the event has essentially been five years in the making.

BYU has quietly been making a name for itself on the club level in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association, winning the 2007 MCLA national championship along with traveling east four of the past five years to compete in tournaments against NCAA-caliber teams.

“For many years we have worked up the ladder so we could afford to travel and so we could rise up in competition and play the better teams,” BYU coach Jason Lamb said. “A lot of what made this weekend possible is the fact that we have played well. We have shown that a club lacrosse team from Utah is good enough that it is worth taking the time to play us.”

The other two teams who accepted invitations to play in the showcase as a highlight to end their fall camps were the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and the University of Denver. Both teams advanced to the 2008 NCAA tournament and were ranked in the top 25.

Coach Lamb says that while his team is only competing at the club level, it has a competitive squad with several players who could be playing on Division I programs but have chosen to play at BYU. Lamb hopes that eventually the program will be at the level where the University could get behind it at the NCAA level.
“I have taken the philosophy of ‘If you build it, they will come,’” he said. “If we can build and get more sponsors and get more of the student body following it, then I think the university may consider it important. But that is not the purpose of this event from my point of view.”

Coaches of the three schools held coaches and skills camps for the community on Friday and Saturday as they hope to aid in the already growing popularity of the sport across the Wasatch Front.

Lamb, who is from New York, says there is still a lot of room for improvement at the high school level in Utah, but he has seen a lot of progress in the past few years. Last year, there were 1,976 high school athletes who competed in organized lacrosse throughout the state.

The showcase was capped off by three scrimmages between the teams. UMBC beat Denver 12-9 in the opening scrimmage of the night.

The Cougars scored first in their match-up against UMBC and extended their lead to 2-1 just before the end of the first quarter. But the Retrievers fought back as BYU managed only one goal in the second quarter and UMBC went ahead 5-3 by halftime. UMBC rattled off three goals to extend their lead even further in the third quarter. BYU added two more goals to close the gap but it was too little too late and UMBC won 8-5.

Playing their second game in a row the Cougars fell to Denver by a score of 14-6.

“This weekend is not about winning or losing,” Lamb said. “It’s all about competing.”

MAMMOTH TO HOST STEALTH IN PRE-SEASON ACTION

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The Colorado Mammoth has announced that the team will host the San Jose Stealth in a National Lacrosse League pre-season exhibition at Pepsi Center December 20.

“We’re happy to give fans a first look at what will be an exciting season,” general manager Steve Govett said.

The December 20 game marks the first time the Mammoth has hosted a pre-season match at Pepsi Center since the team’s inaugural season in 2002.

All tickets will cost $10 with on-sale information to be announced at a later date. Game time is 7pm.

2009 Lacrosse Jamboree

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on October 16, 2008
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It’s time to start thinking about the 2009 Warrior Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Jamboree! As you begin accepting registrations for the 2009 spring season, please let parents, coaches and kids know about the Jamboree dates, so everyone can plan to attend.

The 2009 Jamboree will take place May 29, 30 and 31 (always the weekend after Memorial Day). Youth games will again be played at Stenger Fields in Arvada, with some spillover games at Long Lake Ranch. High School games will take place at a nearby, yet-to-be-determined site.

We know some organizations are building the cost of the Jamboree into their team registration fees, so I’ve included the prices in this email. We hope to have our registration site up and running by November 15, 2008 and will begin accepting early registrations at that point. The registration fees will be as follows:
*Early registration is November 15 to January 15 - $400 ($300 for 2nd and 3rd grade boys or 4th grade girls)
*Regular registration is January 16 to April 1 - $450 ($350 for 2nd and 3rd grade boys or 4th grade girls)
*Late registration is April 2 to May 11 - $500 ($400) for 2nd and 3rd grade boys or 4th grade girls)
ABSOLUTELY NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED AFTER MAY 11TH, so make sure and get the word out early to every team you know.

The prices have gone up slightly this year to provide more sanitation services, traffic/safety services, and to cover the increased cost of field rentals.

We invite you to visit our website to find out more information and, beginning in November, to register for the Jamboree - www.lacrosseoutreach.org (or www.emediatecreative.com if you are having trouble accessing lacrosseoutreach directly). If you have any questions, please respond to this email or give us a call. Thank you.

Wendy Monroe
Executive Director
Lacrosse Outreach Foundation

Brian Langtry and Alex Smith present:

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Professional Shooting and Goaltending Clinic Saturday, October 25, 2008 More Details Here!

Attention High School Goalies

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The Colorado Girls Lacrosse Association Presents - Dynamic Goalie Clinic and Community Service Opportunity

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Women’s Rule Changes

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A few rule changes and updates were passed at September’s WDBOG meeting for the women’s game. Below is a brief overview of some of the updates.

Rule 2 - Equipment and Uniforms
1. The requirement to use a colored mouthpiece goes into effect in the 2009 season.
2. New uniform requirements will be announced to go into effect for the 2013 season.
3. In addition to the regular yellow ball, use of a slightly textured ball will be allowed and use of a bright orange ball will be allowed. Home team will choose which ball to use.

Rule 7 - Penalty Administration
1. A team will play short from the first card issued rather than waiting until the fourth card.
2. Any player or coach receiving a red card will not be allowed to participate in the team’s next game.

Youth Rules
In addition to Level A, B, and C, a new level for youth play will be announced. Level FC will allow full checking for the 7th and 8th grade age group player if they and the league they play in meet all of the following criteria:
1. All players on the team must be in 7th or 8th grade, or on U15/U13 teams. No U12 players allowed. Players must average at least 3 years of playing experience.
2. All coaches of participating teams must have US Lacrosse Level 1 coaching certification.
3. The league/program must be in existence for at least 5 years, and must progress players through from Level B or C to Level A before playing Level FC.
4. Games must be officiated by two US Lacrosse rated officials, both of whom must have held a Local rating for a minimum of 2 years.
5. The league must receive approval from the local umpiring board chair that there are sufficient numbers of qualified umpires to adequately cover the games.
6. Any check to the head in a Level FC game will be penalized with a mandatory red card.

Denver Men’s Lacrosse Visits Stedman Elementary

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The Pioneers coached two 50+ groups of fourth and fifth graders in the basics of lacrosse

DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team visited Stedman Elementary Friday morning as part of their commitment to the community. The Pioneers have partnered with Denver City Lax, a Colorado non-profit organization that provides an athletic-based educational program to underserved inner-city neighborhoods in the Denver metro area.

“I think taking part in Denver City Lax is an outstanding opportunity for the men’s lacrosse team to get active in our community and make a difference,” said head coach Jamie Munro. “The program provides a positive educational influence for children, while at the same time getting them active in the sport of lacrosse.”

The event began at 9 a.m. as the first group of approximately 50 fourth and fifth graders joined the Pioneers outside on the recreational field. The DU men’s lacrosse seniors got things started with quick presentations about the history of lacrosse, the rules, the different styles of lacrosse around the world and the type of equipment used.

Then each student was given a lacrosse stick and broken up into small groups to work with members of the DU men’s lacrosse team. Each student learned the basics on how to hold a lacrosse stick, how to pick up a ground ball and how to catch and toss.

The fun continued as the Pioneers set up a relay race for their individual groups to participate in, incorporating the techniques that they had just learned and practiced. Before heading back to class for the rest of the day, the students were divided into two groups and were given the chance to score against DU’s top goalies.

Once the first group was on their way back to their studies, the next group of approximately 50 students was on their way out and the fun continued again.

The Pioneers will continue to work with Denver City Lax during the next few months to bring the sport of lacrosse to the community and educate young students on the benefits of staying active.