Just days & dollars away from launching LAX at CSM!

UPDATE: The College of Southern Maryland is $670 away from launching men's and women's lacrosse programs. The goal of the CSM Foundation has been to raise $25,000 in order to field the two teams, and as soon as the final donations come in, the college can register its lacrosse programs with the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association. That means CSM's men's team can be playing at Division I level with the NJCAA as soon as spring 2014 and women, spring 2015.

The CSM Foundation is looking for generous donations: any and all donations will get CSM that much closer to registering its teams and hiring a coach ~ to be in on making this happen, donations can be made online directly here ( https://foundation.csmd.edu/sslpage.aspx?pid=354  )

For details, see http://www.csmd.edu/news/archive/2012/b5b0b092935748b3ab3d7cce49ce5b6511a0419a.html

Win Big for CSM LAX Nov. 14 & Win Some Prizes Yourself

Wednesday, Nov. 14 is THE BIG GIVE for all 16 Maryland community colleges. Now is your chance to help make BIG dreams start with small gifts at the College of Southern Maryland, and win BIG for LAX at CSM and potentially yourself as there will be giveaways throughout the day including a New Apple iPad Mini, a Blu-Ray Player with IMAX and Blu-Ray movie, gas cards and more.

CSM is working to launch men's and women's lacrosse and is just shy of making it a reality. LAX is one of the projects that is receiving support through The BIG Give on Wednesday, Nov. 14, and there are some specific prizes for the teams who post the most donations. For LAX donations specifically, prizes include:

Chesapeake Bayhawks Lacrosse Opening Game Tickets
Cheer on the Chesapeake Bayhawks Lacrosse Team during the 2013 season opener! Those that make a donation to the CSM Lacrosse team will be randomly chosen for two tickets, and there will be two drawings.

University of Maryland Playmaker Prize
The top two lacrosse supporters who get friends and families to give on their behalf will receive an original Maryland Terps Lacrosse T-shirt signed by the 2013 men’s lacrosse team. Family and friends MUST type your first and last name in the “Dedicate my donation to someone” field when making their gift on your behalf. Be sure you instruct them to do this since it is the only way to ensure you receive credit.

The BIG Match Prize of $1,000
The CSM Foundation will match up to $1,000 for the Athletic team that raises the most money. The winner will be announced on November 15.

Consider making a gift to support LAX at CSM so we can continue the dreams of all our high school lacrosse players in Southern Maryland! Here's the link http://www.razoo.com/story/Lacrosse if you want to schedule your donation now to happen on November 14.

The BIG Give details:

Go viral on November 14 for CSM and participate in this online giving event to win hourly prizes, including cash, gas cards, a Blu Ray player, iPad Mini, and more!

This 24-hour online event is the first of its kind among all 16 community colleges in Maryland, and you can be part of the Big Give. Visit mdbiggive.razoo.com to save the date, add the Big Give Twibbon to your profile, share with friends through Facebook, Twitter, or your favorite social media site, and bookmark for November 14. Support CSM and see which community college raises the most!

On Wednesday, November 14, show your support by donating to one of the following CSM programs:
Scholarships
Workforce Development
STEM
Student Life and Athletics
Adjunct Faculty Scholarship

Create a spectacular display by sharing this exciting one-day fundraising effort with your Southern Maryland family, friends, co-workers, and partners!

Like our CSM Alumni and Friends Facebook page where you can watch this exciting day unfold, give, win prizes, and help us make BIG things happen for Southern Maryland on November 14!

CSM Invites Parents, Students to Meet, Nov. 7, to Launch LAX

Athletic Directors, Coaches, Students, Friends, Parents:

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is in the final planning stages to launch its lacrosse programs. Please join us on November 7th at 5:45 PM for a meeting. The meeting will take place in the BI Building Room 113 E on the La Plata Campus. We will discuss our proposed time line, recruitment plans, and how you can help build and launch the lacrosse program and be part of CSM's inaugural season. We want High School students to consider CSM for its high quality academic programs as well as its athletics. The new lacrosse program will be good for our community and good for our students, please help make this happen. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Thank you

If you have any questions please refer to the athletics website (www.csmd.edu/athletics) or contact Nick Williams.

