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Vail Lacrosse Shootout: Day 3

from press release

Monday morning started tragically in the Vail Valley as one of our long-time vending partners lost his two year-old son in a drowning accident last night in Gore Creek.  It was a day filled with mournful hearts as everyone around the tournament gave pause to consider what's really important.  Just about every person involved as a player, coach or staff in the Vail Lacrosse Shootout is considered family and this tragedy hit home for a lot of people.  The Vail Lacrosse Shootout extends its deepest condolences to the family during this extremely difficult time. 

On the lacrosse side of things, Monday was one of the busiest days of the tournament.  The Grandmasters and Masters divisions crowned champions Monday afternoon with the Polar Statesmen and Jagermeister taking home titles fairly comfortably.  The Polar Statesmen were dominant all week long in Grandmasters, piling up an impressive 47 goals and only allowing 12 over three games.  Jagermiester was similarly strong, winning their three games by a combined score of 37-15.

The Boys U-19 division completed quarterfinal play while the Girls U-19 finished up Pool Play and sorted into three divisions.  In the Supermasters division, Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket will join the Elder Statesmen in the championship game tomorrow at 1:00 on Ford Field.

Masters Division:
Jagermeister defeated Middlebury for the second consecutive year in the Masters championship this afternoon, running away in the second half for an 11-7 victory.  It was very similar to last year's 10-6 win for the boys in orange as they completed their second consecutive unbeaten tournament.  Jager got superior goaltending all week long from Sean O'Rourke and got three goals and one assist from Tournament MVP Mark DiGiovanni to get the win.

After a close first half that saw Jager ahead 4-3, Jager's good defense and transition game led to three quick goals that opened the game up to 7-3 midway through the third.  Three different players scored in the run for Jager and they never looked back.  Middlebury had a little bit of difficulty getting good possessions against the rangy and aggressive defenders of Jagermeister.  Face-offs were key in the game as well with Jagermeister winning a total of 15 of 27 draws. 

Monday Results:
Championship:  Jagermeister 11, Middlebury 7
3^rd Place:  Lax Gear over Olympic Club (forfeit)
5^th Place:  Team MAC/Vipers 8, Lacrossewear 6
7^th Place:  Breakaway 17, Rhinos 8

Final Rankings:
1. Jagermeister
2. Middlebury
3. Lax Gear
4. The Olympic Club
5. Team MAC/Vipers
6. Lacrossewear
7. Breakaway
8. Rhinos

Masters Division All-Tournament Team
Attack:
#9 Mark DiGiovanni - Jagermeister
#10 Seth Low - Middlebury
#4 Peter Milliman - Lax Gear

Midfield:
#20 John Atherton - Middlebury
#20 Jim Koppler - Jagermeister
#5 Jeremy Guski - Jagermiester

Defense:
#34 Jed Raymond - Middlebury
#33 Sean Monahan - Jagermeiser
#34 Troy Ergenbright - Lax Gear

Long Stick Midfield:
#12 Ben Foucht - Team MAC/Vipers

Face-off:
#1 Garth Heth - Lax Gear
#32 Kevin Owens - Jagermeister

Goaltender:
#10 Sean O'Rourke - Jagermeister

Supermasters Division:
Semifinal #1
Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 7, Adidas Magic Wands 6
In the best game of the day anywhere in the Valley, Millennium/Rock-it Pocket put one home with :25 left in the game to move on the Super Masters Championship over the Adidas Magic Wands.  In a back and forth game where neither team led by more than two goals, last year's champions the Adidas Magic Wands were heartbroken as they let a 4^th quarter lead slip away. 

Millennium/Rock-it Pocket has a very balanced and effective offense, demonstrated by their six different goal scorers and six assisted goals.  They balanced offense is matched by a staunch defense that didn't let the Wands score more than 2 goals in a single quarter.  It will be interesting to see if they can handle the tremendous individual talent that the Elder Statesmen have in tomorrow's championship.

Semifinal #2
Elder Statesmen 12, FROGs 7
The Elder Statesmen have championship dreams that sure look like they could come true after today's semi-final game.  The somewhat close score of this game doesn't represent the flow of the game as it was 4-1 at the end of the first quarter and 7-3 at halftime.  The FROGs had no answer for Bill Edell as he notched 6 goals on the day and could basically score at will.  In the 4^th the FROGs made a small splash to bring the score to 10-7, but it was too little too late.

The Elder Statesmen go into tomorrow championship game as the slight favorites.  Offensive talent of Edell and Canadian Steve Govett should give the Statesmen a nice lead and goalie Dan Schaffer's seller play give the Statesmen the slight edge going into tomorrow's Championship Game.

