Vail Shootout: Results/News from Day One
by Alex Smith | Special to
Lacrosse Magazine Online
The Vail Lacrosse Shootout hit year 38 on Saturday as teams from
the men's Masters, Supermasters and Grandmasters kicked off the
tournament. The weather was perfect and the lacrosse was pretty
good too as teams began their quest for tournament and off-field
glory. Most of the major favorites moved through in all three
divisions.
Sunday will be one of the biggest days of the tournament as the
Masters semifinals highlight the events on the Athletic Field and
the Boys and Girls U-19 tournaments get going down in Avon and
Edwards.
Masters
Division
The men's Masters (age 30 and up) opened up play with six games in
an upgraded 10-team tournament for 2010. This is the highest number
of teams in the Masters in several years – a good sign that
one of Vail's most exciting tournaments is back on the upswing.
Two-time defending champion Jagermeister and The Olympic Club each
rolled through their opponents on Day 1, while on the other side of
the bracket, Hulu and Genesis did just enough to get by. Semifinal
Sunday should be entertaining on the Athletic Field.
Saturday Results
Chico's Bail Bonds 9, Breakaway Oysters 8 (play-in)
Jagermeister 21, Chico's Bail Bonds 2
The Olympic Club 17, Mac/Vipers 3
Hulu 19, Buddah's Ballers 3 (play-in)
Genesis 9, Lax Gear 8
Hulu 11, Middlebury 8
Sunday Match-Ups
Semifinals
Jagermeister vs. Olympic Club – 12:30pm – Athletic
Field
Genesis vs. Hulu – 2:30pm – Athletic Field
Consolation
Breakaway Oysters vs. Buddha's Ballers – 10:30pm –
Athletic Field
Chico's Bail Bonds vs. Mac/Vipers – 4:30pm – Athletic
Field
Middlebury vs. Staff Team – 4:30pm – Ford West
Supermasters Division
Out of every division in the Shootout, the Supermasters (age
40 and up) group might be the most hotly contested. These guys
certainly want to win and put on a good show every year. Rock-it
Pocket opened up defense of their crown in convincing fashion,
dispatching of the Arizona Graybirds 17-6. The Quicksilver Elder
Statesmen made a statement on the other side of the bracket by
putting the screws to Leopold Bros. – Aged Spirits 21-3. Day
2 will feature compelling quarterfinal games as the cream starts to
rise to the top.
Saturday Results
Millenium/Rock-it Pocket 17, Arizona Graybirds 6
Middlebury 10, Princeton Obsoletes 4
Yellow Dog 10, Lacrosse Republic 8
Lacrosse.com 13, NYAC Founding Fathers 3
Adidas Magic Wands 18, Colorado Lacrosse Club 1
Navy Old Goats 7, De Phiant 4
Quicksilver Elder Statesmen 21, Leopold Bros. – Aged Spirits
3
Sunday Match-Ups
Quarterfinals
Middlebury vs. Yellow Dog – 12:30pm – Ford East
Navy Old Goats vs. Quicksilver Elder Statesmen – 12:30pm
– Ford West
Lacrosse.com vs. Adidas Magic Wands – 2:30pm – Ford
East
Millenium/Rock-it Pocket vs. NYAC Founding Fathers – 2:30pm
– Ford West
Consolation
Arizona Graybirds vs. Princeton Obsoletes – 10:30am –
Donovan Park
Lacrosse Republic vs. Colorado Lacrosse Club – 10:30am
– Ford East
De Phiant vs. Leopold Bros. Aged Spirits – 12:30pm –
Donovan Park
Grandmasters Division
One of the quickest growing divisions in the tournament is
the Grandmasters (age 50 and up). From just two "exhibition" teams
several years ago, now there are eight squads vying for the
championship of our most seasoned division. The ever-present Nacho
Mamas and the Quicksilver Eldest Statesmen rolled through the first
round and appear destined for another match-up in the championship
on Monday.
Saturday Results
Quicksilver Eldest Statesmen 13, Princeton Obsoletes 0
Middlebury 7, Colorado Lacrosse Club 6
Los Viejos de Adidas 9, Gravediggers 5
Nacho Mamas 14, Navy Grand Goats 7
Sunday Match-Ups
Semifinals
Eldest Statesmen vs. Middlebury – 8:30am – Ford
West
Adidas Magic Wands vs. Nacho Mamas – 8:30am – Ford
East
Consolation
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Colorado Lacrosse Club – 8:30am
– Donovan Park
Gravediggers vs. Navy Grand Goats – 8:30am – Athletic
Field