Nick Williams MS, ATC/L
Athletic Coordinator
College of Southern Maryland
8730 Mitchell Road
P.O. Box 910
La Plata, MD 20646
301-934-2251 x 7207 (Office)

New! College Athletics Eligibility & Recruiting Webinars

High school student athletes have the opportunity to view an online presentation relating to the college athletics recruiting process. The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) is providing a new nonprofit service designed to assist families in being informed and educated about college athletics eligibility and recruiting. The webinar is available at no cost, and can be accessed via MPSSAA.org by going to: http://www.mpssaa.org/CollegeEligibilityRecruitingWebinars.asp

 MPSSAA Executive Director Ned Sparks said of the webinar launch, “We are happy to provide this informational program to our student-athletes and their families at no cost. We highly encourage anyone who has aspirations of playing sports in college to watch this webinar. It is an outstanding first step in properly educating parents and students about the recruiting process.”

The MPSSAA recruiting webinar, which can also be accessed by clicking on the “Recruiting Webinar” button just below the menu on the left hand side of the MPSSAA.org home page, addresses these and other recruiting topics:

• Three rules of being a parent
• Scholarship myths and facts
• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and Junior College education
• Scholarships, do they differ?
• The Name Game Negotiate/Cooperative Education
• Dangers of social networking/cell phones
• National Letter of Intent NCAA/NAIA
• Eligibility Centers
• NCAA core course requirements

“There is a misunderstanding that the recruiting process doesn’t start until a student’s junior or senior year," said Sparks. "Families and students who have aspirations of playing sports in college must begin to prepare themselves for the recruiting process starting in their freshman year of high school. MPSSAA highly recommends every parent of a student-athlete dedicate 60 minutes of time to watch our webinar. We feel it will go a long way to get our kids and families on the right track with recruiting, and more importantly, academics.”

CSM Explores Launch of Men’s, Women’s Lacrosse Programs

Old Line Bank supports CSM's LAX program

It’s face-off time as the College of Southern Maryland looks to launch lacrosse at the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) collegiate level in Southern Maryland. With lacrosse one of the fastest-growing sports and few options for college-bound high school athletes to play locally, bringing lacrosse to CSM will provide Southern Maryland students opportunities to continue academic and athletic careers close to home.

“Strong programs exist in Calvert and St. Mary’s county high schools, and now that lacrosse has expanded with Charles County teams moving into SMAC (Southern Maryland Athletic Conference) competition, the natural progression is to provide the opportunity for students to play at the collegiate level while attending community college in Southern Maryland,” said CSM’s Athletic Director Michelle Ruble. CSM would play at the Division I level of NJCAA.

Community support has been immediate. Joining the effort as an MVP, Old Line Bank is the first major sponsor, designating $10,000 to athletics towards the launch of lacrosse.

“Old Line is delighted to support athletics programs such as lacrosse at CSM. Sports bring people together and team sports help build leadership skills and a sense of working toward shared goals—traits that are so important to employers,” said Old Line Bank Executive Vice President Chris Rush.

“Good schools are centerpieces of a good community and we are happy to support CSM,” said The St. Charles Companies Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations Craig Renner, in presenting $1,500 to the lacrosse program from proceeds from the St. Charles Running Festival sponsored by Lennar, Chick-fil-A of Charles County and The St. Charles Companies.

Support from St. Charles Running Festival

Additionally, Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa has donated $2,000 to bring lacrosse to CSM.

“We have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of interest in the program and support from local families,” said Michelle Goodwin, vice president of advancement. “We set a fundraising goal of $50,000 to help get the program off the ground and have raised $12,500 so far.”

For every community dollar donated, the CSM Foundation will match up to $25,000, with inaugural year sponsorships available from $50 to $15,000.