In other action, Navy and Middlebury won their consolation bracket games and will meet tomorrow for 5^th place on Ford West.  dePHIant defeated Princeton and the Colorado Lacrosse Club took down the Princeton Obsoletes as well.

Monday Results:
Division I:
Semifinal #1:  Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket 7, Adidas Magic Wands 6
Semifinal #2:  Elder Statesmen 12, FROGs 7
Consolation:  Navy Old Goats 7, NYAC Founding Fathers 6
Consolation:  Middlebury 6, Lacrossewear 3

Division II:
dePHIant 8, Princeton Obsoletes 5
Colorado Lacrosse Club 11, Air Force Graybirds 6

Tuesday Games:
Division I:
Championship - Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket vs. Elder Statesmen - 1:00 pm - Ford West
3^rd Place - Adidas Magic Wands vs. FROGs - 9:00 am - Ford West
5^th Place - Navy Old Goats vs. Middlebury - 11:00 am - Ford West
7^th Place - NYAC Founding Fathers vs. Lacrossewear - 9:00 am - Ford East

Division II:
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Colorado Lacrosse Club - 9:00 am - Donovan Park
Arizona Graybirds vs. dePHIant - 11:00 am - Donovan Park

Grandmasters Division:
The championship game started well for the USA Stars, who were tied with the Polar Statesmen for a portion of the first quarter at 1-1.  Unfortunately for them, the Statesmen decided they wanted to get it going, scoring 10 goals in a row to make it 11-2 after the first half.  The second half wasn't much prettier as the Statesmen continued to pour it on to the finish, eventually winning 18-4. 

One thing is for sure:  out of every age group in Vail, the Grandmasters Division is the most-improved year after year.  The Polar Statesmen would have been a good Masters team, let alone Supermasters.  Scott Petosa pumped in five goals and two assists and the Statesmen used accurate shooting and good riding to get the victory.  Tom Chancellor, a 15-year Vail veteran patrolled the middle of the field with a long stick for the Statesmen, playing a large amount of offense on the day as well.  Jim Hayes pitched in with four goals too.

While the Stars were formed back at the 2002 World Games and have been playing together ever since, the Polar Statesmen feature several players that won a national championship with Hobart back in the mid-1970's.  These guys weren't part of the dynastic 13 year run by Hobart, but they were the group that sparked the run in approximately 1975.  Congrats to the Polar Statesmen for a dominating performance in 2009 and we look forward to an even more improved Grandmasters division in 2010.

Monday Results:
Championship:  Polar Statesmen 18, USA Stars 4
3^rd Place:  Nacho Mamas 13, Gravediggers 8
5^th Place:  Middlebury 10, Colorado Lacrosse Club 4
7^th Place:  Los Viejos de Adidas 12, Navy Grandgoats 2

Final Rankings:

1. Polar Statesmen
2. USA Stars
3. Nacho Mamas
4. Gravediggers
5. Middlebury
6. Colorado Lacrosse Club
7. Los Viejos de Adidas
8. Navy Grandgoats

Dr. Tom Watts Memorial Boys U-19:
Quarterfinal day for the U-19 boys was a big one as the East Coast Kings, Team Colorado, Baltimore Crabs and Players Lacrosse Club all advanced to the semifinals in Division I. Players Lacrosse was the only #2 seed to win, taking down Maverik Dallas 11-8 in a nice comeback. Team Colorado looked extremely impressive in their win over Team Ohio, winning 18-9. Colorado's attack was terrific and a tricky ride made things difficult for Ohio early. Whenever Ohio got a goal, Colorado stuffed it right back down their throats and got one or two of their own. Players Lacrosse represents the best a Chicago-based team has ever performed in Vail and they will have their work cut out for them tomorrow.

There were no surprises in the other two games as an extremely talented Baltimore team took down Blue Lion Elite with ease and the East Coast Kings hammered War Cry Lacrosse. In Division II, the story of the day was Team Nebraska, who won their first ever game in Vail with a 12-11 overtime thriller over last year's Division II champion Winnipeg Wolverines. Nebraska will have a tough match-up tomorrow against a very skilled Toronto squad, who had no trouble dispatching the Sacramento Heat by a score of 13-6.

Division I semifinals will be on Avon 1 at 11:00 and 1:00 Tuesday.