“Once sufficient funds are raised, we will be able to move forward and hire a coaching staff. Our goal is to begin recruiting in 2013 in order to stand up a NJCAA men’s lacrosse team for the 2014 season, followed by recruiting and developing a women’s lacrosse team a year after that,” said Ruble.

Lacrosse is one of the nation’s fastest-growing team sports with more than 680,000 players participating, according to the 2011 U.S. Lacrosse Participation Survey. High school players topped 275,000 in 2011. Lacrosse is also expanding at the college level, with colleges throughout the U.S. adding programs: 30 new varsity programs in 2012 and 48 set to begin in 2013. Maryland ranks first among states with the most lacrosse players
   
To support lacrosse at CSM or receive the latest updates, register here .

It's Face-off Time: Give to the MAX for LAX!

The College of Southern Maryland is seeking support to start NJCAA Lacrosse teams with the intention to field a men's team followed by a women's team in the following season.


Head on over to www.csmd.edu/LAX for details on how to help to bring LAX to CSM.

June 21: TailG8 & Game to benefit Chris Clark

Coach Bayer has always stressed,

"Take care of yourself, take care of each other."

Now's your opportunity to help take care of one of our own!

 

Hope to see everyone at the Blue Crabs game, beginning at 5 p.m., Thursday, June 21 at Regency Stadium, to benefit Chris Clark and his family. Chris has been there for our kids, supporting and mentoring them through many sports programs through the years, and now he needs our support.

When you purchase your tickets at www.somdbluecrabs.com, and use the code "cclark" in the groups fundraising area, a portion of all tickets will be donated to the Chris Clark benefit.

Thank you for YOUR support and hoping to see our LAX family come out in full force!

2012 All-County spring sports teams

Just in from the Maryland Independent:
La Plata Warriors on the Charles County All-County spring sports teams!

Coach of the Year
Kris Bayer, fourth season
Led the Warriors to an undefeated 5-0 record in the county; finished 8-6 overall, 7-5 in conference play with a sixth-place finish; averaged 16.6 goals a game in county games and won by a 14.8-point margin in those contests; yielded only nine goals to county opponents; defeated two out-of-county teams in Calvert and Great Mills; earned the All-County COY honor for second straight season

Boys Lacrosse Athlete of the Year
Jake Bayer, junior attack
Was the Warriors' leading scorer and team leader; averaged 1.78 goals and one assist per game in 14 games this season; helped lead the team to an undefeated record in county play; catalyst on the defense and caused numerous turnovers; recently named a US Lacrosse Academic All-American for Southern Maryland

First team
Defense: Dalton Perrell, La Plata junior
Team’s best defender; led a defense that only gave up nine goals to county opponents

Defense: Jacob Fitch, La Plata junior
26 groundballs; 4 assists; 1 goal
Midfield: Nathan Hupp, La Plata senior
21 goals; 10 assists
Midfield: Greg Garner, La Plata senior
15 goals; 10 assists
Attack: Jake Bayer, La Plata junior
25 goals; 16 assists; 43 groundballs
Attack: Bobby Stahl, La Plata sophomore
22 goals; 16 assists
Attack: Eric Erion, La Plata junior
21 goals; 10 assists
Utility: Chris Clark, La Plata junior
7 goals; 5 assists; 57 groundballs; won 73 percent of face-offs

Second team
Defense: David Brown, La Plata senior
Midfield: Eric Martin, La Plata senior
Goalie: Ben Marquis, La Plata senior

Congratulations!

2012 Spring Awards

With season's end comes the opportunity to celebrate excellence on the field, respect for the game, and an appreciation for fellow team members.

Recognized at the spring awards program with remarks by Coach Kris Bayer are the following players for their work on the field:

Unsung Hero: Jacob Fitch
He was matched up with the best midfielder from every team and although his long hair and physical style earned him some strange looks and more than his share of penalties, he also earned the respect of everyone he played against and threw in a goal and 4 assists to boot.

Most Improved: Chris Clark and David Brown
Chris dominated the faceoff X for us and helped control the tempo of many of our games with his ball possession and smart defense. He also won the biggest faceoff of the year against Calvert in our playoff to give us a chance to tie the game.

David went from asking halfway through the season what he could do to even get on the field to being the most dominant player on the grass against Calvert. His leadership and class will be sorely missed next season, especially for a kid who picked up a stick for the first time six months ago.

Outstanding Sportsmanship: Jake Bayer
HJake was the undisputed leader on a team full of talented upper-classmen. He carried himself with class and composure (except on the rare occasion that his dad had to remind him to calm down) all season.  We’re glad to get him back next year as much for his leadership as his scoring. Jake has been recognized as the US Lacrosse Academic All American for the Southern Maryland region.

MVP: Nathan Hupp
Nathan went from being the stringy kid who was kind of a throw-in on the first midfield line his freshman year, to the most dominant midfielder, if not player, in the county. Holding his own against the top players in SMAC, kids who have been playing this sport 9 and 10 years longer than him, he was third on the team with scoring and assists, but his clearing and ability to nearly always make the right play will be missed more than anything.

Way to go, Seniors: All Scholar Athletes!

Among the seniors recognized as Scholar Athletes and Minds in Motion during spring awards were, from left, Ben Marquis, Eric Martin, Coach Bayer, Nathan Hupp and Tyler Gill.

Off the field, the Warriors scored high marks academically this year. Our Scholar Athletes hit the 3.0 grade point average and above while the Minds in Motion scored 3.2 gpa or better.

Leading the way, every senior on this year's team achieved Scholar Athlete status. Congratulations to the following Varsity and Junior Varsity players for the accomplishments in the classroom:

Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse                         Junior Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse

Jake Bayer +*                                                                Dustin Breitinger +*

Lucas Bayer +*                                                             Jack Brockmann +

Bradley Beck +*                                                            Dominic Butler +

Chris Boone +*                                                              Patrick Fitzsimmons +*

David Brown +*                                                            Brenndan Jacko +

Christopher Clark +                                                      Andrew Keelan +*

Jacob Fitch +                                                                 Nicholas Pfeiffer +

Gregory Garner +*                                                        Connor Ray +*

Tyler Gill +*                                                                  Leonard Richardson +*

Nathan Hupp +*                                                           Matthew Simmons +*

Connor Keelan +*                                                         Hayden Trout +*

Benjamin Marquis +*                                                   David Walter +*

Eric Martin +*                                                               Kyle Watson +*

Logan Rottman +*                                                        Joshua Wenzinger +*

Jody Thompson +

Travis Trout +*

Matthew Zugay +*                                                                            

+ = Scholar Athlete, Grade Point Average of 3.000 or Higher

* = Minds in Motion, Grade Point Average of 3.250 or Higher

Who do you think will win?

As Loyola, Notre Dame, Duke and Maryland approach the DI finals this weekend, who do you predict to win? Cast your vote in the poll to the right.

Meanwhile, see how the Greyhounds were pumped for last weekend's action: “@Inside_Lacrosse: RT @LoyolaMLAX: Ray Lewis of the B-More #Ravens, spoke to the team before Wednesday's practice. Watch here: http://t.co/PWL74RAq #gohounds" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIQS8ZX6Bk&sns=em

See Notre Dame Ultimate Highlights April 2012 here at http://youtu.be/WDLFxnBbo6o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y-gQu0zEnU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

For a sampling of University of Maryland Terps lacrosee highlights, February 2012, see here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQP8qKmEF40&feature=youtube_gdata_player

And for the first in the Duke, the Big Game episodes, check out http://youtu.be/fXoo-3OYQ1o

"This is your time; this is your place" ~ For 2012, the place is Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. The question remaining is who will own that time in that place?

A Winning Season!