Monday Results:
Division I:
Quarterfinal #1: East Coast Kings 13, War Cry Lacrosse 4
Quarterfinal #2: Team Colorado 18, Team Ohio 9
Quarterfinal #3: Players Lacrosse Club 11, Maverik Dallas 8
Quarterfinal #4: Baltimore Crabs 23, Blue Lion Elite 3

Division II:
Sacramento Heat 12, Salpointe Lancers 5
Team Nebraska 12, Winnipeg Wolverines 11 (ot)
Toronto 13, Sacramento Heat 6

Tuesday Games:
Division I:
Semifinal #1: Players Lacrosse Club vs. Team Colorado - 11:00 am - Avon 1
Semifinal #2: East Coast Kings vs. Baltimore Crabs - 1:00 pm - Avon 1
Consolation: Maverik Dallas vs. Team Ohio - 9:00 am - Avon 1
Consolation: Blue Lion Elite vs. War Cry Lacrosse - 3:00 pm - Avon 1

Division II:
Semifinal #1: Toronto vs. Team Nebraska - 11:30 am - Avon 2
Play-in Game: Salpointe Lancers vs. Winnipeg Wolverines - 10:00 am - Avon 2
Semifinal #2: Sacramento Heat vs. Winner Winnipeg/Salpointe - 1:30 pm - Avon 2

Girl's High School:
Days 1 and 2
Pool A:
Heros 2010 19, Team Utah 1
PA Express 18, Team Utah 2
Heros 2010 17, Lakeshore Lacrosse 2
PA Express 16, Lakeshore Lacrosse 4

Pool B:
M & D Lax 20, Bay Area Wave Blue 1
Houston Heat 6, Bay Area Wave Blue 5
M & D Lax 21, Team Vegas 0
Houston Heat 17, Team Vegas 4

Pool C:
Team Colorado Red 20, Bay Area Wave White 3
Minnesota Lakers 17, Mountain Mania 2

Pool D:
Stars Silver 18, Idaho Hawks 2
CTLF 16, Players Club 5

Pool E:
MFL 11, Team Colorado Blue 5
Puget Sound Select 10, Team Colorado Blue 9
Puget Sound Select 22, Blue Lion Pride 0
MFL 21, Blue Lion Pride 1

Monday Results:
Day 2 of the HS Girls' Vail Shootout has concluded. There were some close games as the pool play completed and teams were vying for the rights to play in the Gold and Silver Brackets. The top seeds made their way to the Gold Division Bracket with MFL and PA Express moving up the charts. PA Express and Heros 2010 had an exciting game with PA Express on top in a 12 - 10 game. This could be the preview of the Championship. However MFL, M & D Lax, and CTLF also ready to step into the Championship and take the trophy. Team Colorado Red is revving up their game for a run at the title. They must first get by last year's champion, Heros.

In the Silver Division it is anybody's game. These teams are all very competitive and it makes for an exciting Silver Division.

The Bronze Division sports new teams and veterans from developing areas. The Vail Valley local team, Mountain Mania, looks to continue the lacrosse growth in the Colorado Mountains.

Pool A:
Heros 2010 10, PA Express 12
Team Utah 18, Lakeshore Lacrosse 5

Pool B:
M & D Lax 19, Houston Heat 2
Bay Area Wave Blue 13, Team Vegas 5

Pool C:
Team Colorado Red 13, Minnesota Lakers 8
Team Colorado Red 20, Mountain Mania 0
Bay Area Wave White 15, Mountain Mania 2
Minnesota Lakers 7, Bay Area Wave White 6

Pool D:
CTLF 10, Stars Silver 8
Idaho Hawks 11, Players Club 3
Stars Silver 16, Players Club 6
CTLF 12, Idaho Hawks 6

Pool E:
MFL 10, Puget Sound Select 7
Team Colorado Blue 20, Blue Lion Pride 4

Tuesday Games:
Gold 1: Houston Heat-PA Express
Gold 2: MFL-CTLF
Gold 3: Heros 2010-Team Colorado Red
Gold 4: Minnesota Lakers-M & D Lax
Gold 5: Loser G2-Loser G1
Gold 6: Loser G4-Loser G3
Gold 7: Winner G1-Winner G2
Gold 8: Winner G3-Winner G4

Silver 1: Lakeshore Lacrosse-Stars Silver
Silver 2: Bay Area Wave White-Team Colorado Blue
Silver 3: Idaho Hawks-Bay Area Wave Blue
Silver 4: Team Utah-Puget Sound Select
Silver 5: Loser S2-Loser S1
Silver 6: Loser S4-Loser S3
Silver 7: Winner S1-Winner S2
Silver 8: Winner S3-Winner S4

Bronze 1: Mountain Mania-Blue Lion Pride
Bronze 2: Team Vegas-Players Club
Bronze 3: Blue Lion Pride-Team Vegas
Bronze 4: Mountain Mania-Players Club