Congratulations to our 2012 Varsity and Junior Varsity LAX Warriors, but especially to our seniors as they close out their season and last year of high school lacrosse.

La Plata Warriors wrap up an 8-6 winning season. Our seniors have stepped up to the challenge of SMAC over the past two years, and our Warriors have emerged strong. In the first four years of lacrosse at the high school level in Charles County, the La Plata Warriors lacrosse team has amassed a 35-14 record, establishing a respectable foundation for future teams. For that, each team player can be extremely proud.

Best wishes to all our graduating seniors!

Photos courtesy of Rob Worman at http://www.warriorprints.com/LAX

X the Txt® during LAX high school finals

An impaired/distracted driving program from UNITE will bring together a high-tech simulator, impact video and a number of other resources to educate students about the dangers of texting while driving and impaired driving. The simulator allows students to experience, in a controlled environment, the potential consequences of distracted or impaired driving. Allstate will also bring the X the Txt® anti-distracted driving campaign to the event.

The simulator will be available from 3 to 9 p.m. May 22 at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Stadium, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore. 

Alarming statistics:

• Summer is the deadliest time of year for teen drivers and their passengers with 7 of the top 10 deadliest days of the year occurring between Memorial Day and Labor Day

• An average of 422 teens die in traffic crashes during each of the deadly summer months as compared to a monthly average of 363 teen deaths during the non-summer months.
• 2,417 people in Maryland have been killed in teen-related motor vehicle crashes since 1991. 
• 1 of the most commonly recognized driving distractions is cell phone use
• About 89 percent of all Americans have a cell phone
• Drivers under 20 years old have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Their lack of driving experience can contribute to critical misjudgments if they become distracted. Not surprisingly, they text more than any other age group and the numbers of young drivers who text is only increasing.

MPSSAA game times for the 2012 State Lacrosse Finals presented by PNC will be 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. May 22 and May 23. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online at www.mpssaa.org.

UNITE brings health and wellness programs to high school and college campuses across the nation. Their programs are designed to heighten awareness to the dangers and consequences of drunk driving and distracted driving. Their follow-up programs have a powerful impact on students to reinforce the subjects that schools and parents teach them daily.  www.dwiprevention.org

NCAA Mens Lacrosse Tournament

Second Rounds for Division I are this weekend; for all brackets, see here.

Moving on to game 2

With an 18-2 win over McDonough in tonight's opening playoff game, the LPHS boys move on to their next game, vs. Calvert at home in Warrior Stadium on Friday. Those with photos or videos of tonight's game are invited to share links here for others to view.

What is a Warrior?

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
Karl Von Clausewitz


Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!
Pat Riley


Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.
Miyamoto Musashi


"Warriors do not win victories by beating their heads against walls, but by overtaking the walls. Warriors jump over walls; they don’t demolish them."


"If a warrior is to succeed in anything, the success must come gently, with a great deal of effort but with no stress or obsession."


A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never takes responsibility for what he does.
~ Carlos Castaneda Quotes from A Separate Reality


There are lots of things a warrior can do at a certain time which he couldn't do years before. Those things themselves did not change; what changed was his idea of himself.
~ Carlos Castaneda Quotes from Tales of Power

Rob Oller commentary: Athletes run huge risks when using social media

Rob Oller commentary: Athletes run huge risks when using social media

Ohio State’s latest recruiting rhubarb sends a sad but necessary message to athletes: The best way to handle social media is to be unsocial, because one never knows where a Facebook post or Twitter tweet will lead.
In the case of OSU, a tweeted photograph led to an undeserved stain on the football program.

Playoffs begin

Playoffs begin for the Warriors, 7-5 on the season, beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, against McDonough High School on our home field.


For rankings and more visit LaxPower here or at http://www.laxpower.com/update12/binboy/XLPAMD.PHP. The Warriors enter the playoffs ranked at #119 in Maryland.

Senior Night: Greg Garner #28

Senior Night: Nathan Hupp #5

Senior Night: David Brown #9

Senior Night: Brad Beck #3

Senior Night: Jody Thompson #25

Senior Night: Logan Rottman #30

 

Senior Night: Eric Martin #14

Senior Night: Chris Boon #6

Senior Night: Tyler Gill #33

Senior Night: Bobby Nash #10

Senior Night: Connor Keelan #19

Senior Night: Ben Marquis #16

Senior Night 2012

Senior Night on May 1 for the Warriors will include recognizing the following players:

#3 Brad Beck
#5 Nathan Hupp
#6 Chris Boone
#9 David Brown
#10 Bobby Nash
#14 Eric Martin
#16 Ben Marquis
#19 Connor Keelan
#25 Jody Thompson
#28 Greg Garner
#30 Logan Rottman
#33 Tyler Gill

Best wishes to these young men and their future endeavors!

Game photos: When you challenge a Warrior ...

Can't you just hear them? "Warriors!"

Great big thanks to Rob Worman, for his coverage of La Plata High School athletes!

Check out the galleries he has posted from this season, including Westlake, North Point and Leonardtown games. http://www.warriorprints.com/LAX.

From NPR: The Power of Positive Perception

Can You Think Your Way To That Hole-In-One? http://wamu.org/programs/morning_edition/12/04/18/can_you_think_your_way_to_that_hole_in_one Listen to the entire report here: http://wamu.org/audio-player?nid=52279 Excerpts below:Psychologists at Purdue University have come up with an interesting twist on the old notion of the power of positive thinking. Call it the power of positive perception: They've shown that you may be able to improve your golf game by believing the hole you're aiming for is larger than it really is. Jessica Witt, who studies how perception and performance are related, decided to look at golf — specifically, how the appearance of the hole changes depending on whether you're playing well or poorly..... "These effects aren't specific to athletes," she says. "We find them in everybody, in all kinds of tasks. So if you have to walk up a hill to get to work, if you're tired or low energy or wearing a heavy backpack, that hill looks steeper or a distance looks farther. So it's apparent in everybody, not just in athletes." Witt says along with a positive perception comes confidence — if the hill doesn't seem too steep, or the golf hole appears bigger than it really is, that altered perception gives you confidence in your abilities. Tim Woodman, who heads the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science at Bangor University in Wales, says for athletes at least, just having more confidence doesn't guarantee top performance. He says that confidence is important, but self-doubt can help, too. "If you're good at something but you doubt yourself a little bit, you're more likely to try that bit harder," he says. "Whereas if you are confident and you know you're very good at something, you might just slack off a little bit and move into some sort of cruise control, and then actually not perform very well." Woodman says top athletes find the right balance between confidence and uncertainty to perform at their peak. Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

We love our 5K sponsors!!

No One Ever Drowned in Sweat!

Join us for the first 5k run/walk to benefit the La Plata High School boys lacrosse program.

Sunday, April 15

Registration begins at 7am

Run/walk starts at 8am

Cost: $20 for non-students

$10 for students

Location: Indian head Rail Trail

From Route 301, make right turn onto Theodore Green Boulevard.

Approximately ¼ mile, trail parking is on right side of road.

Weekend (only) overflow parking is available at the Charles County

Health Department parking lot (intersection of Route 301 and Theodore

Green Boulevard).

Facts & Figures

Did you know?

According to the latest NCAA Data, women’s lacrosse (Division I) ranks second (to skiing) in graduation success rates (94%) and men’s lacrosse ranks first in graduation success rates (88%) among men’s NCAA sports.

Top five states with the most lacrosse players: Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia.

Number of lacrosse players participating on organized lacrosse teams in 2011: 684,730 (up 9.6% from 2010)

Growth of College LAX

It's been four years since lacrosse came on the scene for Charles County's public schools, and the sport has been experiencing phenomenal growth locally and nationally. At the high school level, participation has more than doubled in the past decade. LaxPower has been documenting growth, which can be viewed here, and if you want to stay on top of who's the newest college to be launching a team, check out The Growth Blog here.
For instance, Elon College is the latest to announce the addition of women's lacrosse and Post University and  Monmouth University the latest to announce the addition of men's lacrosse teams.

"Since the early to mid '90s, the number of schools sponsoring women's lacrosse has grown sharply and has surpassed the number for men.  For men's lacrosse, the bulk of the growth has occurred in Division III, while for women's lacrosse, all three divisions (though especially Division III until the last few years) have enjoyed very positive growth rates." Source: http://www.laxpower.com/common/participation08.php

March 30 game photos

Thanks to Rob Worman with WarriorPrints.com, we have photos from Friday's home game vs. Westlake ~ before the lights went dim!

Check them out here

Enjoy!

Chesapeake Rage Select tryouts begin this weekend

 Date: March 25, 2012

Time: 1-4 p.m.

Location: St. Mary's Ryken High School, 22600 Camp Calvert Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650

 

The tryout on April 1, 2012 will also be from 1-4 p.m. at the Calverton School, 300 Calverton School Road,

 

Visit www.chesapeakerage.com to register or view upcoming information.

Calvert Recorder: La Plata boys lax scores late to edge Calvert

by MICHAEL REID, Staff writer

Last year, La Plata’s boys lacrosse team chalked up its first win over a non-Charles County opponent when it defeated Great Mills. Wednesday, the Warriors earned their first win over a Calvert County team, thanks to a 7-6 win over the host Cavaliers. For full story click here
 

Gallery of photos, by DARWIN WEIGEL, is also posted there.

First game on the 2012 season

Go, Warriors! Congratulations on your first game and first win on the season, with your victory over Calvert, 7-6, on Wednesday, March 21.



First face-off, vs. Calvert

Bobby Stahl, left, congratulated by Jake Bayer for his score

2012 Varsity Roster

3 Brad Beck
4 Chris Clark
5 Nathan Hupp
6 Chris Boone
7 Sam Miller
8 Travis Trout
9 David Brown
10 Bobby Nash
11 Bobby Stahl
14 Eric Martin
16 Ben Marquis
17 Dalton Parrell
18 Scott Atkinson
19 Connor Keelan
20 Eric Erion
21 Jacob Fitch
22 Luke Bayer
23 Richard Jackson
24 Leif Egland
25 Jody Thompson
28 Greg Garner
30 Logan Rottman
31 Jake Bayer
33 Tyler Gill\
34 Kyle Swann
36 Matthew Zugay

Junior Varsity Roster 2012

1 Anthony Blakenship
2 Clay Gordon
3 Nicholas Pfeiffer
4 Kyle Watson
5 Dominic Butler
6 Nicholas Cushman
7 Joshua Gardiner
8 Matthew Gleason
9 Rocco Mirable
11 Ryan Armstrong
12 Spencer Wolff
13 Nicholas Shymansky*
13 Dustin Bretinger **
15 Brenndan Jacko
Joshua Wenzinger
16 Andrew Keelan
17 Cameron Murphy
18 PTrick Fitzsimmons
19 Christopher Egland
20 Jack Brockman
21 Aryn Spaulding
22 Matthew Simmons
23 Austin Walter *
24 Harrison Wright
25 Brent Corrine
26 Connor Ray
27 Lee Richardson
29 Hayden Trout *

* Captains
** # 13 for away games

5K Fun Run for 5K+ Fund Raiser

Nearly four years ago, Charles County introduced lacrosse into its high schools. In our first three seasons, the La Plata Varsity Boys Lacrosse Team amassed a record of 27 wins and 8 losses and two county championships. As we take our next step into the extremely competitive world of Maryland high school lacrosse, we are looking for help to take us to the next level.

On April 15, we will be holding the first of what will become an Alnnual Warriors Lacrosse 5K Run to raise money for our program. Details on the run, to be held on the Indian Head Rail Trail.

In exchange for a $200 donation, your logo will adorn the T-shirts that will be given to each participant, as well as prominently shown on a banner that will be displayed at all of our home games as well as here on the LPHS LAX blog.

Funds raised will help defray costs for training aids and equipment, upgraded uniforms and out-of-conference competitions that would normally not be possible.

We look forward to your partnership with our team. To do so, make your check payable to La Plata High School with “boys lacrosse” written in the memo, and email the logo you would like to be used to kbayer@charlescountylax.org.  If you have any questions, or need more information, please feel free to La Plata Boys Head Lacrosse Coach Kris Bayer, 301 643-2182 or bayer@charlescountylax.org

Show your spirit!

Show your Warrior pride this season! Team gear is available online here

LPHS Spring 2012 Schedule: Save the Dates!

It's official, the spring 2012 SMAC lacrosse season is underway.

Varsity will have a scrimmage at 4 p.m., March 14 at Chopticon, with the regular season to begin on Wednesday, March 21 at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick.

The 12-game schedule is as follows (JV games begin at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted):

Wednesday, March 21 vs. Calvert at Calvert. JV begins at 4 p.m., varsity at 5:30.

Wednesday, March 28 vs. Patuxent at home.

Friday, March 30 vs. Westlake at home.

Monday, April 2 vs. Great Mills at Great Mills.

Tuesday, April 10 vs. North Point at home.

Friday, April 13 vs. McDonough at McDonough.

Wednesday, April 18 vs. Northern at home.

Friday, Aprill 20 vs. Lackey at Lackey.

Tuesday, April 24 vs. Leonardtown at home.

Friday, April 27 vs. Chopticon at Chopticon.

Tuesday, May 1 vs. Huntingtown at home.

Friday, May 4 vs. Thomas Stone at Thomas Stone.

Playoffs will begin on Thursday, May 10.

Big City Classic, no fooling

If you're willing to travel, the Big City Classic hits the MetLife Stadium April 1st. The line-up includes Notre Dame vs. St. John’s at 1 p.m., Duke vs. Syracuse at 4 p.m. and North Carolina vs. Johns Hopkins at 6:30 p.m.

Details are at http://www.bigcityclassic.com/

Who's in?

Inside Lacrosse

The countdown is on for LAX season to start. For info on the March 10 pre-season NCAA match-ups at M&T Stadium, check out http://www.faceoffclassic.com/

Games include Princeton vs North Carolina at 11 am, Virginia vs Cornell at 1:30 pm, and UMBC vs Johns Hopkins at 4 pm.

Inside Lacrosse offers its previews of @FaceOffClassic & @BigCityClassic team Johns Hopkins: http://t.co/TBYKPhfR

Love the Game!

Many thanks to Coach Bayer for passing this wisdom along ~ Love the game.

Love the game for the pure joy of accomplishment.
 
Love the game for everything it can teach you about yourself.
 
Love the game for the feeling of belonging to a group endeavoring to do its best.
 
Love the game for being involved in a team whose members can't wait to see you do your best.
 
Love the game for the challenge of working harder that you ever have at something and then harder than that.
 
Love the game because it takes all team members to give it life.
 
Love the game because at its best, the game tradition will include your contributions.
 
Love the game because you belong to a long line of fine athletes who have loved it. It is now your legacy.
 
Love the game so much that you will pass on your love of the game to another athlete who has seen your dedication, your work, your challenges, your triumphs...
and then that athlete will, because of you,
 
love the game.

Crooked Arrow

Get ready for spring:

America's First Lacrosse Movie! http://crookedarrows.com/ - Trailer coming January 13th!
Plot Outline
Crooked Arrows is a present-day sports story in the spirit of Hoosiers and Remember the Titans, where the heroes are a reservation high school lacrosse team of Native Americans who find themselves competing in the elite New York Prep League.

Crooked Arrows was filmed in the summer of 2011, and released, nationally, in late spring of 2012.

Trailer is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqSi-_cXeE

And

http://www.facebook.com/crookedarrows?sk=wall